Gallbladder and stomach - removed through the same opening?

[trekker954 421]

Those that have had their gallbaldder removed at the same time. Does the doctor pull it through the same opening/incision? Do you know which comes out first? Just curious since I'm having it removed. As the doctor said, two for the price of one.

Do you know if recovery is anymore difficult, as in getting up to walk, etc. How much longer is the surgery?

[FrankyG 1,450]

Yes, they'd remove them from the same opening.

No idea which they'd do first. Probably the gallbladder since it should be a quicker removal, but really just guessing here (maybe ask your nurse or surgeon?).

Recovery should be exactly the same even tho they're working two things, since the worst part usually tends to be the gas that gets trapped in the abdomen from them inflating it for room to move the laparoscopic tools around in there. If you have a really good surgeon, they try to remove as much of that gas as possible and you'll not experience major gas pain. It felt like someone beat me up from the inside - deep aching pain when I had laparoscopic surgery about 15 years back (had my gallbladder out that time).

For my VGS, I had NO pain because my surgeon was amazeballs about removing the gas. I didn't even have to take pain meds once I got home the next day because I just felt a little sore in the general abdomen area - like I'd done a whole lot of sit-up exercises.

I was up and walking within an hour of getting taken to my hospital room. Moving slow, but not doing bad at all. You really want to get up and walk as soon as you can, because it helps prevent blood clots and also helps work out any gas that might be trapped