Roserie

It's possible to have had gallstones prior to surgery and just not known it. But I would suggest removing it if you are having attacks. Since you've had WLS you probably aren't eating high fat foods which usually cause problems for ppl that don't have their gallbladders so you should be ok. I do have a friend that had to go vegetarian bc pretty much everything she ate was making her sick after having it removed (though I know a ton of ppl who are fine with all foods afterwards).

Unless you can say you haven't had any, you are still smoking (even if it's once a month).

I urge you to quit. My surgeons office won't do the surgery if you smoke (they require you quit for a certain period of time prior to surgery). Though I think some surgeons don't tell you they are going to test you and will refuse to do it if it turns out you are smoking. I smoked for 10yrs and lost my grandmother to emphysema. My grandfather had the worst case of emphysema and COPD his drs had ever seen and that was a contributing factor to him passing away a few weeks ago. We all know how bad smoking is for us yet some of us just can't give it up. You wont quit unless you really want to (I've been begging my mom to quit for years). I will tell you you will feel ten times better once you do. You don't stink anymore (even if you THINK you don't smell like them, you do), your sense of smell is better, I stopped coughing stuff up every morning, I could actually breathe and with how expensive cigarettes have gotten think of how much you'll save. Every time you would normally buy a pack of smokes, put that money in a jar. At the end of 6mths treat yourself to a fancy dinner or a new outfit or something you really wanted but could never really afford. Good luck!

It gets pretty bad some days but I think that because I am a SAHM I never really got the chance to really rest and heal like I should have. The same group of surgeons are going to be doing my VSG surgery so I plan to talk to them about it when I meet with them to get my surgery date at the end of May. My SO jokes that they left something in my belly when they did the gallbladder removal lol.

I haven't had my sleeve surgery yet so I would have to say my Gallbladder was worse than my c-section. 7mths out from gallbladder surgery and I still have some pain from time to time on my right side where the incisions were and where my gallbladder used to be.

I guess I should mention that my attacks came no matter what I ate. I was actually scheduled to see a surgeon to have it removed and so I had already had an U/S that confirmed it was inflamed and full of stones. Some attacks gave me pain worse than when I had my c-section.

My experience with Gallbladder attacks were this: severe burning pain between shoulder blades slightly to the right, pain under ribs on right side and severe nausea that often lead to throwing up. My final one that caused me to go to the hospital had me feeling severely out of it and unable to focus on anything.

just looking for some suggestions or recipes to make it taste better. It's not bad persay, at least not compared to some of the protein powders I've had in the past but any tips would be appreciated.

I was just there in Dec. Saw the Sweet Lights, the caves, ZooAmerica and some other stuff.

I am looking for something that maybe allows me to track protein content and allows me to fill in my own or pick from recipes.

I've got mfp but I am looking for something that will allow me to make a weekly/monthly meal plan with recipes and allow me to input my own. I do plan to use mfp to track calories and protein though.

I love your confidence, keep up the good work.

Did you use BCBS insurance by chance? And what testing did he have you do?

In the first trimester you only need to up your caloric intake by 300 calories, 350 in your second and up to 500 in your third. That's to maintain your weight. Maybe speak to your dr or a NUT about what they suggest to make sure you are getting enough nutrition for you and the LO. Remember to stay active. The more active you are through pregnancy the easier your labor will generally be and the easier it will be to work off the weight afterwards. I'm actually planning to try for my second about a yr out from surgery. Congrats and good luck!

Did you like him? I have an appointment with him on May 30th to have my office visit and get my surgery date.

It's understandable that ins wouldn't pay to have it out if you weren't having issues with it. I will say you will feel sooooo much better once you get it out. Make sure you take it easy afterwards though. It took me a good two weeks before I started to feel better pain wise because I was lifting my son right after (instead of listening to the dr). Good luck!

Where are you going for your surgery, or have you already had it?

I'm in Pipersville and using Dr Harrison in Lehigh Valley.

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It took me a few weeks before I wasn't in a lot of pain. For me, most pain killers are like taking tylenol. For some reason my body doesn't react well.

My dietitian said 25g in one sitting.

drama llamas aside, I think you look great! keep up the good work!