Hello I am looking for info or anyone with shared experience. I have to decided to get gallbladder out but a small fear has taken hold.
The meds im on are baclofen, Gilenya and Fampyra. I have read few threads here that people were not great after the operation as their legs were weak.
I have this fear of going under as I have three meds all going into my central nervous system My legs and walking are bad as I use two walking sticks. And I don’t want the anesthesia to make it worse.the surgeon don’t really know much about my meds or if there’s interactions.
Has anyone like me had a operation was it all ok in the end.
Hi
I have RRMS and have just had my gallbladder out about 8 weeks ago. I’m on Ocrelizumab and there was a bit of consultation between Surgeon and Neurologist to ensure surgery was done at the optimum time (not 6 weeks before/after treatment).
I had a planned date but had to go in as an emergency as my pain increased.
I definitely took a lot longer to come around from the anaesthetic than I did before I was diagnosed, they were initially going to discharge me same day but I was kept in another 24 hours which really helped.
In terms of recovery, that has taken longer than I thought but there has been no exacerbation of my MS symptoms so I’m as confident as I can be that MS didn’t affect this.
Don’t hesitate to ask any questions if I can help in any way
Thank you for this is gas been reassuring. The consult did say I will take longer to come around and recovery longer as well. it’s going to be a struggle with incisions and how I walk about every day. But it needs out can’t stand the constant nausea and sharp pain.
have you been better for the gallbladder being out? I’m hoping it will feeling like a massive relief for me once it is gone.
Hi. At first I had a lot of stomach pain that did not seem to be connected to the Gallbladder.
However within the last 10 days I’ve been without all pain which is great!!!
My appetite has also become a lot more normal, I’d not realised how little I was eating I think as a consequence of the pain.
Let me know how you get on, good luck
Hi
I don’t know if I’m too late to help you now. I had my gall bladder out in 2019. I took a while to come round and was in recovery a while as in a lot of pain. I had the electric pulse pads on my legs as I’ve had a dvt and a stroke so on blood thinners. I couldn’t feel my legs at all because of this and was terrified at first! The op made my MS a lot worse and moving was very difficult if not impossible at first. They planned to keep me in two days but it ended up being just over three. I was unlucky enough to develop a haematoma from the op which made things a lot worse and meant a further stay in hospital when diagnosed. But things have been better as a result of having the gall bladder out, so I would say go for it, but don’t be surprised if it affects your ms for a while. Most procedures or scans seem to affect my ms - I don’t know if that’s just me or generally true.