A 46-year-old member asked:
Which surgery hurts more? Gallbladder removal or hernia
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Dr. Mark Hoepfner answered
38 years experience in General Surgery
Varies: Each person is different & depends if you are asking about open surgery or laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery may have less pain than an open inguinal or open ventral hernia. Highly variable from one person to another.
Answered on Sep 10, 2017
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Laura Anissian answered
20 years experience in Internal Medicine
Irritation: This sounds like just local irritation of the nerves in the area of the surgery. This should get better with time.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Vahe Yetimyan answered
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It can happen: Post cholecystectomy syndrome. Your doctor may be able to give you medicine to help with some of these symptoms Check this link.
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A 68-year-old female asked:
Dr. Olaf Johansen answered
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Maybe: I presume you had laproscopic surgery via you belly button, you may have a small suture granuloma or an small deep area of non healing wound in your i ... Read More
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A 66-year-old female asked:
Dr. Milton Mintz answered
66 years experience in Geriatrics
If only 2 days post: Op, ; with no pain, just a couple of days more ambulate if you can- my spouse was actually laid up for over a week with post op symptoms.
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