Papa Don't Preach...

cause I made up my mind, I'm gonna keep my bladder.

I had my monthly appointment with my chiropractor today and when he asked how I was doing of course I had to fill him in on the gallstones issue and my meeting with the surgeon on Wednesday and I asked him what he thought. He started out by saying how simple and routine gall bladder surgery is, but then he turned it around and stated that the gall bladder had a purpose...it stores up bile and releases it when needed. Sure when the gall bladder is removed, the liver is hooked directly to the intestines but then you get a steady drip of bile in the intestines all day and not enough there to adequately digest certain foods when it's needed. There's a series of supplements I can take to dissolve the stones.

So, unless the surgeon comes out and says that I absolutely, positively must have my gall bladder removed, I think I'm going to try the supplements so I can keep my gall bladder. I'm 30 and God-willing if I live to be 80, that's another 50 years I have left to live. While most people have minor or no side effects to having their gall bladder removed, I'd probably be one of the people who have a severe side effect and I really don't want to have that side effect for 50+ years.