u/Faded_Dingo

Does the regret ever feel less heavy? This feels like the biggest mistake I’ve ever made and the regret and self blame is suffocating me… especially since I didn’t want the surgery but let them push me into it anyways. Surgery made everything so much worse for me and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better.

Everytime I eat I have pain and feel like shit which just reminds me of what a mistake this was since I didn’t feel like this before surgery. Everyone I know who has theirs removed recovered quickly and is back to normal, meanwhile I’m 3 months out (spent 3 weeks on a feeding tube) and feel way worse.

I’ve already had an MRI to rule out any post op issues & I am going to therapy, but man I cannot take the regret it’s crushing.

TLDR: Has anyone else gotten their gallbladder out only to find out it was healthy and didn’t actually need to be removed?

I got mine out recently due to a test that showed an EF of 21% TWO YEARS before I had the surgery. I had that test during a period of rapid weight loss which can effect the results.. I had a previous surgeon say not to remove it cause my symptoms did not match and she didn’t think I’d benefit. I went to a surgeon for another rare issue called MALS, was told he wouldn’t do that surgery unless I removed my gallbladder based on that old test.. i voiced my concerns and asked for further testing from the second surgeon twice and was denied and told removal was required …so I felt I didn’t have any choice and couldn’t say no or I’d miss out on the surgery I actually needed. Once it was removed the biopsy showed it was healthy. I ended up on a feeding tube for 3 weeks cause it flared up my MALS and now they’re sending me to another surgeon for a consult for the surgery I needed all along after making me do a massive pointless detour.

I feel really alone in this experience and I’m struggling really badly with the fact I’m now missing an organ I did not need to lose, and all the risks that comes with.