Today, November 2, 2008, Kelly had a Laproscopic Cholesystectomy or Lap Chole for short. That is the removal of the gallbladder. For a long time Kelly has had these episodes where he will start to bloat, then he will start to burp rotten egg smell and then he will have diarrhea and vomitting. He is usually miserable, as those who have been on recent motorcycle trips have witnessed. Well, he has had colonoscopies, endoscopies, and other tests. The Dr. has diagnosed him with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for which he takes medications. Well, he has continued to have these episodes as explained before. Since I had my gallbladder out in March, and all the people I meet at the hospital that have theirs out. I have thought about all the symptoms people have. We decided to question the Doctor about it and he thought it might be something to check out. So about 2 weeks ago he had a HydaScan. They inject dye and a radio active medicine into you and when it hits the gallbladder it should make the gallbladder do it's thing. Well, when it hit, Kelly's symptoms were reproduced which is a sign of a bad gallbladder. Well, our Doctor sent the info over to Dr Burton, the surgeon here, and he called us yesterday and said he could do the surgery today. Kelly said, Yes!! let's do it. So, to round this story off, Kelly had a Lap Chole today. He has 4 small incisions one just under the breastbone, two on the side, and one right inside the belly button. He did great, and the Dr said that he had a diseased gallbladder and hopefully this will solve his symptoms. That is the excitement of the day.
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Stinkin gall Bladders.. Glad he got it out safely, and hope he is feeling much better!!
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