Dear Caitlin, You sound worried I dont want you to worry. I had two surgeries in my life, the gallbladder and then a C-section, I had a D/C after a miscarriage once too. Believe me Caitlin I have no doubt you will get through it, look at what a baby I can be and somehow did it. I don't remember if I had pains under my ribs, I do remember I had just gotten married, moved to a new town, started a new job and was under SO much stress, they took my gallbladder out and I had one stone, I often wonder if I even needed it, I had so much anxiety and health anxiety back then {no panic that fun did not come till later thank God!} I know now its SO much easier and safer, they can "laser" the stones and not even remove the gallbladder, are you having pain in the upper stomach and radiating to the back? I heard thats one of the symptoms, did they do an ultrasound to make sure its a gallbladder, it could be something minor. If it is gallbladder Caitlin please remember its so safe and routine now, when I had it it was much "surgery-like" now its quick and safe, I will pray for you, the Doctor is right its so much more routine now, and they have other options than surgery. I have to remember that next time I get scared, my two surgeries, I even had a horible car accident when my head almost went through the windsheild of our car, that was a shaved head and 25 stitches!! I was in labor 31 hours with my son! I am going to have to remember these things Caitlin next time I freak out, that I survived all that, but I was younger and stronger! God I wish I was 25 again. Let me know how you are, I hope I helped you, you have helped me so much. God bless, Debbie.
