A couple of weeks ago I was desperate for a positive post about gallbladder surgery. I was petrified and reading some of the posts on here did not alleviate any of my fear.

Here's a positive post! I had my gallbladder removed at the end of the March. So far so good. My scars are healing nicely and my bellybutton wound is almost healed...just itching a bit from the glue they used and the healing process.

I had an easier time of it than I was expecting. Eating wise, I craved ice cream and pudding. Anything cold and sweet. I try to stay away from fried foods and heavy stuff. I've lost 12 lbs! Wooo Hooo.

I saw my surgeon last Monday (10 days after surgery) and he says I can do whatever I want now. Just listen to my body and if it hurts, stop. (Logical!)

The only issue I've come across is today. I ate taco bell for lunch which is probably the worst I've eaten since I've had this done. It hurts now. It's burning a bit where my gallbladder used to be. That's pretty minor to me, though.

Anyways, for those of you who are nervous...the worst part is the anticipation of the surgery itself. That was horrible. I was petrified and had to sit in the waiting room for 2 hours holding a beeper and waiting to go into surgery. Once they got me under it was a piece of cake.

The healing process was pretty easy. It hurt but I was able to get up and move around that very night. Each day I felt better and better.

My surgeon was awesome and it happened exactly how he promised it would.

I'm relieved that it's all over now.