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[Big Muddy rancher]

Your reply begs the question of which of yours never gets any use - brain cells or body parts . . . :wink:

And gallstones are actually little pebbles.

Dr. John.

So do they ever just take out the stones or do they always take the Gallbladder?

My GB was dead and rotten by the time they got to it so it came out in pieces. :shock:

Well I'm no expert but it seems to me that the gall bladder usually comes out. But there are alternatives like surgically removing the stones, using ultrasound to break them up, or using a chemical to dissolve them.

When my wife had hers out about 20 years ago she was the first one to have it done laparoscopic style at our local hospital. She went in at 6:30 AM and I brought her home to cook supper for us that night cuz we got really hungry through the day. J/K about the cooking part but she was home that evening and feeling pretty good. She was happy to be able to have it out that way rather than the conventional way.

My oldest daughter's MIL had to get her kidney stones thumped out of her. Not sure how it's done but she feels kinda beat up after the procedure.

 

[burnt]

Not sure which is worse - gall stones or kidney stones . . .

 

[Faster horses]

Your reply begs the question of which of yours never gets any use - brain cells or body parts . . . :wink:

And gallstones are actually little pebbles.

Dr. John.

So do they ever just take out the stones or do they always take the Gallbladder?

My GB was dead and rotten by the time they got to it so it came out in pieces. :shock:

Well I'm no expert but it seems to me that the gall bladder usually comes out. But there are alternatives like surgically removing the stones, using ultrasound to break them up, or using a chemical to dissolve them.

When my wife had hers out about 20 years ago she was the first one to have it done laparoscopic style at our local hospital. She went in at 6:30 AM and I brought her home to cook supper for us that night cuz we got really hungry through the day. J/K about the cooking part but she was home that evening and feeling pretty good. She was happy to be able to have it out that way rather than the conventional way.

I'd agree with that burnt.
As for which is worse, I had the gall bladder attack, but I walked into
the hospital. Mr. FH had the kidney stone attack and he crawled into
the hospital.

So, was that because women are tougher, or because kidney stones are
worse? :lol: :lol: :lol: