just had gallbladder removed had complications...WOULD YOU STILL GET BANDED???

[LessyAudra 1]

I just had my gallbladder removed Thursday but because of a very enlarged liver I had to get 5 incisions instead of 4. Saturday night I was admitted into the hospital w a possible leak.Sunday morning emergency surgery to have a stent put in. M due to get banded November 17 but m kinda nervous after all of this and the pain SHOULD I GET REOPENED AND GET BANDED??? WOULD YOU???

[m1aman 944]

Wow! You have been through a lot already. All I know to say is this..... I finally admitted to myself that I could not lose weight on my own after years of trying and failing. I also have diabetes and the complications have started to show. So yes, I would follow through with the surgery if it was me. Maybe you could postpone it until you are sure you are completely healed.

[NYC Girl 14]

Just saw your post and it is remarkably like mine!

I was scheduled for banding on May 5, 2011, but landed in the ER on April 22 with a massive gall bladder attack and was admitted to the hospital. There were complications when I was operated on, and was in the hospital almost 8 days, and even readmitted three days later because of a high temperature. Needless to say, my banding was delayed.

Interestingly enough, I lost almost 15 lbs over the summer since my gallbladder surgery, and this made me rethink the banding. However, I decided to go ahead and was banded Sept 12. Reason I went ahead was that I realized two things:

1. Gallbladder problems were probably due to my obesity, and this probably won't change without banding,

2. Although I lost weight this summer because the stomach surgery affected my hunger, this was unlikely to continue. Also, it was clear that an "operation" could affect my appetite, and that was likely to happen with the banding. This turned out to be true.

So, give a good long time to heal, and then consider your situation. Most likely the reasons you wanted to go ahead won't have changed.

Lisa

I just had my gallbladder removed Thursday but because of a very enlarged liver I had to get 5 incisions instead of 4. Saturday night I was admitted into the hospital w a possible leak.Sunday morning emergency surgery to have a stent put in. M due to get banded November 17 but m kinda nervous after all of this and the pain SHOULD I GET REOPENED AND GET BANDED??? WOULD YOU???

[Jess55 97]

Well, complications do arise. I work at an specialty/emergency veterinary hospital and I know of at least 2 cases where the surgeons have had to go back in on a cholycystectomy (gall bladder removal) because of a leak. So it is a complication that can happen. So it sucks that you were one that had it happen, but it can happen.

As for your liver, well if you do a pre op diet to shrink your liver, hopefully that won't happen.

The decision to go forward is up to you, but if you are truly ready to change your life, go for it.

[screeden 21]

talk to your surgeon and see what he thinks. might be a good idea to postpone it for a month or so, just to let your body heal from the surgeries you have had. i had mine out 9 years ago, and on of my incisions from that surgery was reused, so i didn't have a new scar. that was awesome for me. hope you get better soon. i thought the gallbladder recovery was much rougher than the lapband recovery.

[Jachut 487]

I'd take your doctors advice as to the timing of it, but if you've got a huge liver and have had gallbladder problems, its a pretty good bet that your obesity is behind it. These are clear signs of the effect obesity is having on your health and you can bet your bottom dollar that there's other problems brewing away. Your heart disease risk, your cancer risk, it'll all be well elevated. So I'd still definitely plan on doing the surgery, its just a matter of when. And you know that since your liver is already enlarged, that pre op diet is very very important to shrink it.

Its depressing but take it as a sign of how much good you are going to do for yourself and use it for motivation.