Bye Bye Gallbladder

 I am 9 years out and can honestly say I did not have the first complication or problem from my VBG.  Recently I began vomiting nearly everything I ate and having extreme chest pains.  I gained several pounds which concerned the surgeon.  

After 3 weeks of poking, prodding and testing I am headed back to surgery.  My gallblader has stopped functioning due to sludge.  I also have a hiatal hernia and a stage 2 erosion.  NONE and I repeat NONE of this is related to my VBG.

I am scheduled for surgery on Aug 6th which can't get here soon enough.  My surgeon, Dr. Culver, wanted to do it sooner but he has a sister with terminal cancer and flew to California to visit her.

Anybody ever had gallbladder sludge?????

I'm a sludger!!  I let my gallbladder get so bad till it had effected my liver functioning.  I was jaundice - had lost about 50 lbs and was pregnant at the same time.  I couldn't eat, threw up when I did and hurt to the point of hyperventilating more than once.  I made several trips to the ER for the pain before having that rascal removed.  This was all before my WLS.  I had the old fashioned surgery - cut me open from under my breastplate to my belly button.  I had tubes inserted that I took home with me.  When they removed the J tube (I think is was a J tube) I nearly went through the roof from the pain.  Flesh had grown around the tube and they had to literally yank and pull to get it out.    I was in the hospital for 2 weeks.

You are going to feel so much better when that baby comes out.

Hello there my friend.  Before WLS I said gallbladder surgery was the best surgery I ever had.  I had mine when my oldest was 8 weeks old.  They had to do emergency surgery on me because I did not go to the hospital soon enough.  I thought no one could take care of my baby and I had to put him before myself.  I almost  left him for someone to take care of forever.  Gangreen (I don't know how to spell that!!) had started and the Dr. said a few more hours and I would have died.  Like DebbieDoo I had the surgery where I was cut from stem to stern.  I had tubes coming out of everywhere.  I did not ask about my baby from Sunday until Thursday.  I didn't know I was in the world.

I am glad you are having it done before you get to that point.  I had stones though.  They gave them to me in a baby food jar.  They looked like acorns.  From what people say the surgery now is so much easier.  A few little holes and home the same day!!!

Please have someone post and let us know how our friend is doing!!!

I was sludger, they took it out during wls.