Thanks for your response, Chitowngirl. I am going through with the surgery on Friday (two days from now). Although I am starting to get a little nervous, I'm hoping that it will help with the nausea, fullness, and not being able to eat a lot of different foods. I realize that I will probably always have GI "issues", especially if I do truly have IBS, but I'm hoping some of the problems will be resolved. My surgeon told me during my consultation that it takes the body about 6 weeks to compensate for not having the gallbladder anymore. I've also been told to add back foods higher in fat, and fats in general, slowly after surgery to see how the body will react. Since I can't eat much right now anyway, that shouldn't be too much of a problem for me. Just more of the same for a while. It will be difficult, though, with the holidays coming up.
I hope you are feeling better soon. A co-worker of mine said that after her gallbladder surgery all of her GERD symptoms dissapeared, so hopefully yours will, too. Hang in there and I'll let you know how things go for me!
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