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RP-Surgery while Pregnant?

BrittanyandJason6907BrittanyandJason6907
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My doc. is thinking that I am going to have to have my gallbladder removed during my 2nd tri.  She said between 14 and 16 weeks, still early enough to do it laprasopically.  Of course she said there is a chance of miscarriage but in her opinion it is worth the small risk b/c it could cause serious complications later on.  Has anyone else had surgery while pg.  I'm terrified, never had surgery at all and now when I'm pg...
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Re: RP-Surgery while Pregnant?

  • Bethbsn06Bethbsn06

    I personally have not. Now having said that, I'm an RN at a OB/GYN office. We do have patients who have surgery during pregnancy. We try and hold off if we can (such as kidney stones, etc), but somethings are not worth the risk to wait (some dental surgeries).

    While I have only been at this office since September, we have not had any adverse outcomes to surgery in my time there.

    Good luck!

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  • pixmamapixmama

    I had that surgery done at 16 weeks - and like you, I was terrified.  We weighed all the options and went for it based on how badly my attack had been and the risks of leaving it in as I got further along (blockage, rupture, sepsis - really scary stuff!).  If it helps at all, looking back, the scariest part was the anesthesia and I voiced my concerns to the anesthesiologist and he was great about listening and helping me put my mind at ease - they also let me choose not to have the narcotics, and just used gas to maintain being asleep instead of IV meds - which made me feel a lot better too.

    If you want to talk about it at all - PM me, I would be happy to help or just talk about it all with you too!! Good luck! 

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  • swellgurlswellgurl
        I had laparoscopic surgery in August (at 17 weeks) to remove a 6 x 6 cm solid ovarian mass (scary because I have a family history of ovarian cancer), and I was terrified about how the baby would fare in the surgery.  My surgery was short, as the doctors found out that it was actually a hemorrhagic cyst that had twisted and ruptured--very painful--a few days before the surgery, so the doctors simply removed the cyst walls to send to pathology.  They monitored the baby during surgery, and she was fine during and after surgery. 

         I was in pain after the surgery for a few days (incision sites/tummy, sore chest from having gas pumped into my abdominal cavity to inflate me, sore throat from being intubated), but the Vicodin they gave me kept me knocked out most of the time.  (I was worried how the narcotics would affect the baby, so I only took them for four days after surgery.)  Other than the post-surgery pain, the hardest part was fasting after midnight the night before my surgery.  Stick out tongue 

        Though it's a different type of surgery, my advice would be to tell everyone you come in contact with at the hospital that you're pregnant and to try to walk around as soon as you can with someone's help.  (Lots of Yoo-Hoo, Boston Market, and magazines after surgery didn't hurt me, either.  Smile )  Best wishes for a successful procedure, and I'll be praying for you and your baby. 

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