# Ask the chick that had her gallbladder out **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 18, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-that-had-her-gallbladder-out/609941 "2012-01-18T21:40:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-that-had-her-gallbladder-out/609941/1 "2012-01-18T21:40:04Z")
It’s been close to a year since the surgery, and I don’t see a gallbladder “ask the” thread, so what the hell? Ask away! (P.S. I know there are quite a few Dopers that have had a Cholecystectomy and mine was a little unusual so feel free to chime in) ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-that-had-her-gallbladder-out/609941/2 "2012-01-18T21:47:18Z")
How visible are the little puncture holes a year later? I had mine in the early 90’s and I have a hard time finding the little scars now. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-that-had-her-gallbladder-out/609941/3 "2012-01-18T21:58:57Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > How visible are the little puncture holes a year later? > > I had mine in the early 90’s and I have a hard time finding the little scars now. Very. I had to have mine out the old fashioned way. You can see a long thin line that gets wider toward the belly fold, and little dots above & below it where the staples went in. I also had a couple other scars where they tried to do the Laparoscopic procedure. They are less visible, especially the one in my belly button. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-that-had-her-gallbladder-out/609941/4 "2012-01-18T23:17:37Z")
How long did it take for your appetite to return? I had mine out back in October the new-fangled way. I can no longer tolerate much fried or fatty food. My appetite, overall, has taken a nosedive and shows no signs of returning yet. It’s a bit disconcerting. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-that-had-her-gallbladder-out/609941/5 "2012-01-18T23:42:19Z")
> [@kiz](#): > > How long did it take for your appetite to return? > > I had mine out back in October the new-fangled way. I can no longer tolerate much fried or fatty food. My appetite, overall, has taken a nosedive and shows no signs of returning yet. It’s a bit disconcerting. I ate yogurt, broth & jell-o in the hospital. The thing I liked the best were [these](http://minutemaid.com/products/lp/product.html?cat=lp&prod=SoftFrozenLemonadeLemonFlavor&size=3fl.%20Oz%20Tube). Pretty much everything else was just kind of…okay. Pretty much as soon as I was out of the hospital, I got hungry, and I’ve had no lack of appetite since (more’s the pity.) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-that-had-her-gallbladder-out/609941/6 "2012-01-19T00:02:27Z")
What was the final trigger for having it removed? I had been experiencing attacks similar to severe indigestion for some time, but never went to the doctor because they were so infrequent. Eventually, I had one quite severe attack and went to the emergency room. A day later and my gall bladder was gone. Did you perhaps know earlier that your gall bladder had problems? It’s been a while but I have zero problems now. I recently ate a 4-piece KFC extra crispy meal and had completely normal digestion. I don’t miss that stupid organ at all! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-that-had-her-gallbladder-out/609941/7 "2012-01-19T00:11:07Z")
Did you keep it? ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-that-had-her-gallbladder-out/609941/8 "2012-01-19T00:26:38Z")
Welcome to the [Gallbladderless](Gallbladderless people of the Dope!) People of the Dope! ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-that-had-her-gallbladder-out/609941/9 "2012-01-19T02:11:32Z")
**Dr Strangelove** , I had 3 acute attacks, the last one a month or so before I had it out. The first one was about a year or so befoer the surgery. Once they’d ruled out cardiac issues, my doc suspected gallbladder issues, and she was right! I pretty much eat whatever I want now with no issues, and that includes KFC for me too _LOL_ We don’t need no stinkin’ Gallbladders! \*\* Ike\*\* Nope, and I asked too, but they don’t let people do that anymore! **Mighty Girl** Thank you! But the link doesn’t work ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-that-had-her-gallbladder-out/609941/10 "2012-01-20T01:31:52Z")
[Sorry](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=583637)! ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chick-that-had-her-gallbladder-out/609941/11 "2012-01-20T01:50:26Z")
**Mighty Girl,** Woot! I forgot all about that thread! Not sure I should unzombiefy it, though. [Here’s the one about my surgery](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=598334). Thanks for posting that!