Gallbladder

[ehedary 15]

I see it is common after having gastric sleeve surgery for gallbladder issues to come up i saw it's like 25 percent post op these problems occur anybody had similar problems

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[Laughkc11 107]

My mom had gastric bypass surgery 10 years ago and then had her gall bladder removed last year

[ehedary 15]

My mom had gastric bypass surgery 10 years ago and then had her gall bladder removed last year

Through all these years has she kept the weight off

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[Laughkc11 107]

Mostly yes. She lost 130 lbs initially and has fluctuated with about 10-15 lbs, but has kept it off for the most part.

Edited July 2, 2016 by Laughkc11

[sgc 538]

People don't have gallbladder issues because of the surgery. They have it because they lose weight in a short period of time. Before I got the sleeve, I had lost 100 pounds within 12 months and had to have my gallbladder removed so luckily I don't have to worry about it.

[spstarla69 16]

Agree with SGC, I also lost a lot of weight on a previous diet (and then immediately got pregnant), and those two things killed my gallbladder.

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[trekker954 421]

one of my incentives for having the WLS was I do have gallstones for years, sometimes it flares up/sometimes not so much. More and more as I put more weight on I'd get those horrible twinges and this has been confirmed by abdominal scans.. So I knew I did need to have the gallbladder removed and as my WLS surgeon says, now I get two surgeries for the price of one. The one being the WLS of course which I'm sure is way way more, but being covered by BCBS.

[daniotra 298]

People don't have gallbladder issues because of the surgery. They have it because they lose weight in a short period of time. Before I got the sleeve, I had lost 100 pounds within 12 months and had to have my gallbladder removed so luckily I don't have to worry about it.

This is correct. Your doctor can give you a medication(actigall?) that helps protect the gallbladder. My doc prescribes it for six months following surgery.

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