It wasn't all in my head...GALLSTONES

[Malice X Girl 0]

So the doc wasn't supposed to tell me but got permission to. The pain I was having was due to gallstones getting stuck. OH THE PAIN! I have to wait a few days to talk to my doc after he gets the results and then we'll go from there. The problem is, I told people at work I had my gallbladder out when I was really getting the lapband. NOT GOOD. So now i'm at a loss for what to do.

[KariK 0]

Omy goodness, you poor thing, now you have a hiatial hernia???

Sorry to hear about the gallbladder. Im worried I may have to have mine out too. So far the only thing that seems to set it off is nuts. So I avoid eating any nut like the plague.

[S@ssen@ch 745]

I feel for ya. My band surgeon actually told me to seek counseling for the pain I was experiencing that turned out to be gall stones.

I like the hiatal hernia idea. Even if you would develop that later, it's not uncommon for them to re-occur. Poor dear

[Malice X Girl 0]

Aww...haha that's a good idea. I know I couldn't go with appendectimy because that would happen next. *Bleh! I can't afford to take time off of work, it is way too early in the year. Supposedly ALOT of bandsters have theirs removed. Who knew

[Alexandra 55]

The good news is that it's NOT all in your head! Now that you know what it is, you can have it taken care of. A followup procedure to a surgery is not all that uncommon; don't get specific with your colleagues and maybe they won't pry.

There's no question a potential side effect of significant weight loss is gall stones, and yep, lots of WLS patients have theirs removed as a result. So far I've had no trouble, knock wood, but it's not at all uncommon. Good luck and I hope you're feeling better soon!!

[Malice X Girl 0]

We teach...and gossip, but yes hopefully it'll all be good. I'm glad you haven't had any trouble, hopefully everything will go smoothly. I know it'll be a few days before I hear from my doc. before we even talk about who to go to next. He will refer me to someone else (because the dr. is my lapband doc) so who knows. I just hope the pain doesn't come back until we get this taken care of.

[seppi 0]

I didn't tell anyone anything. I took 3 sick days and went back to work. I was a little sore but not terrible. I didn't want to take too much more because I would have to get checked by our medical department to get cleared and they keep you out forever, especially if it's personal sick time and not work related. If you need more time, could you tell them thats it's something female? Sometimes that keeps people from asking too much.

[*susan* 1,709]

I am glad you found out what was causing your pain and that is wasn't "just all in your head". Hopefully you will get everything taken care of soon and be feeling well again in no time at all.

[mini_me 3]

awww, malice, i hope that hernia repair goes off well.....((winks))

[CCBSTX 0]

Hope your "hernia" surgery goes well! Nice to know, what it is...

Shawn