All of those with their gall bladders, please raise your hands. Given the incidence of gall bladder surgery with repeated weight loss attempts, I was curious how many gall bladders have survived and how many have been sacrificed. Thanks!

Mslynn

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Now my vote wasn't exactly true because I had mine out at the same time as my band! It was playing up and so it made me want the band at the same time and things worked out just fine.

Yep, mine's there and its healthy. Nobody in my family has ever had gall bladder problems and there's a very strong genetic component.

still have mine but all my close friends had thiers out!!!!

Had mine out 10 years ago after a 60 pound wieght loss on my own.......banded on Wednesday......... so far so good.

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I still have mine and it seems to be pretty healthy.

No-one in my family has had their's removed either so I agree,there must be a strong genetic component because Lord knows I have yoyo dieted with the best of them.

all my family has had thiers out.... could be family related.

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I still have mine. My surgeon gave me some pictures of the lapband on my stomach which he took during the procedure and I have a shot of my gall bladder. It looks pretty good! LOL! :eek:

Still have mine....hoping to keep it that way!! Had a 100lb loss w/ Phen/fen years ago and survived that....so thinking God gave it too me to keep!!!! :eek:

God Bless,

Melody

Banded 3/20/06 -52lbs :fish:

Have gained and lost weight my enitre life. Lost my gallbladder about 9 months post-op (band)

Fair, fat, fertile, forty and female... those are the 5 "F's" that we refer to in the medical profession when it comes to gallbladder disease. Mine departed from my body 4 years ago.

I lost my gallbladder about 6 months post banding. I had problems with it for years and the doctors kept saying I didn't have any gallstones. I didn't have stones I had an almost non functioning gallbladder. Instead of traditional attacks I had pain and a feeling like a balloon being inflated under my ribs. A HIDA scan finally gave a proper diagnosis. It was removed and I have had no more pain or problems.~Mandy

Healthy gallbladder still intact and accounted for here. :eek:

I have stones, yuk! So I am getting mine removed on the 30th and then having the band surgery on the 25th of july..

My brother (30), neice, (16), and sister (28) all had theirs removed because of stones so I was expecting it.

I have mine! Never have had any problems with it.

Not banded yet and still have mine. I have had pain in that area for years though. I have been tested for years and my gallbladder is just fine, but at times it works in reverse. Then I found out about Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. This can replicate gallbladder pain in those who have had their gallbladders removed or have been tested and everything seem to be fine.