DH had an attack of acute pain in Nov 2011, which GP said was gallstones.This was subsequently confirmed after an ultrasound in Jan 2012 and he saw a Consultant in April 2012.
By the time he got to see the consutant, he had not had any further problems, so decided to see how things went. Had another appointment with a different consultant in October and again had not had any further recurrance, so decided to leave well alone. The advice of both consultants was that it could flare up at any time and that surgery would be the best option. They were obviously anticipating further problems as they kept him on their books.
Fast forward to this week and, DH has had 2 further attacks (although not as bad as the previous one). I told him to ring the consultant and tell hom he has changed his mind and he will now have surgery. GP has prescribed medication and at present all is well again.
Consultants secretary would not commit herself as to how long it would be before DH gets another appt for clinic let alone how long he will wait for surgery.
I know there are a number of you on here who have had your gall bladder removed and was just wondering how long you have had to wait for non emergency surgery. I appreciate that this could turn into an emergency at any time! Also how long did it take you to recover after the operation.
We were hoping to go abroad on holiday in June and now I'm not even sure if we will get travel insurance, if he has not had the surgery by then!
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Gall Stones - how long did you wait for your operation?
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bigbluebus · 26/01/2013 17:03
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