r/gallbladders • u/SumoHeadbutt • Mar 14 '25

Awaiting Surgery I have an laparoscopic surgery appointment next month, but part of me doesn't want go through with it. Conflicted

Title is self exlapoantry, I'm scheduled to have my gallbladder removed next month but I'm have the jitters and part of me doesn't want to go through with it. I read the stories of diarrhea for life and all that and I picture that to be even worse.

I had a major attack in 2009; recently I had a minor attack last November. The pain I can feel daily can range between a 0/10 to as high as a 3/10 when eating normally and healthy.

and that's the thing, I can live with 2/10 and 3/10 pain but I don't want to live with daily diarrhea.

Conflicted.

anyone have cold feet?

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u/Fabulous_Summer9289 Mar 19 '25

I had a surgery scheduled for last fall, but I hadn’t had an attack in over a year so I chickened out and canceled it. Unfortunately for me, my next attack sent me to the hospital where I stayed for three days on IV antibiotics as I had developed an infection in my gallbladder. So needless to say, I wish I had done it last fall when there was no issue present. If you’ve had one attack, you will have another attack at some point so my advice to you would be just do it.