you're a good wife to be staying alert to possible complications after your husband's gall bladder surgery. he's lucky to have you! i hope your husband's surgeon or the recovery room nurse gave you a printed instruction sheet that outlined post-procedure care. if you did not receive such written instructions i'd suggest you call the surgeon's office and ask if you can pick one up. every surgeon has different post-op instructions and it's important you follow these. in general after any outpatient surgery you want to be alert for: a fever over 101f nausea and/or vomiting that does not clear up within a day or so inability to urinate within 6 hours of general anesthesia inability to have a bowel movement within a few days after surgery sudden severe shortness of breath difficulty swallowing in particular if your husband experiences the rare complication of sudden severe shortness of breath (usually about 10 days after surgery but sometimes earlier or later) you should call 911 as this can indicate a pulmonary embolism. if you're concerned about the low body temperature or any other symptoms please call your husband's surgeon's office. the nurse pa or someone there should be able to guide you about what to expect post-operatively. best to you and your husband!
my husband has had gall bladder removal and had a small bowel reduction/crohns. what possible complications towatch for? . the bowel reduction 5 yrs previous. husband is suffering lack of appetite and low body temp even though he also has diabetes (recent diagnosis) and ms (10 year diagnosis) the latter of which usually causes slightly elevated body temp in patient.