# So they cut me open. With Pictures! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 5, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-they-cut-me-open-with-pictures/367499 "2006-08-05T22:49:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-they-cut-me-open-with-pictures/367499/1 "2006-08-05T22:49:55Z")
I had surgery to remove my gall bladder on Thursday. It was out patient surgery. It went well. I remember the anesthesiologist saying ‘This might burn a little’. The next thing I know I was waking up in aftercare. It’s pretty much a blur after that. I stayed at my parents house Thurday night and Friday to make sure there weren’t any complications. I am back home and feel fine except a little pain from the holes they used to yank the little bastard out. They gave me pics from the surgery which you can see [here](http://members.aol.com/sleethestak/pictures/surgery.jpg). Slee ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-they-cut-me-open-with-pictures/367499/2 "2006-08-05T22:56:57Z")
Maybe it’s the one and a half martinis I’ve had talking but, cool pics **sleestack**! I’m glad your surgery went well and that you are recovering so great. Amazing ain’t it? Not so long ago gall bladder surgery was a major event involving being cut open from stem to stern. I’ve had one gall bladder attack but it was determined that it wasn’t bad enough to yank out. However, I’ve been told if I ever have another, the sucker’s comin’ out. My first attack was still back when it was a major deal. At least now I am comforted in knowing that the recovery is a whole lot easier. Again, **sleestack** , good to know your recovering so well. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-they-cut-me-open-with-pictures/367499/3 "2006-08-05T23:01:44Z")
Oh, sure. They **said** they were pictures of your surgery, but it’s really just close-ups of someone stripping the membrane off a beef tenderloin. Then they poked a couple of holes in your abdomen, charged you a gazillion dollars, and said “All better, see?” Seriously, I think your surgeon supplying pictures is kinda cool. I used to love that surgery program on The Learning Channel. Glad your recovery was so prompt! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-they-cut-me-open-with-pictures/367499/4 "2006-08-05T23:04:14Z")
Luckily, I have no idea what the pictures portray. In fact, given my squeamishness, I’m not sure why I clicked on the link. Hope your healing is fast and uneventful. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-they-cut-me-open-with-pictures/367499/5 "2006-08-05T23:06:00Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Luckily, I have no idea what the pictures portray. > > In fact, given my squeamishness, I’m not sure why I clicked on the link. Same here, in fact, once I saw they were really-really pictures of surgery, I closed it so fast I almost got a spasm. 🙂 Hope your healing goes well, **sleestak**! ---
**Author:** ![Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-they-cut-me-open-with-pictures/367499/6 "2006-08-05T23:11:37Z")
Awesome pictures! I’m glad everything went well for you. It’s so badass that you posted the pics of the procedure, too. Finally a thread that delivers. Now _I_ want to get my gall bladder removed, too. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-they-cut-me-open-with-pictures/367499/7 "2006-08-05T23:35:12Z")
I knew better than to click on that, but did it anyway. Hope your recovery continues to progress uneventfully. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-they-cut-me-open-with-pictures/367499/8 "2006-08-05T23:43:08Z")
I’m not brave enough to click on the link. But I’m glad you’re okay and feeling better. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-they-cut-me-open-with-pictures/367499/9 "2006-08-05T23:44:02Z")
Wow. All surgery threads should have pictures. That’s neat! (But then, I’ve watched an entire quad-bypass operation without getting the least bit woozy, so maybe I’m special?) Glad the operation went well - ain’t it great that they can do these things through little tiny holes now, and not have to rip you open? ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-they-cut-me-open-with-pictures/367499/10 "2006-08-05T23:45:39Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > Oh, sure. They **said** they were pictures of your surgery, but it’s really just close-ups of someone stripping the membrane off a beef tenderloin. Then they poked a couple of holes in your abdomen, charged you a gazillion dollars, and said “All better, see?” > > Seriously, I think your surgeon supplying pictures is kinda cool. I used to love that surgery program on The Learning Channel. > > Glad your recovery was so prompt! Actually, it cost me $20. Insurance covered the rest. Now that I think about it it was _only_ twenty bucks…you might be on to something. Actually, I think the pictures are for mal-practice purposes. With pictures they can prove what they took out. Slee Now I am hoping that all surgery threads become like all new kitten threads, pictures required 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-they-cut-me-open-with-pictures/367499/11 "2006-08-06T04:40:51Z")
I think there should be more and bigger pictures, of the room, you all draped up, the lights and folks standing around and the putting of your parts in the trash can and stuff and such … Too Cool… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Goob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-they-cut-me-open-with-pictures/367499/12 "2006-08-06T15:43:46Z")
Cool. The gripper thingies look like the ones we made at my last job. Who knows, maybe I touched those before they stuck them into your stomach. Making hundreds of hundreds of parts you lose focus that they are really used on a real person. Now with photos. If I still worked there I’d show the guys.