Gall Bladder

[AngelMae2105 1]

I have read a lot about people having a gall bladder exam before their surgery. But I already have had my gall bladder removed, does anyone think that is going to be a problem???

I had it removed two months after I gave birth to my baby so it has been 2 years next month since my surgery. I was just wondering if anyone else had their gall bladder removed before having lap band surgery or if it might cause a problem??

TIA

[AZChick289 1]

I had my removed also before my surgery.. A lot of people have trouble with the gall bladder after surgery ..Weight loss can cause in some people gall stones ..So we have our out of the way and good to go ...

[MyMeshelle 2]

I had mine out last year.. and im having surgery on friday.... there is going to be no problem at all...

[AngelMae2105 1]

Thanks everyone!!

[juliegeraci 7]

I had mine removed almost 7 years ago, 5 years preop. There wasn't a problem at all.

[vegasgirl44 0]

I had my removed also before my surgery.. A lot of people have trouble with the gall bladder after surgery ..Weight loss can cause in some people gall stones ..So we have our out of the way and good to go ...

Do some people really have problems with their gallbladder after surgery? wow! I actually have gallstones, but never had my gallbladder removed. I told my surgeon and he didn't say anything. Does anybody know about this? I had no idea that weight loss could hurt the gallbladder.

[dolly_lala 0]

I have read a lot about people having a gall bladder exam before their surgery. But I already have had my gall bladder removed, does anyone think that is going to be a problem???

I had it removed two months after I gave birth to my baby so it has been 2 years next month since my surgery. I was just wondering if anyone else had their gall bladder removed before having lap band surgery or if it might cause a problem??

TIA

haha i had my gallbladder removed two months to the day after having my son as well...dern babies lol, but i'm not sure about issues and stuff i was wondering that myself..

[vegasgirl44 0]

haha i had my gallbladder removed two months to the day after having my son as well...dern babies lol, but i'm not sure about issues and stuff i was wondering that myself..

dolly, I had my first (and LAST) gallbladder attack the month after I had my daughter. Isn't that weird? Back then, I knew absolutely nothing about medical issues or the medical field, and when I went to the surgeon consult, he humiliated me something horrible. I had lost 32 lbs when I was pregnant and gained 33, so I really only gained a pound during my pregnancy. After I gave birth, I continued to lose another 30 lbs or so and then had my attack. The surgeon told me I had to lose 100 lbs in 3 months and then he would take it out. I was so upset and went crying out of his office. I was 35. The scheduler felt horrible and asked if I wanted to see another surgeon in the practice. That was the ONLY practice my insurance covered. Weird. Anyway, after talking to my mother, who said that on HMOs, doctors only get paid for a certain number of procedures per year, and he had probably already hit his quota, as it was October, so he probably wanted to push the surgery back to the beginning of the year. I then made an appt with one of his colleagues. When I went, he looked so much like John F. Kennedy, Jr. (ie HOT) and I thought, I don't want this man to see me practically naked! So, I never went back. I've never had an attack since then, take Tagament with me wherever I go, and pray for the best. And here I was, so proud of myself because I had lost all of this weight. I hope that doctor was sued for malpractice since then!