20 April 2007

Differently Invasive Gallbladder Surgery

"Doctors in New York have removed a woman's gallbladder with instruments passed through her vagina."

Having just had my gallbladder removed laparoscopically, I read this article in horrified fascination. On the one hand, I am repulsed - on the other, hey, maybe I would have felt better more quickly. But really? Eww. Going through the vagina to get to an organ up by the ribcage seems invasive, cumbersome, and somehow violating.

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  1. Err not to be TMI but having had errr procedures both ways, ummm, not sying one is better than the other but I actually found the umm more invasive less troublesome.

    And not to be too wackadoo but I also found eating macrobiotic vegan two days before surgery to be best. Just sayin'.

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  2. Anonymous2:23 PM

    Jeez. Maybe if you were asleep or something? And maybe hummed a little tune for the day before, thinking about something else?

    I had quite a few stints put between my kidney & bladder, I'll let you guess how they got in there. Putting them in took 22 minutes. Pulling them out took 20 seconds. I've still got one around here somewheres ...

    Biggles
    www.meathenge.com

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