Gallbladder removal

[shy1 34]

Hi everyone. I am new here and going through the pre-op process. I had my consult with the surgeon today and they found on my US that I have gall stones. He said that they would remove the gallbladder during my VSG surgery. Has anyone else had this done? I'm now worried that the process to get a date for my VSG will not move fast enough and I will end up having to have my gallbladder removed beforehand which will push back my VSG date. Apparently the stones are fairly big and I've been having symptoms for months that I didn't realize.

Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks

[LittleLizzieLilliput 919]

I had the VGS, gallbladder removal and hernia repair all that the same time. You do run the risk of needing to go into emergency surgery to remove your gallbladder but mostly not. For a little context, I went through 18 months of gallbladder attacks before they figured it out and even THEN they only removed it at the same time as my VGS surgery. And I was put in ICU once and in the hospital for a week a separate time due to the gallbladder. lol! Chances are you will just have to suffer with the gallstones until the surgery. But be on the lookout for any pancreatic attack symptoms as thats what happened to me when I threw a gallstone and it blocked my pancreas. F'd me up but good.

[Berry78 4,261]

Cross your fingers that the surgery date is soon enough.

[shy1 34]

I had the VGS, gallbladder removal and hernia repair all that the same time. You do run the risk of needing to go into emergency surgery to remove your gallbladder but mostly not. For a little context, I went through 18 months of gallbladder attacks before they figured it out and even THEN they only removed it at the same time as my VGS surgery. And I was put in ICU once and in the hospital for a week a separate time due to the gallbladder. lol! Chances are you will just have to suffer with the gallstones until the surgery. But be on the lookout for any pancreatic attack symptoms as thats what happened to me when I threw a gallstone and it blocked my pancreas. F'd me up but good.

Thanks so much for sharing your story. Makes me feel a lot better. This process can be so stressful!

[shy1 34]

Cross your fingers that the surgery date is soon enough.

Fingers crossed! [emoji18]

[Berry78 4,261]

I saw my primary doc today, and she suspects gallbladder issues too. Gonna get an ultrasound!

What sort of symptoms did you have?

[Cateyez001 28]

I had my gallbladder removed July 2015. It felt like real bad gas pains and nothing would help the pain. So went to ER it was my gallbladder they wanted me to have it out but I was graduating from college that same afternoon. So they gave me pain meds in the hospital and I was fine. I ate a really bland diet and put off the surgery until I was able to find a surgeon that could remove my lapband at the same time. So 2 months later got it taken out. But I didn't have any attacks during those 2 months because I read up on what not to eat. Believe me the pain was so bad I didn't risk eating anything that could flare it up.

[shy1 34]

I saw my primary doc today, and she suspects gallbladder issues too. Gonna get an ultrasound!

What sort of symptoms did you have?

I have pain right under my right breast near my ribs. It can be mistaken for gas pains. Also, sometimes I feel nauseous or have diarrhea right after I eat certain foods. I cut out fried foods a few months ago because of this. All this time it was my gallbladder. Are you having similar symptoms?

[Newme17 3,444]

Had mine out about 15 years ago and it caused a crippling pain my abdomen, after I ate Cheetos, that required me to go to the ER. To this day, I haven't eaten cheetos. But if you can get it taken care of the at the same time as the VSG, then that's great. Just watch the diet and pray no awful pain comes before then.

[shy1 34]

Had mine out about 15 years ago and it caused a crippling pain my abdomen, after I ate Cheetos, that required me to go to the ER. To this day, I haven't eaten cheetos. But if you can get it taken care of the at the same time as the VSG, then that's great. Just watch the diet and pray no awful pain comes before then.

I am praying so hard...lol! I almost feel paranoid now.

[Berry78 4,261]

1 hour ago, shy1 said:

I have pain right under my right breast near my ribs. It can be mistaken for gas pains. Also, sometimes I feel nauseous or have diarrhea right after I eat certain foods. I cut out fried foods a few months ago because of this. All this time it was my gallbladder. Are you having similar symptoms?

Well, hard to say. She pressed on my abdomen right under my right rib cage, and kinda hung out there. She asked if it hurt, and there was a sharpish pinchy feeling. It didn't hurt before, but kinda ached for 20 minutes after she pressed on it.

I do get sporatic diarrhea, and frequent oil slicks in the toilet. Hadn't really tied it to specific foods.

In general my BMs are like a box of chocolates, as in "I never know what I'm gonna get". Pasta sauce comes out reddish, Peanut Butter comes out peanut butterish colored, etc. Maybe not quite as dramatic as it sounds, but something seems amiss...

The Protein shake fast is doing crazy things too.

[Newme17 3,444]

1 hour ago, shy1 said:

I am praying so hard...lol! I almost feel paranoid now.

I'll pray for you too hon. You will be fine.