WHAT??? Why won't they cover it? It is not something you could help. I am sorry to hear.

Can you clarify? Insurance covered your WLS but wouldn't pay to have your GB removed and now that it needs to be they won't pay for it?

Or are you saying now that there is an issue with it they have to buck up and pay for it now?

I'm sorry you're having problems with the gallbladder. I tried to get my doctor to remove mine when he did the sleeve, but he said "no" unless I had a problem with it since not everyone has gallbladder problem after getting sleeved. Good luck with your surgery and I wish you a speedy recovery.

Ins payed for wls surgery and my doctor recommend taking gallbladder too but ins denyed gallbladder because I didn't have issue but now 4 months latter I have major issues so now they'll pay. Go figure

It's understandable that ins wouldn't pay to have it out if you weren't having issues with it. I will say you will feel sooooo much better once you get it out. Make sure you take it easy afterwards though. It took me a good two weeks before I started to feel better pain wise because I was lifting my son right after (instead of listening to the dr). Good luck!

Little worried about the lifting! I'm trying to pack up two houses to move in to our new one. Oh we'll hubby will just have to step up

Before you leave the hospital make sure they do an emezyne test. I had so many problems after getting my Gallbladder out it took me many time admitted to the hospital, home nurses, and 3 months to get over mine. There is a good chance you can get acute Pancreatitis. Then they found stones outside the gallbladder and when they went to get them they tore the bile duct. This was the worst surgery I have ever had. Child birth was better than this. This scared my family so bad it has taken me years to convience them to let me have another surgery (this is the one). I sure hope this one goes much easier. This is to inform you and not to scare you. Good luck, let me know how you are doing.

Oh no worries. Things went really well. Pain wasn't too bad compared to sleeve. I always have a bad time waking up and nausea but its day 4 since surgery and just sore so I think I'm on the road to recovery!