@tony-h oh gosh, then I was way behind. For some reason I thought it was this July. Glad you are getting it done then this week. Wishing for you a successful surgery and a speedy recovery.

It's amazing that John may have saved your life as well by posting about the rectal stump. Rip to John

All the best for your surgery today, Tony. Let us know how you’re doing when you’re able. 

Laurie

Well TonyH .. .. .. I've been thinking of you this morning & realizing that with the time difference you may well be home already ! I hope things went much better for you then the ducker & dodger outcome you may have feared it would be. 

One of my sisters had been an evil person after my surgeries. She thought it was fun to come & make me laugh! When she had an emergency laperoscopy surgery, not quite like a wide open surgery, I thought about a few things & I took the opportunity to show up first at her bedside!  Well, watching her eyes widen as I walked thru the door brought me some joy! Lol!  She said, " Ooohhh... I know what your here for!" and she  begged me not to make her laugh over a waterfall of appologies!  I honestly wouldn't ever try to make anyone laugh after a surgery of any kind. Never! Not me!  So, TonyH...NO LAUGHING for a few days at least!  You be careful to follow the surgeons advice & heal up good & strong.  Remember, whether they opened you up or not, they still did the same things inside of you with the addition of blowing your tummy up with air to see clearly.  I know passing residual air, well, that's not a fun feeling afterwards either.  

I'll be praying for continued health & strength & easy adjustment to a life free from your nasty gallbladder & its symptoms and onto a life happily eating without it! 

All the Best! Enjoy the extra snuggle time with your big puppy!  Heal well! 

@dlkfiretruck hey Linda I finally stopped ducking the surgeon and had it removed about 8 hours ago ,had it laparoscopically but still being kept in as a precaution,  have nausea and some vomiting but hopefully the iv anti nausea meds will help,  pain is minimal as is the nausea,  only when I move 🤣 , so no moving or eating for me , im on iv fluids and iv paracetamol/Tylenol,  should be discharged tomorrow if thennausea stops, hope all is good with you .

Tony in a room full of my peers (over 60's) 😂, im not getting old anymore I AM old .

Get well soon!!

Well the final update is im home in my own bed minus one gallbladder, have some abdominal pain and pain in the shoulder which is quite normal ,

thanks everyone for the good wishes 

@dlkfiretruck totally understand about the laughter Linda , its funny and painful at thee same time 🤣

@tony-h Glad to hear you’re out of hospital now, Tony. It’s so much better being in your own bed, in your own home. The shoulder pain is annoying; I guess it’s from the gas they use to distend the abdominal cavity. I find that it feels better if I stand up for a few minutes. Sometimes I rotate my arm around as well. Every day will get better for you now. Take good care.

 Laurie 

@tony-h  ... EXACTLY! 🤣 !  Im glad your home!  As said above, there's nothing like your own bed & even pillows. But the comfort & quietness of the walls around you and your loved ones is what really makes "home sweet home". 

Rest up you senior person you! Lol, here's to peers! 🤭 🤪 😳 

Glad to hear you are home and on the mend. Take it slow and easy. Listen to your body and rest when tired.