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I started having stomach pain around July 26 or 27...It finally started to subside 4 or 5 days later...than started back on the 3rd...I went to work on the 5th and had to call my boss that I couldn't make it...I went straight to the ER at 5am... After the blood tests it was determined that I had pancreatitis...my pancreas emzymes were off the chart...the ER staff couldn' believe I drove to the ER... A cat scan was done but it didn't show any gallstones so they weren't sure what was causing the pancreatitis... I was admitted to the hospital and an Ultrasound was done and that discovered the gallstones...On the afternoon of the 6th I had 5 gallstones removed that were blocking the duct from my pancreas... On Wed my gallbladder was removed...The Dr. said my gallbladder had between 40 and 50 gallstones in it... I don't know if my results would have been any different if I had gone in sooner but I wouldn't have had to go through almost 2 weeks of pain... Talking with the medical staff at the hospital it appears that once someone starts having gallstones they will keep getting them until the gallbladder is removed...

I posted this in the Intro Group but figured I would post here as well since I am definitely in this group... Hello, I am in Richmond Va. and just went to the group seminar Thursday and am going to call to schedule my consult tomorrow...I am very excited yet nervous about this... I have a severe amount to loose - I weigh somewhere over 500 lbs - so I have a very long journey ahead of me... I have been reading a lot of the posts on here...I find it interesting that people try to keep it a secret from family and friends... I guess I am lucky...my mom encouraged me to attend the seminar and even went with me...as I get closer to having the surgery I will probably tell my close friends about it...I know they want to see me loose the weight and if they know my situation they can help keep me on track when I am with them...

Hello, I am in Richmond Va. and just went to the group seminar Thursday and am going to call to schedule my consult tomorrow...I am very excited yet nervous about this...I have a severe amount to loose - I weigh somewhere over 500 lbs - so I have very long journey ahead of me... I have been reading a lot of the posts on here...I find it interesting that people try to keep it a secret from family and friends... I guess I am lucky...my mom encouraged me to attend the seminar and even went with me...as I get closer to having the surgery I will probably tell my close friends about it...I know they want to see me loose the weight and if they know my situation they can help keep me on track when I am with them...