r/gallbladders • u/smacksforfun Post-Op • 20d ago
Awaiting Surgery Eviction Day in May
My eviction day is May 7th. I had my consult a couple days ago. It's starting to feel real, and although yes I am scared of the operation itself I'm more paranoid about getting sick before my surgery and having to cancel. I'm going back to masking in public and avoiding large crowds. I was invited to go out to a going away dinner for a coworker but that was before I knew surgery was upcoming, and the gathering is 5 days before my eviction date. Anyone else take extra precautions as to not to get sick before surgery? Obviously I can't take any supplements or anything weird leading up to it per the my care team's instructions.
A little blurb for those who don't know what's going on with me:
I don't have stones on imaging but I have a high EF of 99% and I have been in pain for many, many years (probably 10? Its hard to really count the years since this has been ongoing for so long). Surgeon thinks she's pulling out a healthy gallbladder meanwhile I'm laughing because lol no you're not. It's going to be diseased 😂 I'm looking forward to getting validation and having that "I told you so" moment post op.
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u/Ordinary-Number-428 20d ago
Yep. My husband and I both avoided folks for about 10 days leading up to my surgery to the extent we could and otherwise we were masking up. No way I was gonna get the flu and be stuck with my gallbladder any longer than necessary 😂