I finally had surgery 🙂 today, my experience for others.
I finally had my surgery this morning despite getting a cold 2 weeks ago. 🙂 Sorry if it’s a little boring and or incoherent, I’m still very exhausted/out of it. 😴
First to note: I don’t know what it was about fasting for surgery, as well as for previous tests for imaging/bloodwork, but I didn’t really feel the normal bloating and URQ pain while waiting in pre-op. I had biliary dyskinesia with a 35% EF which recreated my symptoms while doing the HIDA scan.
Coming out of anesthesia was like trying to wake myself up in the morning but fighting back and accidentally falling back asleep (all MASSIVELY amplified by the drugs I was given). I also was shaking controllable, I had a similar experience when I got my wisdom teeth removed a few years ago (the heating mechanism they used to keep me warm stopped it). My throat feels exactly how others have described, sore like I slept with the fan on or had drainage all night.
Pain is manageable/tolerable. Incisions themselves don’t really hurt after taking one dose of the prescription opioids I was prescribed. It mainly feels like intense pressure in my ribs and (again, what others said) almost as if I pulled/tore my ab muscles very badly. I’m surprised I don’t need help getting up or using the bathroom. I’ve just been sitting up extremely slowly and using my arms to pull myself up.
I’m very glade to have found this sub and grateful to read others experiences so I wouldn’t feel so anxious when it was eviction day.Thank you my fellow gallbladder-less people! ☺️ 🙏