Hi everyone! Just had an ultrasound of my gallbladder and found out that I have a gallstone.

I know i have seen on here that a lot of people have had to have it removed after they've had wls.

Will they be able to take it out at the same time during my sleeve surgery?

Thanks

Sorry I just Realized I put this on the food and nutrition thread :/

I was told by my surgeon that they do not routinely take out the gallbladder with WLS unless it is really bad. You could always check with your surgeon to see what he says after he see the report from your test.

My wife is actually a surgical RN and has worked tons of bariatric surgeries. She told me that they look at the gallbladder when they are in there and just remove it if it needs to come out. She made it sound not all that uncommon.... Maybe with the sleeve it is uncommon but with RNY it sounded pretty common.

I had mine out the same time as my sleeve surgery.

Julie

Thanks everybody! I hope I can just get it out at the same time too.

My surgeon investigates the abdominal cavity during any WLS. You have to sign an document giving him permission to remove your gallbladder if needed as well as allowing him to fix anything he finds wrong.

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