Gallstones Anyone?

[ShrinkyDinkMe22 376]

Just had my preop abdominal ultrasound and found out I have gallstones. Tech said my Dr will call me to discuss. Have any of you also had your gallbladder removed? So as of now I am having the sleeve with hiatal hernia repair and now possible gallbladder removal. Any insight would be helpful. Thanks!!!

[ibehere10 163]

Might as well get it. All done at one time. Chances are if you don't , the gallbladder may blow shortly after your surgery and you will have to go back in for surgery. Luckily my gallbladder was taken out many years ago.

Good luck

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

I'm 1 year post op and I have been dx with gallstones. I wish they would of taken out my gallbladder when I had the surgery. Now they won't do anything because I don't have any pain etc...

[JenC 90]

I'm having my gallbladder out tomorrow. The attacks that I have had recently have been excrutiating!!! actually felt like I was having the big life ending heart attack. I am 3 months vsg post op and everything has been going so great that I'm really upset to have to recover from another abdominal surgery so soon. I did not have any gallbladder attacks prior to surgery so the docs are assuming it is from the rapid weight loss. So if you already have stones I wonder what the proabablilty of future attacks will be for you once you start losing your weight. I wouldn't wish what I've experienced from a gallbladder perspective on anyone. It truly has bee one on the most painful and scary experiences I have ever had. If they're offering to take it out you seriously might want to consider it. Good luck to you.

[Pixie Jen 7]

I am one year post-op and I just had my gallbladder out yesterday after having severe attacks for the last month. I wouldn't hesitate to have it out during your sleeve surgery. I wish I would have had gallstones a year ago just so I wouldn't have had to go through another surgery.

[ShrinkyDinkMe22 376]

Sorry to you that have had attacks. I know they can be painful. I personally have not experienced one but a very close friend just had hers out a few months ago. I saw the pain and the amount of er trips she had. I have to wait on a call from the surgeon but if he recommends it I might as well get it out.

Thanks for all the responses.

[newgrandmother 725]

mines is flaring up im 7 weeks post op i am not trying to go under the knife anytime soon

[kaysonsmom 59]

I had stones before being sleeved but had no issues so it was left alone. Was sleeved July 12 and needed gallbladder out August 12 because I was in so much pain.

[sarahr0 66]

I didn't know I had gallstones until I had my ultrasound. my dr was able to take my gallbladder out while doing my sleeve surgery. no problems at all

[sarahr0 66]

he said it was best to get it out while doing the sleev3e.. otherwise he said I woul probably need it out like 2 weeks after surgery so why go user the knife twice if I didn't have to. he said one way you get gallstones from extreme weight loss

[stacie9229 7]

I had my gangsta-gallbladder out at 5mo post op (last month).

I'd INSIST they remove at the same time. It's showing you what's coming and if it would save you what I went through...

The blackout-level pain made me pull over once to try to catch my breath - I pulled over in front of the local PD "just in case", so someone would find me if I died. Not even kidding, It's that bad.

I was crushed to have another surgery so soon. I was just getting my energy back & it took the wind right out of my sails & sent me back to square one. I counted on the "being just fine in 2 or 3 days" but I surely was not. I still really am not.

Do yourself a favor and insist.):

[doxieville 799]

I had my gangsta-gallbladder out at 5mo post op (last month).

I'd INSIST they remove at the same time. It's showing you what's coming and if it would save you what I went through...

The blackout-level pain made me pull over once to try to catch my breath - I pulled over in front of the local PD "just in case"' date=' so someone would find me if I died. Not even kidding, It's that bad.

I was crushed to have another surgery so soon. I was just getting my energy back & it took the wind right out of my sails & sent me back to square one. I counted on the "being just fine in 2 or 3 days" but I surely was not. I still really am not.

Do yourself a favor and insist.):[/quote']

I had mine out 6 weeks after my sleeve surgery. It took a LOT out of me also.

[JenC 90]

I had mine out last Wednesday. And I am soo relieved to have it gone. Black-out pain is a good description of the severity of the attacks. The pathology came back and it's description said "innumerial number of stones"...too many to count.

One thing I wish I would have discussed with the surgeon doing the removal was how he would close the incision sites and that minimizing scarring was important to me. He stapled them and I will have scars... kind of a hack job. I went to a well respected surgeon for my VSg who was very good at minimizing the scarring and made sure I would not have an ugly belly afterwards. It did not even occur to me that I should have discussed the scarring with the surgeon who took my gallbladder...I know it will not be as pretty a site as Dr. Aceves left. My scars from my VSG were almost gone and these staple marks will not go away as easily. I have a bride of frankenstein belly button right now

[Fiddleman 4,376]

Might as well get it. All done at one time. Chances are if you don't ' date=' the gallbladder may blow shortly after your surgery and you will have to go back in for surgery. Luckily my gallbladder was taken out many years ago.

Good luck[/quote']

My surgeon refused to take it out with the sleeve surgery, even though I wanted him to after reading 70% sleevers have gallbladder issues during researching the surgery. Now I am hoping to be part of 30% rather than 70%.

[Fallenangel2904 494]

I'm pre op and have gallstones as well. They told me it wasn't a cause for concern yet since I haven't had any really attacks, but after surgery there is a high possibility that I may need it out. I think I have had some mild discomfort from it but I never knew it was gallbladder pain, but after finding out about the stones I looked up symptoms and realized I have had some of them. So we'll see what happens, but there is a good chance if you have gallstones pre op it will worsen after weight loss surgery (since extreme weight loss and high Protein diets are two things that can lead to stones)