I DIDN'T KNOW THEY COULD TAKE YA GALL BLADDER OUT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE SLEEVE ???

I'VE HAD GALL STONES FOR OVER 20 AND WOULD HAVE LVED THEM TO TAKE OUT MY GALL BLADDER AT THE SAME TIME WHY DINT THEY ASK ME ???

ANN :0))) x

I would think going over your medical history would have been a great place to mention that you've had gallstones for 20 years.

Also, how does someone have gallstones for 20 years? Does it get worse over time? I'm just curious. I know surgeons are very quick to remove the gall bladder at the first sign of stones and I didn't know if that was something that could improve with time and diet or not.

A lot of people have gall stones. Unless they become a problem by leaving the gall bladder and causing an attack or, as mine is doing, become so full it's an issue you often don't know you have them. Obesity causes stones for a variety of reasons but ironically, one of the main reasons is from the dieting. And as people lose weight quickly they often have gall bladder issues.

I told my surgeon from jump I wanted mine out at the same time. It's the anesthesia that bothers me, not the surgery itself so if I can save being put under, I'll do it.

I had to provide my ultrasound 2 weeks before surgery (it was done 2 years ago but they don't expire from an insurance point of view -- stones don't go away) and he will do it at the same time. He said it adds 15 minutes to the operation and the person can't really tell any difference. However, the process of eating foods again can be a bit different as the gall bladder is a part of the digestive system and another part you've jacked up.

I'm planned for 4/27. Hoping I get to drop at least 1 pound by losing the organ. It's packed with stones, one larger than a golf ball. I'm wondering if he'd be allowed to give that to me as my souvenir.

I am being sleeved tomorrow and I will have my gall bladder taken out at the same time. Glad to know it only adds 15 minutes to the surgery. I thought it would extend it alot and I didn't relish the thought of being asleep for a long time.

Cathy

Good luck to you! wish mine were tomorrow, too!

I am being sleeved tomorrow and I will have my gall bladder taken out at the same time. Glad to know it only adds 15 minutes to the surgery. I thought it would extend it alot and I didn't relish the thought of being asleep for a long time.

Cathy

I HAD GALL STONES REALLY BAD PAIN ,WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS A BABY ,,,,,,SHE IS NOW 35

SO IT'S OVER 20 YEARS MAYBE 30 , WHEN THEY WERE REALLY BAD THEY TOLD ME NOT TO EAT GREASY FOOD , BUT WHEN I DID I WAS OK , IT WAS WHEN I TE HEALTHY FOOD IT WAS BAD ????????

ANY WAY IF THEY CAN TAKE IT OUT I WILL LET THEM IT'S NOT MUCH GOOD TO YOU ,

AND MINE WAS FULL OF STONES 30YEARS AGO ,,,NOT SURE IF THE STONES GO AWAY , I'VE NOT HAD ANT PAIN FOR YEARS AND YEARS,THEY JUST SAID LEAVE WELL ALONE ,,,,

ANN XXXX

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I HAD GALL STONES REALLY BAD PAIN ,WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS A BABY ,,,,,,SHE IS NOW 35

SO IT'S OVER 20 YEARS MAYBE 30 , WHEN THEY WERE REALLY BAD THEY TOLD ME NOT TO EAT GREASY food , BUT WHEN I DID I WAS OK , IT WAS WHEN I TE HEALTHY FOOD IT WAS BAD ????????

ANY WAY IF THEY CAN TAKE IT OUT I WILL LET THEM IT'S NOT MUCH GOOD TO YOU ,

AND MINE WAS FULL OF STONES 30YEARS AGO ,,,NOT SURE IF THE STONES GO AWAY , I'VE NOT HAD ANT PAIN FOR YEARS AND YEARS,THEY JUST SAID LEAVE WELL ALONE ,,,,

ANN XXXX

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I'm the EXACT same way. I didn't get it. Everyone says it's about digesting fat but it's something like eating a fresh piece of fruit with skin on it that sets me off. I told my doctor and he just sort of grinned. He said it's more complicated than saying just fat. It's about how much work your system has to do to digest something. And some of those healthy foods take as much effort as fat. But I guess for the average person, fat will cause issues. The rest of us are the sometimes ones.

Glad to know it's not just me!

And, an attack happens when those stones leave the gall bladder so it's probably best to get it out. If you know it's full, it would just be a good way to avoid having a full blown attack which can be agony.