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RandiCartmill    18

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Has anyone else had there gall bladder removed after being banded??, I've been having extreme attacks for a week now I go in tomorrow morning to have it out as my Dr said rapid weight loss causes this.. I'm almost 8 weeks post OP and down 45 since surg 65 with my pre OP diet. Only thing I'm really worried about is having those gas pains again,:/ well they unfill my band?

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asquill17    72

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I'm going for a consult tomorrow I feel my gall bladder is giving me problems... What do your "attacks" feel like?

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asquill17    72

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And I understand rapid weight loss. I was down 125 in the first 12 months.

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RandiCartmill    18

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I'm going for a consult tomorrow I feel my gall bladder is giving me problems... What do your "attacks" feel like?

Its in the right upper quadrant area its a sharp Pain that radiates into my back and shoulder and it makes me sick to my stomach and throw up. I eat very healthy no fat at all and when my surgeon sent me too the er a few says ago my gall bladder was extremely dialated full of sludge and a stone so he scheduled me for surgery right away as it can be damaging to the band if not taken out.. Call your surgeon and let them know what's going on they'll prob take it out. My Dr said once it starts it doesn't stop due to the rapid weight loss... Good luck girly hope you get it taken care of.. I'll be so much happier once its out living in constant pain the past week has been hell :(

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RandiCartmill    18

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And I understand rapid weight loss. I was down 125 in the first 12 months.

That's awesome!!! I can't wait to hit the 100 lbs lost club.. Even after losing 65 in a little over two months I'm feeLing so much better.. Only 55 more to go for me :)

Is your photo of you doing a mud run?

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justathing2me    146

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I was banded 8/1/2012 and just had my gallbladder out on 10/5. In my opinion, I found the recovery much easier than the band.

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asquill17    72

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That's awesome!!! I can't wait to hit the 100 lbs lost club.. Even after losing 65 in a little over two months I'm feeLing so much better.. Only 55 more to go for me :)

Is your photo of you doing a mud run?

Yes :) I participated in warrior dash the past 2 years!

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RandiCartmill    18

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I was banded 8/1/2012 and just had my gallbladder out on 10/5. In my opinion' date=' I found the recovery much easier than the band.[/quote']

That's good to know. Did they unfill you?

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justathing2me    146

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That's good to know. Did they unfill you?

Nope, no unfill, just 4 more incisions in addtion to the 5 from band surgery. Also, the gas pains were nothing compared to band surgery.

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honk    780

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Once the gall bladder is gone the pains should go as well. Though when I was younger (I had it out 24 years ago) I sometimes had phantom pain during PMS. Not sure why but they only came during PMS.

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asquill17    72

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Update! GI Scope went very well!! No erosion or slippage! We're gonna rule out gallbladder now :) so happy it's not my band!!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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