I am glad the surgery was okay and you are on your way to recovery. I am only too sorry you are having problems with the pain and reflux. The air after surgery is very painful. I often feel it is worse than the actual incision. The good news is it should pass within a few days. As far as the reflux, I have that as well. It seems to take a few days for the medication to start really helping. I was on Protonix but had to switch to Nexium in the last year because the Protonix no longer worked. I don't know how the gallbladder plays into all that but perhaps it should get better after a few days.

I do know when my sister had her gall bladder removed, it took her a good month to feel better...several months before she could eat more normally..and there are still things she has a tough time eating. I would talk to your doctor about what your diet should be and make sure you try to follow it. I suspect that will help you feel better.

Hang in there. I'm sure it was the right thing to do. Sometimes it is tough to see through the clouds but I am sure you will feel better than ever over time. Thanks for the udpate and letting us know how you are doing.

I am sorry you are feeling bad. I hope things get better real soon for you.

Angie, I hope you will feel better soon. Any surgery can be difficult. Give yourself a chance to recover and do not be so hard on yourself. My mother had her gallbladder removed. It took a while for her to recover and today she is doing very well. Be encouraged that things will get better. I am sure you will eventually be glad you had the surgery. Good Luck

Angie, any surgery leaves most of us feeling weak and not feeling like we'll ever feel normal, but take comfort, that this will pass and you will be feeling better. Just give it a bit of time.
Blessings,
Kim

Angie,
I'm sorry you are feeling badly, I hope and pray this passes soon and you are back to health. I know how it feels when you think you will never feel good again, but it never lasts, this too shall pass. Your difficult experience will be helpful to someone else in the future when you encourage them with your success story. Hang in there. I am sending you love and light and healing thoughts and energy.
Maruska

Definitely you made the right decision having the surgery. I had the surgery about three and a half years ago. My gallbladder issues were way worse than not having the surgery. People who choose not to have the surgery, end up a lot of the time having emergency surgery because gallbladders explode and at that point, you end up with the traditional open surgery. Not fun. It is well worth it. It may not seem that way right now but trust me, you made the correct decision. You will be grateful everytime you eat a slice of pizza. :) If there is anything you need to talk about you can message me. Anyone can :) If your pain medication is not sufficient, you can tell the surgeon and he will give you something stronger or you can always go to the ER. My dumb surgeon tried to release me with Tylenol, I repeat Tylenol. I argued with him and wouldn't sign the discharge until he gave me vicodin. You really will get better soon. I hope your doing alright, just hang in there. Just make sure you cat doesn't use your abdomen as a trampoline like my crazy cat did. Seriouly ouch. Make sure to take stool softners so you don't have a bathroom issue on top of everything else. Did they go through your belly button? My dumb surgeon cut below mine even though he said before the surgery that he would go through it. I will be forever angry about that. Do you have stitches or staples? I had staples.
I hope you get well soon.
Stephanie

Sorry to hear you're not feeling so good. I had mine out recently too. Of course it was before I had PM, but it took a good 2 weeks to feel "normal" again. You had surgery on a very important organ (the liver), so it will take time. Try to stay positive it will help you heal faster. Sending healing wishes....