So I've been having severe pain in my back.. First it started out in my lower back, then eventually moved to my shoulder/neck area. It's currently behind my bra strap area.. My doctor sent me for a ultrasound of my gall bladder and a CT scan of my abdomen (for back pain, odd! I know) anyway I have an appt tomorrow to discuss whatever my results are with my doctor. A nurse at the imaging center said gall bladder stones are common with weight loss surgeries..

My question is, did any of you have gall bladder issues post op?

Banded 7/5/2012

I started having stomach pain around July 26 or 27...It finally started to subside 4 or 5 days later...than started back on the 3rd...I went to work on the 5th and had to call my boss that I couldn't make it...I went straight to the ER at 5am...

After the blood tests it was determined that I had pancreatitis...my pancreas emzymes were off the chart...the ER staff couldn' believe I drove to the ER...

A cat scan was done but it didn't show any gallstones so they weren't sure what was causing the pancreatitis...

I was admitted to the hospital and an Ultrasound was done and that discovered the gallstones...On the afternoon of the 6th I had 5 gallstones removed that were blocking the duct from my pancreas...

On Wed my gallbladder was removed...The Dr. said my gallbladder had between 40 and 50 gallstones in it...

I don't know if my results would have been any different if I had gone in sooner but I wouldn't have had to go through almost 2 weeks of pain...

Talking with the medical staff at the hospital it appears that once someone starts having gallstones they will keep getting them until the gallbladder is removed...

thats scary stuff. i had xrays done years ago and they found two calcified stones under the gall bladder. we dont know if they were calcified glands or not. i never followed up on that one. i get general pain in both left and right side of my abdo.. .but ive always put it down to some colitis. I have more win in my gut since the band surgery. Has anyone else got more '' wind'' pain since surgery??

I cant imagine how much pain you must have been in. How on earth you drove yourself?? At least you are through all that now and im sure that having the gall bladder removed will make all the difference to you. Tell me, has your weight loss been quick?? have you lost a lot of weight ??