# It's A Bouncing Baby...Gallbladder **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 17, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bouncing-baby-gallbladder/280352 "2004-12-17T15:42:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bouncing-baby-gallbladder/280352/1 "2004-12-17T15:42:00Z")
Ugh. Two days of quesy stomach (worse after I eat - particularly anything rich), sharp pain up under my right rib cage like someone was sticking a rusty ice pick in my chest, and belching enough to inflate the Hindenburg and I’ve just been told from the lucsious Dr. Margaret (yes, I have a woman doctor and I LOVE her) that it is probably my gallbladder and it is only going to get worse if I don’t have it tended to. Ultra sound tomorrow to confirm her fears and then scheduled for a laproscopic snip snip snip. At least they don’t cut you from pillar to post like they used to. Merry Christmas to me. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bouncing-baby-gallbladder/280352/2 "2004-12-17T15:45:06Z")
If it’s any consolation, I had the same surgery done 5 years ago, and for me, the worst part of recovery was that I had to sleep on a recliner for 2 or 3 nights because I wasn’t comfortable lying flat. Surgery was Thursday, and I probably could have gone back to work on Tues, but I decided to be a slacker and take the whole week off. And I can barely see 2 of the 4 incisions. No surgery is fun, but it’s not all that awful. Ho ho ho to you! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bouncing-baby-gallbladder/280352/3 "2004-12-17T16:25:06Z")
Sorry to hear your news. Sending supporting thoughts your way. I hear this surgery is considered to be minor anymore, hopefully you’ll have a low recovery time. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-bouncing-baby-gallbladder/280352/4 "2004-12-17T16:52:28Z")
I had it done about ten years ago, and it was a breeze. One overnight stay in the hospital, some minor pain which ibuprofen took care of, and then back to work full-time in about a week and a half. I can’t even see the tiny scars anymore. The surgery took care of my chronic indigestion, belching and discomfort. My only advice is to stock up now on some soft, semi-liquid food for consumption the first couple of days you’re home from the hospital. They’re going to only let you have jello and broth after you wake up, and it’s a good idea to continue this type of diet for a couple of days. I ate pudding cups, yogurt, soft-boiled eggs, etc. for two or three days before getting back to the pizza and hamburgers.