Surgery While Pregnant??

I don't have any experience with this, but I found some related info on the web. Hopefully, this will help. http://www.medhelp.org/forums/gastro/messages/35729.html

Mostly, I would just like to thank you and your husband for serving our country. God bless you both!

My mother in law had to have her appendix removed when she was 5 months pregnant with my husbsnd and that was a LONG time ago!! I'm sure your surgeon wouldn't perform the surgery if it wasn't necessary or too dangerous. Good luck.

I'm in the minority here but have you considered alternative treatments? I had gall bladder trouble while pregnant with my twins and I went to a kinesiologist (like a chiropractor, but works with muscles AND bones, not just the bones) and in 7 weeks, I think, he was able to get my gall bladder working correctly again. It seemed like a long time, but I was determined to keep my organs! LOL Anyway, there are also herbs you can drink as teas that are good for clearing toxins from the gall bladder and safe to use while pregnant. I like the www.mountainroseherbs.com site - their products so far for me have been quality. Good luck, whatever you decide!

D.,

I had my gall bladder taken out while I was pregnant. I had to wait until I was 13 weeks pregnant. My doctors told me that it was safest to do it in your 2nd trimester. I was very anxious and scared to have the surgery, but was in extreme pain every day. I decided to go ahead with it. It is an outpatient procedure and I had no side effects. It was worth it. I would let your doctor and the surgeon know that you are nervous and take their advice on if you should do it now. I had a wonderful surgeon at St. Vincent Carmel Hospital named Dr. Brenda Cacucci. She also did surgery on a hernia at the same time that I had my c-section. Good luck... the surgeon will tell you what is safe right now for the baby and will help you make a decision.

S.

I know two women who had ovaries out while pregnant. Both babies are just fine. Go over pros and cons and decide what's best for you and your baby. Good Luck:)

Hi D.-
I am a nurse and work in L&D- I know that we take care of patients who have this surgery. Of course there are always risks that they will discuss with you, but typically we monitor the baby before and after; general anesthesia does affect the baby but wears off just like it does for you. I guess the question is; how bad is the pain? If your surgeon recommends it or is willing to do it, I would say it is fairly safe. (Of course with the disclaimer that this is personal advice and not a professional medical opinion).

I also had my GB out while pregnant. I was losing too much weight and eating anything other than applesauce and crackers would land me in excruciating pain. I tried lots of alternative medicine remedies (e.g. apple cider vinegar) w/o success. I was only 7 weeks pregnant when my trouble started so we waited till 15 weeks and then did the surgery. It was the easiest procedure I've ever had, the recovery was super easy, even having stitches while my belly was stretching was no big deal. If the surgeon recommends it, I wouldn't hesitate and don't feel bad for not wanting to live with the pain- it affects your baby, too.

I had to have my gall bladder out right after i had my daughter. I know that i had to take a pregnancy test because the doc didnt want to do surgery or put me to sleep if i was pregnant. Since i was able to get the surgery i can tell you how they did it though and maybe it will help you decide. They use a small camera, which they feed up to the area where your gall bladder is. Usually the incision is made right under your belly button. then they make 2 small incisions in your right side where the tools when though to take it out and another small incision not far under your breasts in the middle. im assuming thats where they took it out. The only thing that would really worry me being pregnant, is the incision under my belly button, and feeding the camera up, but they may be able to do it differently for you. Good Luck, i hope everything turns out ok.

wait til after the pregnancy it wont hurt any worse than now.i still havent had mine out andi was told 3 yrs ago i needed to do this.K.

I have a friend who had her gallbladder removed while pregnant with her 2nd child. She and the baby were fine. On top of that, she had gestational diabetes. All was well in the end.

My daughter's dad has a sister-in-law that had hers removed while pregnant. She is due in Januray and had it done in September and when she had it done she was told she made the chance she would lose the baby higher. I think they told her it was a 60% chance that something could happen to the baby and she would lose it. So far nothing has happen but it worries us all. Good luck in your choice. I'm thinking if it were me and I could manage the pain I would just so my mind wouldn't worry that I might have hurt the baby. Good luck!

Hello D.-

I had my gall bladder removed when I was pregnant with my twin girls...I was 23 weeks pregnant and I would do it ALL over again! It was a simple easy procedure and I had a quick recovery...I was actually back to work the following Wednesday (I had mine removed on a Saturday) Go for it! You will feel so much better!!!! :) If you want to talk more about it email me @ ____@____.com I will say the doctor that did mine said he does around 60 pregnant woman a year!!!!! I thought that was impressive...I had mine removed in the Dayton, OH area :)

Take care!