How is life without a gallbladder?
Exactly the same as it was before I had it removed...except afterward (and this was years before WLS) I was able to eat steak, eggs and ice cream again without suffering debilitating pains that would cause me to pass out - literally!
Crazy, so to be clear you passed out due to your gallbladder due to the foods?
Certain high-fatty foods would cause a gallbladder attack. And the pain from that was so intense that it made me pass out. Not the food - the pain from the attack, which feels a whole lot like a heart attack. VERY glad not to have to deal with that anymore!
Tracy 5'3" HW: 235 SW: 218 CW: 132 M1: -22 M2: -13 M3: -12 M4: -9 M5: -8 M6: -10 M7: -4
Goal reached in 7 months and 1 week!
Lower Body Lift w/Dr. Barnthouse 7-8-15
Okay so it looks like a toss up, some are affected some aren't. Looks like most aren't affected. The affected had diarrhea like symptoms, which I am to expect with the DS, but now I'm thinking it's because of the lack of gallbladder. Hmmm.. If anyone can attest to the loose stools and lack of gallbladder please let me know. Either way, it doesn't seem too much like that big a deal. Thanks, your answers have helped me, and if anyone wants to add more they are welcome to.
Who's your surgeon? Many DS surgeons do routinely remove both the gall bladder and the appendix, not because they're "in the way", but because removing them automatically eliminates two possible causes of abdominal pain or surgery. (In other words, if you present with abdominal pain, they KNOW it ain't your gall bladder or your appendix, and so don't waste time checking them.)
Many, many people develop gall bladder trouble after WLS or rapid weight loss from any reason. Your gall bladder doesn't really DO anything, it's just a storage tank for the bile your pancreas produces. I did have mine out during my DS, and I've never missed it at all. (*grin*)
