tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post3512503070474821921..comments2023-10-19T09:53:38.101-07:00Comments on AmpuTeeHee: MsAmpuTeeHeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733762919331458954noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-27997192563914669142008-11-01T12:00:00.000-07:002008-11-01T12:00:00.000-07:00Ouch! I'm so sorry. My true love went through th...Ouch! I'm so sorry. My true love went through this and ended up having the surgery because he could not stick to the most effective non-surgical option suggested to him, which was adhering to a very strict low-fat diet. No Little Debbies? No chile verde enchiladas? No ma po tofu? Not gonna happen.<BR/><BR/>Then he was almost killed during surgery at Lahey Clinic. Though this sort of thing is extremely rare for this sort of surgery, I am forced to mention it to you because of my gene pool. As an ethnically Jewish woman, it is my duty as I get older to turn into that aunt who has horror stories for everything and cannot keep them to herself.<BR/><BR/>Good luck, sweetie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-90338623458191549802008-10-30T19:33:00.000-07:002008-10-30T19:33:00.000-07:00Mine showed up quite clearly on the U/S - you coul...Mine showed up quite clearly on the U/S - you could see them all lined up in the bile duct, and more in 'the bag' below. And we do have some 'evolutionary dead ends' in our bodies, as other people have pointed out. But good on you for sticking to your guns. It sounds very rational and logical. You are sensible and taking responsibility for your own health.M-Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409916623998907121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-90839489423782474402008-10-30T12:01:00.000-07:002008-10-30T12:01:00.000-07:00Good for you for deciding what you want to do and ...Good for you for deciding what you want to do and keeping your mind open to change if it's warranted. I believe I'd make the same call as you. I had attacks for a couple years before I had my gall bladder removed. I didn't know why I was having the attacks, or I may have considered surgery, but not after just one, frankly. By the time I had it removed, the frequency had increased dramatically and there seemed to be no connection any longer to what I ate. When it was time for me to have the surgery, it was a relatively easy decision.<BR/>May you never have another attack!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-68043204217715311922008-10-30T05:49:00.000-07:002008-10-30T05:49:00.000-07:00Good for you, and good luck with it. You're lucky ...Good for you, and good luck with it. You're lucky in that you are already a person with a fairly wide-ranging diet, so the dietary changes necessary to stay healthy and avoid surgery won't be as huge a shift for you as they would, say, for someone stuck in the very narrow meat-and-potatoes range. There is no food so wonderful that it can't be given up to avoid illness.jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08041013686914120756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-17158626225056241252008-10-29T22:57:00.000-07:002008-10-29T22:57:00.000-07:00Hello, I have mine taken out, 3 stones, lots of pa...Hello, I have mine taken out, 3 stones, lots of pain with varies foods. Only four small scars and small recovery, like you mentioned. Just a thought, they are stones and they can block tube, no matter if you have pain or not. It has been 8 years since and I am fine, as you said you read many. Not sure that sort of diet would help, but i do recommend looking into specific foods that reduce the size of stones. I know someone that has kidney stones, ate kiwi fruit (excellent in enzyms) all day every day and the stones reduced in size. I see you are researching, check out the enzyms that will reduce the stone size and eventually get rid of them. I wish I did that years ago, but I was not knowledge in that area, now that I know my life is change. Eat more enzym foods and energized water. I hope this helps. I know what you are going thru and it is not pleasent at times.<BR/>Anyways good and positive thoughts always to good recovery.<BR/>Cya MonikaROse... :)MonikaRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06302527069784929165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16232845.post-32671499488976388572008-10-29T21:32:00.000-07:002008-10-29T21:32:00.000-07:00The appendix is totally useless. So are wisdom tee...The appendix is totally useless. So are wisdom teeth. So, there ARE organs that we have and don't need. OH! And some people are born with tail nubbins. <BR/><BR/>That said, I think you're making the right call for yourself. I agree that surgery is always a good thing to avoid.The Bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11615745078195943355noreply@blogger.com