Gallbladder

[ADPiLove]

I had mine out roughly a month ago over spring break - what a way to spend it! I remember the first time I had the pain, back in September. It first began right after I got the first HPV shot, and would be a nuisance for a few days, then stop completely...until the next HPV shot 2 months later. It always seemed to be connected to the shots until I had a horrendous attack near Christmas in which I thought I was seriously going to die. I was definitely hysterical on the phone to my parents, who freaked out - funny enough, though, I didn't go to the hospital to get it checked out until later in January.

My surgery went faster than expected, and the pain was bad, but I was able to get out of bed on my own after a few hours. What was the worst was the pain in my shoulder from the Co2 gas - the pain made me practically hyperventilate, which increased the pain in my stomach because I would tighten it. I actually went to work that Thursday night (I had the surgery on Tuesday) because I felt so much better. Wednesday wasn't that fun, but by the next day I was sooooo bored.

My instructions were to not lift over 10 pounds, dance, or run for about 3-3 1/2 weeks after it. I started dancing again a few weeks ago, and everything is going well, except I've been bad and have eaten some fatty foods, which makes me regret it a bit later. It really depends on what your doctor advises - they gave me some leeway on dance because they said I was young and healthy. Listen to your body - it'll tell you if something is hurting, so take it easy.