Post-Surgery
Laparoscopic GallbladderSurgery What Happens After Surgery? * Diet * Activity * Pain and Discomfort * Incisional Care * When to Call the Office Follow-up: Call the office after you get home to make arrangements for follow-up. Unless you or your family are instructed otherwise, this should… related searches:post gallbladder surgery | gallstones
Activity
Laparoscopic GallbladderSurgery After Surgery Activity You can do whatever you are comfortable doing once you are discharged. You cannot cause any serious damage by your activities after your surgery. Nonetheless, use common sense. Here are some guidelines: * Don’t overexert yourself… related searches:post gallbladder surgery
Pain
Laparoscopic GallbladderSurgery After Surgery Pain and Discomfort It is normal to have pain after your operation. How much pain you experience depends more on the individual than on the operation itself. Pain normally occurs in the abdomen, especially the right side and right flank. … related searches:post gallbladder surgery
Diet
Laparoscopic GallbladderSurgery After Surgery Diet You can eat a regular diet including fatty foods without any restrictions after surgery. This, of course, will be limited by other illnesses you may have, such as diabetes, heart disease or hypertension. * On the first day, eat small, light meals and… related searches:post gallbladder surgery
Laparoscopy
The Gallbladder and Gallstones GallbladderSurgery Q&A Laparoscopy * What is laparoscopic surgery of the gallbladder? Laparoscopy is a means of vision. Rather than making a large incision and looking directly into your abdomen, we make small incisions of 5 to 10 mm (1/5 to 2/5 in.) and… related searches:open cholecystectomy
Procedure
…stomach but we will also remove the gallbladder and place a tube into the bypassed part of the stomach to keep the part that we bypassed empty during the first few days after surgery. This tube will be removed in the office at two weeks. We remove the gallbladder because approximately 30% of those who… related searches:gastric bypass | gastric bypass surgery | gastric bypass procedure
Incision Care
Laparoscopic GallbladderSurgery After Surgery Care of the Incision * Incisions are covered with Band-Aids or gauze pads. It is not uncommon for them to become saturated with blood during the first 24 hours. Do not become alarmed; simply change the Band-Aids or bandages as needed. * You can take a shower… related searches:post gallbladder surgery
Surgery Options
…work in 3 to 4 days, most return back 2 to 3 weeks after surgery. * Why is there an open approach and a laparoscopic approach? The laparoscopic approach was introduced in the early 1990s based on the success observed with laparoscopic gallbladder removal. Studies to date have shown less pain, earlier…
Symptoms
…gallbladder disease, which will almost always be eliminated by removing the gallbladder, are the three pain syndromes noted above. Gallstone Q&A Do the pain and symptoms occur in all patients with gallstones? NO. There are over 20 million Americans with gallstones but only about 750,000 gallbladders… related searches:clay colored stool | pancreatitis | pancreas
Surgery
The Gallbladder and Gallstones GallbladderSurgery Q&A * Open (conventional) surgery * Laparoscopic surgery Back | More about the gallbladder and gallstones related searches:gallstones
