Porcelain gallbladder. Indicates a calcified gallbladder; middle-aged overweight women are more

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2. I had my gallbladder removed 2/1/18

I got really sick Christmas night and went to e.r. around noon the next day. The drs. did a cat scan for kidney stones, but found I had one giant gall stone. I've never had problems, just some heartburn once in awhile.

The e.r. , my regular dr. and the surgeon didn't know why I had the attack, if I would have another one, or what might cause an attack. I didn't want this hanging over my head and since they all recommended surgery, I decided to go ahead. After I got so sick, I went on a low-fat, low-carb diet. It wasn't too hard, pretty much know the drill

I was able to schedule surgery 2/1, and was able to have the outpatient laparoscopic surgery. I was warned that right after surgery, I might have digestive problems, such as having to leave my meal in the middle to get to a bathroom. The surgeon said I should know where bathrooms were located. My solution was to be very careful about fatty and fried foods and limit portions. That has worked pretty well for me. I've had a few times that my food choices didn't work, but things are really settling down. Other than that, recovery has been very easy. I had limits--no lifting over 10 lbs for 2 wks., and after that, I tried more and more activity. If it didn't feel good, I stopped, then tried a fews days later.

Since the surgery, my energy has been increasing. Maybe my gallbladder was slowing me down and I didn't know.

I hope you are having a good recovery from your past surgery. And a good outcome fro the next, if you decide to have it