I am scheduled to have surgery Wed. I have already rescheduled it once. I am tired of being sick. But, for some reason I am wanting to reschedule it again. I am not scared of surgery ( I have had a bunch of orthopedic surgeries in last 5 years). I just have so much going on at work....but I havent been able to give 100% at work and I have had to miss work. Can anyone tell me what the recovery will be like and how long I will be out of work for? Will I be able to go to my nephews high school football playoff game friday night? I know I might be pushing it!! Any information would be great. I guess I am more fearful of the recovery than anything. I want to be able to bounce back and be at 100% the following day! I realize that is not possible

All things considered, you should be back at work on Monday. I was only off two days, then worked half a day (got tired and came home) and then full time after that. I was a little sore - but will admit to a high pain threshold.
If you are careful - don't get jostled by the crowd - you might be able to do the football game...just depends on how big a crowd they get.

Thank you for your reply. I am really hoping to be back at Monday. If I have to miss the game, I can listen to it on the radio. When you mentioned the crowd it made me think....the crowd will be huge and it is probably best that I don't go.

I guess I am starting to question whether or not I should be having this surgery in the first place. Do I really have GB problems. My HIDA scans came back "normal" but, my reactions to the last part when they injected the medicine from hell......hurt like hell and I almost threw up on the guy...and I reacted just like I do when I have an "attack" at home....but the results were "normal". Even though I had that response...the official results were normal...so, maybe I don't need the surgery?

Every one reacts differently!!
No one really knows??

Hi

I'm on day 6 of recovery from GB removal, due to gallbladder disease, i had no stones. I was told it was a possible cause of my attacks. At the moment, i feel fanastic! The first few days it's hard to move around, generally sore and aching, but i would recommend just resting up until you feel ready. I think today would be the first time i would consider going back to work, but doc signed me off for 2 weeks. I'm in the UK and i've noticed we tend to fuss about this more than in the US.
I was at the point where i would try anything to stop feeling like i did. I had 5 years of diag and pain, so couldn't be more sure of the surgery!