Anyway, since my husband is an employee, he has a yearly check-up. In the year 2014, he learned that he had gallstones. The hospital staff said, “Sir, lumiit po yung gallstones niyo”. My husband was surprised because he didn’t know that he had gallstones. The staff said, Yes po sir, last year po ito yung result.
Imagine, year 2013 pa pala yung gallstones and hindi niya alam. So we checked his past health records and we saw the cholelithiasis. Malay ba naman namin na cholelithiasis = gallstones. Sometimes, it really pays to read and research your test result, hindi yung feeling okay kasi wala ka nararamdaman.
Cholelithiasis is the medical term for gallstone disease. Your gallbladder may have one or more gallstones inside. My husband has had gallstones since 2013, which he didn’t know because he doesn't read his test results. (skim and scan lang siguro) There are no signs or symptoms, so we are just thankful that he has an annual physical check-up so nalaman namin.
His cholelithiasis is called silent or asymptomatic gallstones. It is very common, but since there are no symptoms, people have no idea that they have it. My husband has silent stones, and since he doesn’t feel anything, he doesn't mind them. Sino ba naman ang gusto maoperahan?
But in the year 2015, after his APE, the doctor advised him to undergo Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Don’t wait for any symptoms before considering the surgery at baka magkacomplications pa. Maybe because of the nature of my husband’s job, he is always out of the country, and his gallstone is so big too, more or less 2 inches in size.
According to medscape.com, here are the patients who need a cholecystectomy.
Who Needs a Cholecystectomy?
1. Patients with diabetes mellitus.
2. Patients who have a solitary large gallstone.
3. Patients who are going to be living or traveling for a long period of time in a location that is far from basic medical care.
So after a few months, my husband finally decided to undergo Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy at St Lukes BGC. We stayed in the hospital for 3 days, but the doctor did not give him any sick leave, good thing that there was a holiday, so at least nakapahings pa siya for one day. (CNY)
I was so nervous that time because I was informed that it would only take 2 hours, but more than 4 hours na sa operating room husband ko, so imagine my stress. I’ve kept on calling kung nakalabas na ba sa OR asawa ko. When the doctor visited my husband, we learned na natagalan lang kasi hindi mailabas yung stone. As I mentioned before, malaki yung gallstones niya and hindi mailusot sa pusod.
Well, I don’t know how they did it, but one big gallstone turned into several pieces. Do you have gallstones?
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Sa pamilya namin, madalas magka UTI, are they in any way related? Nakakatakot tingnan ung bato no? Imagine kung paano yan nabuo sa loob. On waiting for a loved one in the OR, I have to agree, nakakakaba talaga yan. Naalala ko tuloy nung nanganak ako, di rin daw mapakali kapatid ko at asawa ko. lol.
ReplyDeleteNot sure kung related kasi madalas din ako magkaUTI. In my husband's case parang nasa lahi na nila ang may gallstones. Yan din sabi ng OB ko sa kin, mukhang di mapakali asawa ko. hehehe!
DeleteThis scares me. I really do not have any idea if any of my family members have gallstone problems. Nakakatakot lang as silent lang sya and yet the sight of those stones. I hope your husband is ok now and fast recuperating.
DeleteScary din pag silent stones, wala ka kamalay-malay.
DeleteAwww that looks scary. I have friends who had this that also resulted to surgery. Mabuti at naagapan na din to avoid further complications.
ReplyDeleteTrue, buti nakita sa APE.
DeleteWaaaah! I showed those silent stones to my husband. Nakakatakot. I guess it's in the lifestyle din ng tao and yung kinakain rin natin nowadays. Well, for me naman, when I was still working, whenever I get the result of my APE, I research on its every term pag hindi familiar. Minsan, nakakatakot din kasi magresearch since it makes you overthink din. So better yet talaga nagpapacheck-up regularly, nagbabasa and nagtatanong sa doctor. Still, prevention is better than cure. Buti na lang natanggal na yang gallstones kay hubby mo.
ReplyDeleteAgree, you can't help but overthink. Not just gallstones but they removed the gall bladder.
Deletescary.... we shouldn't ignore talaga our health. My cousin has gallstone before and she had it remove via laser (I'm not sure if this is the same procedure). For her naman, it causes stomach pains. It's good to know na your husband has APE and no symptoms before he had it removed.
ReplyDeleteThe doctor advised to remove it asap and don't wait for symptoms to avoid complications.
Deletethose are your husband's gall stones???? OMG ang laki! hayy as we get older, we really need to be more vigilant. my husband also needs to see a doc for something about his heart it's minor but mabuti na yung sigurado.
ReplyDeleteYes, isang malaki yan e kaso need ibreak para mailabas. True, mabuti na yung sigurado.
DeleteOh my gosh! Ang lalaki naman ng gall stones and you guys had no idea pa that they were there. So scary. Buti na lang may APE husband mo. Husband ko din may APE at work but I don't have one either. I think it's high time I get one for this year.
ReplyDeleteYes, there were no symptoms, good thing my husband has APE so they discovered the gallstones.
DeleteHi.. how much inabot bill for the removal of stones?
ReplyDeleteHello, I can't remember the exact amount since sagot siya ng health card pero sa ibang kakilala ko, PHP100K+ ang nagastos nila (private hospital din)
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