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If you get your gallbladder removed and your surgeon says it could cause diarrhea for a while but your discharge papers say take stool softener because of the pain medication? Listen to the surgeon.

It hasn't been a fun couple of days.

Thank you for reading my very short rant. Back to the bathroom!

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The pain has been bad enough that the Tramadol has been worth taking so far, but I don't think I'll need it tomorrow.

[–] robolemmy@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The surgeon was surprised I only took ibuprofen, but then he pointed out that since I was already living with chronic pain, maybe the added bit from the surgical recovery wasn't enough to really notice.

Either way, I wish you an easy and speedy recovery and hope the gall bladder removal fixes what you need fixed.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Thanks! Actually, I'm also a chronic pain sufferer. I have a nerve disorder in my face. I could probably live without the tramadol because of that, but I feel like it's worth it just for basic comfort until tomorrow.