Gall bladder attacks after LB...

[kwcrnp 63]

I've never had problems with my gall bladder but I think the last 2 days I've had GB attacks. I'm having one now and the pain is severe!

I know with other WLS they give you medicine to avoid this due to rapid wt loss. I don't have that medicine because the loss is to be slow. I've lost 19 lbs in 7.5 weeks.

I'll have to call my surgeon Monday and will do a liquid diet, no fat til then.

Going on a cruise in 2 weeks.......

[monymo 2813 66]

Hi, it is very common to have gall bladder problems. This happens to anyone who loses a significant amount of weight. The bile needed to process the high fat food is no longer needed and it sits in your gall bladder and can create stones. Get it checked out before you leave. Good luck in your journey. Mona

[kwcrnp 63]

Well it was severe....I had gall stone pancreatitis with my lipase almost 6000. Fortunately it dropped very fast (passed the stone). Had my GB out yesterday and I'm now home recovering.

Never planned on 2 surgergies in less then 8 weeks. My surgeon doesn't typically give Actigall to her lap band pts, but always to bypass and sleeve pts.

[HappiTam 19]

I too am back on a liquid diet after a trip to the ER on Sunday. I had terrible pain from just right of my pouch straight through to my back that was controlled that night. Tomorrow I will be seeing a surgeon and my primary physician to review the CT (which did not note gallstones), but my lipase was twice as high as the normal levels.