Gallbladder issues??

[velvets143 2]

I was banded Nov 18th.

Jan- I had some pain in the R upper part of my belly and nausea- saw doctor- everything looked ok- let it go

Pain accompanied with nausea has continued on and off.

Lately it has been more frequent. Feel like someone punched me on my R side just under my ribs, my back hurts at times, nausous a lot of the time.

All symptoms sound like a gallbladder issue. I have heard this is common after banding, anyone have this problem??

[Mickey527 0]

I had mine out 4 months after my band.

Talk to your surgeon and ask for a HIDA scan rather than an ultrasound. My ultrasound said I had sludge in the gallbladder and the Dr said that wasn't enough of a reason to remove it. I had to have 3 episodes where I went to the ER in severe pain. I am cheap and won't pay $150 co-pay just for a shot of Demerol so I toughed it out at home.

I finally had a HIDA scan where they inject something that goes right to the gallbladder while they are doing the scan. The HIDA scan showed that my gallbladder was not functioning correctly and it was removed a few days later.

I also had severe pain, vomiting and nausea for about 2 weeks before they finally did the HIDA scan.

One note: the stuff they inject is some kind of radioactive stuff and I was given a note that I had to carry for 4 days in case I had to go through any type of security. They told me it was the same stuff that terrorists use.