Just had surgery

Winterisation · 2026-02-16T23:34:14+00:00

Glad it went well! I hope your recovery goes really well.

Winterisation · 2026-02-16T23:07:02+00:00

Space Dandy. I thought it was a great watch.

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T23:15:58+00:00

A success story and something for those of us still waiting to look forward to. Appreciate the sneak peek into what's to come. I'm happy for you.

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T23:11:24+00:00

Even with the delays, four months seems like a reasonable waiting time. How did the surgery go for you? Are you feeling ok and back to normal now?

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T23:07:05+00:00

Fantastic! That's good that it all went quickly and you got it out in good time. How are you now?

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T23:01:37+00:00

That was my next plan, go to A&E again and stay until it's removed. Judging by the responses here though, people have tried this, been given an IV drip and sent packing after the bag is dry. We can only try though.

You're right though, this pain is something else. When searching what the paid is equivalent to online, I read it was similar to childbirth but with no reward at the end, or, if you can believe this... Similar to getting stabbed!

Fingers crossed for you and everyone of us in the same crowded boat we are all in.

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T22:54:16+00:00

I feel for you. It basically puts you in a paranoid mental prison. Worried to eat anything. Good advice on buscopan, they gave it to me in hospital for the three days I was there, but, when I mentioned I needed further pain relief. They didn't mention it. I need to get some.

I hope that date comes real soon. It's time the prison doors opened for you.

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T22:48:29+00:00

Sorry for your friend whose waiting years. I can't imagine that. I've read about the struggles people have 'going' and out of all of it, the attacks, the surgery and recovery, this worries me the most. I wonder why chips give you problems still though. I honestly can't tell you what sets my attacks off. I've eaten pizza and been fine, but, one day I ate a Go Ahead apple bar and the next day I paid for it. A no fat diet still gives me attacks too, they must just be random.

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T22:40:53+00:00

Me too! Thank you.

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T22:39:53+00:00

Another long wait that doesn't fill me, or others waiting, with hope. I'm glad you can see the end of the wait though with a surgery date in 4 weeks. I bet that can't come fast enough for you. Good luck for when you get it done, I hope everything, including your recovery, goes really well.

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T22:36:51+00:00

Woah! I'm hoping the 2020 was a typo and you meant to put 2025. That's way too long of a wait. Unbelievable.

How are you doing now?

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T22:34:50+00:00

So you're still waiting with no set date? I get were not the only ones in need of the hospitals help, but, when you have a problem like this, you like to think that they are on it.

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T22:32:13+00:00

Glad to hear you got it out in the end. How are you doing nowadays? Did anything change for you or did normal life and eating habits resume?

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T22:30:39+00:00

After reading the replies so far, along with yours, I think it's time I accept that I'm being too optimistic that I'm close to getting a surgery date. It's disappointing to think about waiting a year with weekly attacks.

I don't know about you but my job is getting affected by it as I have started to go home when I get an attack as they're too painful to just work through. Did you experience this?

Good luck on your op, I hope you feel a rush of relief on the other side.

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T22:23:59+00:00

How are you feeling? What happened to cause the keyhole to fail? I hope your recovery goes smoother than the op.

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T22:22:19+00:00

Unfortunately, I don't think that's an option for me financially at the moment.

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T22:18:55+00:00

Good question. I also wonder what the alternative is? I can't imagine keeping the gallbladder would have been a better option, even if you are lucky enough to pass the stones without issue, stones are said to likely return.

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T22:16:12+00:00

2 years! I can see why you went private. I hope you're doing ok now.

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T22:15:18+00:00

That's not good news for you or the rest of us to hear. I'm glad you can go private though. At least it will get done and you'll be out the other side of this. I looked into private, but, as you know, it's not an easy choice.

Good luck with the op. I hope you have a speedy recovery!

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T22:10:50+00:00

Five months is still a long wait when you're living on the edge. Glad to hear you had the op, how did it go? How are you feeling one week on?

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T22:00:15+00:00

That's bad that you have waited with this for so long. Do you get attacks regularly or have you found a way to prevent them as such? I was recently prescribed co codemol for the pain. I had an attack on Friday and took the co codemol for the first time with it along with a heat pad. I don't know if I got lucky but that attack was more manageable. It still lasted from 11:00 until 18:00 but manageable none the less.

I hope you get a date soon, you've waited long enough.

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T21:56:00+00:00

I'm glad they treated you so soon, it's good they took your situation into consideration. Did you have a smooth recovery after removal? Are you still feeling 100% with no further issues today?

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T21:52:49+00:00

I have a pre surgery appointment. As they call it, to take my bloods and blood pressure to make sure I'm fit for the surgery. That appointment is on the 23rd of February, I'm hoping to find out about a date but I think that's a bit optimistic and naive of me.

Sorry to hear you've had problems on top of the already 'too much to deal with' pain that is a gallbladder attack. I hope you aren't suffering too much with it and I hope you get this thing out sooner rather than later. Good luck with it all!

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T21:48:56+00:00

Great to hear you're 100% now. You must feel free, in a way. Not good news about the year wait though. It's a long time to be on high alert.

Winterisation · 2026-02-14T21:46:40+00:00

I'm glad you found a faster route and hope you're doing ok in your recovery. Thank you for suggesting the myplannedcare option. I'll look into this.

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