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A 24-year-old male asked:

What's the chances of me dieing from gallbladder removal surgery or general anesthesia? this is my first surgery and i'm terrified!

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Very Low: Less than 0.3%. You have more chance of death from an a lightning strike than from Surgery.

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Bout two months ago i just had a hystorerctomy surgery done and i got really bad infecton and then i recently had gallbladder su i can't hold anything on my stomach after two major surgery. First it was cervical cancer cell removal so i got a hysterectomy

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I had gallbladder removal surgery about 3 weeks ago. I ate a big meal for dinner @ 6pm (I know I overate) its noon the next day and I have a small fever, thrown up 3 times, cant eat and am really tired and freezing cold. Please tell me Im not dyin?

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I'm sick just shy of a week after gallbladder surgery (removal), what do I do?

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Is it ok if i'm gonna ride the rides in an amusement park? I have my gallbladder removal surgery last dec. 19. thank you :)

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