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MD,

It was crazy. So DH had the appendectomy, got an infection, and I ended up taking him to the ER. Oh, then had some weird issue with his food and stayed on crutches for awhile. The whole thing was really strange.
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Evamar,

Yes, gallstones can be removed. They removed my brother’s gallstones today.

My daughter and husband get kidney stones.
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Years ago, they cut you open to remove your gallbladder. That’s how my dad had it done.

My daughter had a very simple procedure to remove hers. Many surgeries are so much easier today.

My brother just had this weird thing going on. It’s usually not complicated like his situation is.

Look at the strange thing that happened with my husband’s colonoscopy procedure. Oh gosh, what a mess that was. A polyp went inside his appendix when the doctor went to remove it, causing him to have to have his appendix removed.

Strange things can happen at times.
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MD, I live in Canada. I am just curious if gallstones alone can be removed, if I am correct some kind of easy procedure is done in US.
NHWM,
Thank you. No I am not in pain anymore.
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Just saw on the news that Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles has been hacked. We are being told to change passwords and freeze our credit.

My credit is already frozen due to a prior identity theft incident.
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Evamar,

Oh, I see. I hope you’re not in pain.
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Nhwm,
Yes, the infection was mild, had antibiotics and it did not show up on ultrasound after some weeks.
If there is surgery/removal of gallstones it is not done in Canada, but, I think in US it is done.
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Evamar, I’m sorry for your issues with your gallbladder.

He initially went to ER due to having pain. They found gallstones. They tried removing them and couldn’t because of the location of the gallstones. They haven’t removed the gallbladder but may in the future.

Why can’t your stones or gallbladder be removed? Is it because of the infection? Can they treat the infection with antibiotics and then remove the stones?
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Golden,

Yep! That’s what I am thinking.

I haven’t had gall stones or kidney stones. I have heard that they are both painful.
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NHWM,
I am happy for your brother.
Are you saying they removed gallstones but not gallbladder?
I had gallbladder problem and infection few months ago, they cannot remove gallstones. They are not willing to remove gallbladder either.
Maybe in USA there is some new procedure?
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So glad to hear that good news, Need. He should be much less pain now, One step, one problem at a time!
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The nurse just called me to give me the results of my brother’s surgery.

It’s so crazy that what should have been a simple procedure turned into a complicated matter.

The location of my brother’s gallstones made them difficult to remove. So, let’s see, three different doctors tried and were not successful.

Then, they transferred him to another hospital and called in two specialists.

I am happy to say that they got the job done this afternoon. Yay!

So, they are still saying that they will most likely have to remove the gallbladder at some point in the future.

The nurse also mentioned something about his pancreas. Not sure exactly what that is about.

Next, they will look at his heart situation. He’s had heart surgeries in the past.
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cwillie, I agree, I’ve been feeling the same way , despondent for quite some time . Things are out of control, and/or in the wrong hands .
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History repeating itself is partly why I feel so despondent Send. I'm pretty sure people in the early 20th century were also smug in their belief that the world was too modern and sophisticated to fall apart as spectacularly as it did then, all the signs seem to say we are in for a very bumpy ride.
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Cwillie,
History repeats itself.
Do you think there is any chance supply and demand economy will correct itself?
Let's all stick around to find out.

I don't really want to have to actually eat that slow growing lettuce outside in my garden.
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I'm really feeling despondent about the state of the world this morning. It seems as though everything I use and interact with offers less and less while asking us to pay more and more, and then when they inevitably drive us away they use that as a reason to make even more cuts. They killed almost all local content on my radio station and have now shut the doors because nobody listens anymore - well duh. Same with my local newspaper, we get one or two local news stories per week plus a bunch of filler, is it any wonder nobody buys the paper anymore? Microsoft keeps disabling free apps and asking for money. Established companies going out of business because they've chased profits instead of offering solid products that people might actually want. There's more, I could fill a page.
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Changed my avatar to a photo of a dime to send to Lea! I will change it back after she sees it. The photograph of my dime isn’t the best but I tried.
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Need: You're very welcome.
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Need,
positive news ! And yes your brother’s optimism is helpful .
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Thanks, Llama and Golden

I know that he is feeling a bit better since they are making progress.
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Need: Good news about your brother.
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Golden,

LOL 😆 I don’t think anyone would have fun playing golf with me as a partner!
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((((Need)))) I am so glad they were at least partially successful and that they are working on removing them all and getting to his heart issues. I hope this has given your bro some relief from the pain. It's such good news that he is in good spirits.

If you are bad at golf maybe you need to play a round (of golf) with him so he will stop texting you -jk 😄
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My brother just called. They were able to remove some of the gallstones. Yay!

The stones are positioned in spots that are making them difficult to remove.

They will keep trying. My brother has faith in the surgeons. So, hopefully it’s just a matter of time.

Then, they can address the issue with his heart.

He is remaining in good spirits which I feel helps tremendously.
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Congrats to the Denver Nuggets! So, so sad that there was a shooting in the streets afterwards.
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Geaux Tigers! 🐯LSU baseball team is going to the college World Series. Yay!

LSU women’s basketball made it to the White House to celebrate their victory!

LSU is on a roll!
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ITRR,

Oh yeah, we let the serious golfers play before us too! I’m horrible at golf! LOL 😆

I enjoyed playing putt putt with the kids when they were young though. That was fine. My nephews loved playing putt putt.
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Need, we always let the serious golfers play through. Stops the ugly vibes:-)
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I find myself craving hearing good news instead of tensing up when answering my phone.

It seems like when we hit a certain age we get more and more phone calls from friends who tell us about illnesses in their families.

It’s nice to be told good news about things that make us smile or laugh.
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Hahaha, I keep getting random text messages from a guy named, Jack, asking me to play golf.

My husband took me golfing one time. I’m a lousy golfer. He never asked me again to accompany him! LOL 😆

All of these serious minded golfers were standing behind me and giving me dirty looks, like “Lady, can you hurry up so we can play our game!”
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