gallstones
I know this is common with weight loss, but does anyone have any experience with this? Do they still remove your gallbladder if you're not having pain?
Thanks all, Penny
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Hey Penny. Sorry to hear about your gall bladder issues. My surgeon required an ultrasound of my gallbladder prior to surgery. Turns out mine was full of stones. I never had any issues with it whatsoever ~ no pain after eating, nothing to indicate any problems. They told me they were very surprised that I had not had any issues with it up to that point. Given that it was so full of stones, my surgeon went ahead and removed it duing my RNY. He told me that had he not done that, I would have eventually had major issues with it and would have to have it removed further down the road.
So my guess is that you will more than likely have to have it removed if you already have stones and some pain now. But I guess that is probably up to each doctor as to when they decide the right time to remove it would be. Good luck and keep us posted!
Life is short ~ dance like no one's watching!!
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Tammy C
down 260+ pounds and loving life more than ever!!!
proud mom to Kara 12-08-1994 and our newest addition Claire Makenna born 03-26-09 weighing 6 lbs 13 ounces and 19.25 inches long and very healthy. happily dating...i honestly never knew it could be this good! there is that special Guy for everyone out there...either you already have him or you will find him when He is ready for it!
open RNY 04-25-2005
Life could not get any better than this!
My gall bladder gave me the WORST issues during my pregnancy with Kayla. Once I had her, changed up my diet & opted for WLS because of past issues mine was removed during my WLS procedure. I hope you are able to get some resolution. Its pretty common amongst WLS patients to have issues with their gall bladder following WLS if its not removed during our procedure. All best & hope you get relief soon.
Kitty Kat - Lap RNY 29th Jan 03 
Blessed Momma to ♥ Kayla & Nora ♥
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**The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat...Albert Einstein **
