Gall Bladder and RNY
I just found out that I am definitley having my Gall Bladder removed when I have my RNY surgery. They didn't say exactly what is wrong with it but I am assuming I have stones. I guess better they remove it now than have to have another surgery later. Does anyone know if that increases recovery time/recovery difficulty by a lot?
HW: 295 / SW: 273 / CW: 169.4 / GW: 140 / Dream Goal: 120
Height: 5'3.5" - *22lbs of my weightloss was lost pre-surgery.
Good to know! Thank you. I am so nervous as I have never even had one surgery, let alone two things combined into one surgery... not that I would rather wait and have it removed later.
HW: 295 / SW: 273 / CW: 169.4 / GW: 140 / Dream Goal: 120
Height: 5'3.5" - *22lbs of my weightloss was lost pre-surgery.
I had my gall bladder at the same time I had my rny. My surgery was a little longer than ppl who didn't have their's removed but that was it. I had surgery on a Monday, came home on Wednesday and didn't need to take any of my pain meds. By Thursday I was walking around the grocery store (i didnt drive myself). So no, I doesn't add to your recovery (atleast mine didn't)
I don't think it added any extra time to my recovery and since I was having pain for years before my surgery I was thankful to have it gone. I did notice though, that for about a month post-op even after I started eating solid foods I was still getting loose-bile filled stools because of my liver dumping bile into my system wiley-niley. But, it did get better.
I just had mine out, 1 1/2 years after surgery. About a year ago they discovered I had gallstones, but did not tell the surgeon. When he found out he advised me to have it out as it I developed problems later, they would have to go through my old stomch if stones got in the bile duct. I wish they had taken mine right away. Would have saved me some money.
Steve
Steve
You'll do fine! I have my gallbladder removed same time as RNY and I wouldn't have had it any other way. Kill two birds in one stone, and glad that its over with. I did have a lot of pain afterwards. Was pretty sore for a couple weeks but I was up and moving after discharged home. So yes its a piece of cake, and yes there will be some pain afterwards but not long... GOod luck to ...
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