Recovery from gallbladder stone surgery for 89-year-old grandmother

There are two different types of cholecystectomy: traditional open surgery and laparoscopic surgery. Traditional open surgery is more traumatic to the patient, bleeding, the operation takes a long time, and after the operation the patient needs to recover for a longer time, usually it takes about a week to half a month to be discharged from the hospital, and it takes about three months to half a year after discharge to gradually return to normal life.

Laparoscopic surgery is less invasive, opening 2 to 3 holes in the abdomen with a diameter of less than 0.5 centimeters, with less bleeding, less pain, shorter surgery time, no need for stitches, and you can go down to the ground on the day of the operation, and you can be discharged from the hospital in two or three days, and the recovery time is about three months, or even shorter.

Second, biliary lithotripsy

This method is mainly minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, preserving the gallbladder and the function of the gallbladder, the surgical trauma is relatively small, the gastrointestinal tract stimulation is also less, fewer complications, you can get out of bed the day of the operation, about three to five days of hospitalization, and the hospital after the discharge of the recovery is relatively fast, three months tend to be able to return to normal life.

After gallbladder stone surgery, the recovery can be strengthened in the following aspects.

First, regulate the diet

General patients can drink water 24 hours after the operation, but should pay attention to light diet, eat more soups a week after the operation, adhere to a small amount of meals, 3 to 6 months after the operation of a light diet, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, for spicy and stimulating food to stay away from.

Second, appropriate exercise

Patients after surgery according to the physical condition, you can walk around the room, and with the recovery of the condition of the walk and other such sports, can accelerate the improvement of the condition.

Gallbladder stones patients according to the need for surgery as a method of treatment, according to the body's condition to choose a different surgical method, then the specific length of time to recover is different, but pay attention to the diet, pay attention to the appropriate exercise, will help speed up the recovery and improvement of the condition, will help to return to normal life as soon as possible.