DEBBIE
I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING GALL BLADDER SURGERY!!! ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO I HAD ABOUT FIVE ABDOMIMAL SURGERIES. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I ENDED UP WITH ABOUT 8 INCHES OF A LARGE INTESTINE LEFT. (DUE TO DIVERTICULITIS) SO I HAVE A LOT OF ABDOMANAL PROBLEMS ANY WAY. NOW THEY SAY I HAVE A 1.3CM SIZE GALL STONE. BUT MY GALL BLADDER IS EMPTY-ING OUT AT 73% (THEY SAY THAT IS NORMAL) I'M NO DOCTOR BUT IF THE GALL BLADDER IS WORKING WHY TAKE IT OUT? THE SURGEON ALSO SAID HE CAN NOT DO A LAPOSCOPIC "DUE TO MY HISTORY", HE WILL HAVE TO OPEN ME UP. I'M REALLY SCARED AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I HAVE A LOT OF PAIN BUT IT COULD BE THE OTHER PROBLEMS ALSO, AND I MAY GET THIS DONE AND STILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PAIN. DOES ANY ONE HAVE ANY ANSWERS? THANKS