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Your welcome. Best of luck to you and don't take no for an answer. If you have to push your doctor for the testing then do so. We are our own best health advocates.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
Ok thank you so much! This helps a lot. I will go for more testing.
It was like this. Not sure of the medical name. If I remember correctly it took a couple of hours to complete and felt kind of weird nothing bad just odd feeling.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
Thank you so much Ladygodiva, no I still have my gallbladder. You think that's it? It is definitely on my right side, dull ache, comes and goes. Bugs me so much. Not excruciating but it's annoying. I believe you are correct. I've had tests done but they couldn't find anything. Can you tel me what procedure that was exactly with the dye? It started over a year ago and has gotten a little bit worse. I wonder if it's just in my head that after going to the bathroom, the pain lessens for that moment/ for a while.
Do you still have your gallbladder?
Before I had my revision surgery in 2015 I was getting a dull on and off pain on my right side. After numerous tests my surgeon did one with a dye substance and that showed sludge build up in my gallbladder. During my revision surgery he took my gallbladder out also.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
Hello all!
I'm 4 years out of VSG surgery and have right side pain, not in my stomach but my actual side, it's like a dull ache that comes and goes. Does anyone have this going? The doctors can't find anything wrong. They try to tell me it's a pulled muscle, well it's not. I've had this for over a year now. I've had ultra sounds and x- rays, nothing. Please help..... thank you!
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Hi there. I had to get real with myself and get back to measuring and making sure that I stayed honest with what I was entering into my fitness pal and not under estimating how much I was eating. I try to stay between 800 & 1000 calories a day. I don't do no carbs but I watch my total carbs and just work to keep those as low as possible. I make sure to log everything into my fitness pal to try to stay accountable, I have well over 2000 consecutive days logged at this point.
Had VSG on 9/28/15
Lost 161 lbs since surgery, LOST 221 lbs overall so far!! 
Hi, thank you so much for posting your story. I am hoping you wouldn't mind sharing with me some of your wisdom.
I had VSG 4.5 years ago. I have, over the past two years, seen my weight creeping up a bit and I have now added 15 pounds that I need to get rid of. Would you mind sharing with me the macros you are currently consuming each day (calories, protein grams, carbs, fat) and any other ideas that you would share for me to get back on track.
Thank you so much and happy new year to you. Agran
