# Well this truely sucks **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 23, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009 "2013-08-23T21:57:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/21 "2013-08-24T04:02:26Z")
So: is this part of WOO HOO! What a ride! ?? 😉 Please do take care and be well. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/22 "2013-08-24T04:06:25Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Holy crap! You misspelled “truly”. :eek: > > Seriously, I hope it all goes well. The way I spell, you are lucky I got sucks right. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/23 "2013-08-24T04:10:32Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > You have that backwards! Drawn butter tonight will kill him (or make him wish he was dead because the bile his liver pumps out will get backed up in his clogged gall bladder, causing terrible pain. Once the bottleneck is gone it should be clear sailing. Sure, he’ll need to know where the nearest toilet is for some time afterwards but while squirting out a liver full of bile along with recognizable food I ate a half hour before is gross, it was far less uncomfortable than a gall bladder attack. Just remember that about the bathroom. He may not want to go anywhere until the attack is over. That is what my doc said ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/24 "2013-08-24T04:16:08Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > You have that backwards! Drawn butter tonight will kill him (or make him wish he was dead because the bile his liver pumps out will get backed up in his clogged gall bladder, causing terrible pain. Once the bottleneck is gone it should be clear sailing. Sure, he’ll need to know where the nearest toilet is for some time afterwards but while squirting out a liver full of bile along with recognizable food I ate a half hour before is gross, it was far less uncomfortable than a gall bladder attack. Just remember that about the bathroom. He may not want to go anywhere until the attack is over. Shhh… we were trying to make it look like an accident. Now his wife and I will have to figure something else out. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/25 "2013-08-24T04:40:52Z")
Oh man, I really feel for you. My gall bladder went belly up (heh) in 2008. Instead of an afternoon operation and outpatient the same day, I had complications and was in the hospital for 2 weeks. I totally empathize, many warm wishes for a quick (and as pain free a recovery as possible). ---
**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/26 "2013-08-24T08:24:21Z")
Crap, best wishes to my favorite bicycling auto mechanic. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/27 "2013-08-24T10:17:32Z")
Tell the doctor not to forget to clock in and out and to remember the three C’s (complaint, cause, correction) when writing his paperwork… (Best wishes from a former warranty administrator!) 😃 ---
**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:** [August 24, 2013, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/28 "2013-08-24T10:24:22Z")
Healthy wishes coming your way! My husband, sister, and I celebrated the Year of the Gallbladder in 1999 - we all had ours yanked, 2/3 of us without issue. My husband was misdiagnosed, then when they they figured it out, he had a terrible infection and spent his birthday, plus a couple more days, hooked up to IVs. But we all survived, mostly without cool scars. What’s the point of surgery if you can’t show people a cool scar??? 😉 At least you’ve got a laptop. All I ever had was crappy TV and noisy roommates. ---
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/29 "2013-08-24T11:00:10Z")
Sorry to hear about your troubles. ☹ Wish you a speedy (and uneventful) recovery! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/30 "2013-08-24T13:32:47Z")
Surgery set for today @2, but might go early if there is an opening. Got a shower and shave this AM, so I feel pretty good, and I don’t look and smell like a homeless guy. Note to anyone headed to a hospital. Shave your arms. You can thank me later. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/31 "2013-08-24T13:39:19Z")
Hang in there, Rick. You’ll do fine. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/32 "2013-08-24T13:48:58Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > Surgery set for today @2, but might go early if there is an opening. > Got a shower and shave this AM, so I feel pretty good, and I don’t look and smell like a homeless guy. > Note to anyone headed to a hospital. Shave your arms. You can thank me later. And ask for your old parts back. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/33 "2013-08-24T14:33:29Z")
**Rick** , I’m sorry to hear about your troubles but am hoping and praying for a successful surgery and the quickest and most painless possible recovery. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/34 "2013-08-24T14:36:47Z")
One of us! One of us! I just had my gallbladder removed 5 weeks ago and after the hell it put me through I feel better than I have in years. My digestion is perfect, not a single issue and I only have a few, tiny scars to show for it. Good luck! And may your operation and recovery be as easy as mine was. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/35 "2013-08-24T14:41:15Z")
Best wishes, Rick. Don’t forget to log in while you’re barely coming out of the anesthetic so you can post \*\*something \*\*memorable (to us)! ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/36 "2013-08-24T14:45:55Z")
My wife just had hers out and said she felt better almost instantly after the surgery. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/37 "2013-08-24T14:58:36Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > And ask for your old parts back. 😃 Yeah, you want to take them to another doc and find out if they really needed to be taken out, or if the first doc was selling you a load. Then, put them in your garage on a shelf, because you never know, you might be able to find a use for them some day. 😃 In all seriousness, best wishes for a speedy recovery. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/38 "2013-08-24T15:06:45Z")
I am shocked, shocked to find out what sick puppies you guys are. That is why I love this place. Don’t worry I intend to tell the doc all of these things. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/39 "2013-08-24T15:42:05Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > You have that backwards! Drawn butter tonight will kill him (or make him wish he was dead because the bile his liver pumps out will get backed up in his clogged gall bladder, causing terrible pain. Once the bottleneck is gone it should be clear sailing. Sure, he’ll need to know where the nearest toilet is for some time afterwards but while squirting out a liver full of bile along with recognizable food I ate a half hour before is gross, it was far less uncomfortable than a gall bladder attack. Just remember that about the bathroom. He may not want to go anywhere until the attack is over. This doesn’t happen to everybody. Starting off with a low-fat diet and gradually building up often prevents this. p.s. I was evaluated for gallstones a few months ago, because I was having some sharp back pain in that area, although I had no digestive issues. The x-ray was normal, and the ultrasound was clear too, so it looked like I did have a pulled muscle after all. This isn’t something people should fool around with, which was why I had it investigated. ---
**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009/40 "2013-08-24T16:18:25Z")
Good luck with the operation. My soon-to-be-ex-husband had pancreatis and gall bladder problems 12 years ago. A gallstone had blocked the drainage duct that they share. Like you, he had to wait for the pancreas to stabilize. He is alive and well, the bugger. He has problems when he eats things that are high in fat. His gets the runs, and his farts could be classified as chemical weapons. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-this-truely-sucks/667009.md?page=3)