Gallbladder out - who else

[Riz2006 242]

I'm 3.5 months post op and down 96lbs. I have had a couple gallbladder attacks (well what we believe were). Surgeon recommended taking my gallbladder out so we scheduled it for end of July. It is outpatient. He said recovery is easier then sleeve surgery generally.

If you have had yours out how was your recovery compared to the sleeve surgery?

[Soma 1]

Hi,

Sorry to hear that you will do the surgery....

Any idea what caused this to happen? Did you take Ursofalk (a medicine to help the gallbladder not to develop stones or issues post surgery) post gastric surgery for 6 month or did your doctor not prescribe it to start with?

[Riz2006 242]

My surgeon said fast weightloss can cause it. guess it's a price I have to pay, could be worse.

No prescription post surgery other then the acid reflux mess that i have a prescription for.

[BizzyB 119]

I had mine out a few years ago. Recovery was pretty quick and simple.

I thought my post surgery pain was a little bit more than the sleeve but only due to the location of the middle incision (right at my navel).

[hillgirly 228]

I had my gallbladder out 2 mos after vsg. It's pretty common with any rapid weight loss. Thankfully, I just felt uncomfortable on my right side & the doctor sent me for an ultrasound. It showed I had 3 fairly large gallstones, but I never had a full blown attack. I thought it was much easier to recover from than the sleeve surgery, but I really didn't have a bad recovery with that either.

Good luck to you and I'm sure you'll feel better soon!

[autumn23242 46]

I had sleeve surgery in december 2014 and have lost about 70lbs since december 1 2014. I had several gallbladder attacks between february and june. Ultrasound showed lots of little stones and some inflammation. Gallbladder removal and gastroscopy was just done on monday june 22 2015. At home recovering now. They had me in on sunday, surgery monday and home tuesday. Felt really good monday, tuesday and wednesday. Way better then the sleeve. Since wednesday night i have extreme pain whenever i eat. They did see gastritis on the scope and prescribed me pantoloc for acid. Not sure at this point what is causing the pain... have to try the meds and cross fingers it gets better! But overall gallbladder was better then the sleeves. I had 7 incisions with sleeve and 5 with gall bladder. No incision pain this time and less gas pain in my shoulders and chest.

Good luck with your surgery!!