Cholectomy secondary to Bariatric Surgery

 Hi all,

I have been noticing an increase in gallbladder removals during a Bariatric procedure.  Is this common?

Niki

A lot of times because the surgery seems to end up causing gallstones for a lot of people, so the idea is `get rid of it while you are in there`and save the hassle later.  Talk to your doctor; might save you another surgery later.

 It also seems to depend on whether you have had problems will gallstones before or not. Many of us have as the same lifestyle that got us fat, gave us gallstones.
I was told since I had had issues, better to take it out as getting to it later, post surgery, would be more of an issue.
Anyhow, it's gone, I'm fine. No worries.
Not everyone may feel that way.
Lynn