So I had a gallstone early yesterday morning. I had an "attack" like that a couple of times previous to having my sleeve (actual once during last pregnancy), but I didn't know what they were and they werent as bad as yesterday's attack. Yesterday I was in SO MUCH PAIN!! I went to the ER, they gave me dilaudid (sp?) and did an ultrasound and sure enough my gallbladder is full of stones!! :-( they have referred me to a surgeon and said I need to have it taken out. I'm so not ready for yet another surgery! Also I'm supposed to be eating low fat to help prevent stones from moving until I get it out. Since surgery I have been more worried about protein content and calories, not necessarily fat content. Does anybody have suggestions for me? Will my diet have to be any different after I have my gallbladder removed? What's the recovery like? (I was off for a month with lap-band and then a month with my sleeve because I'm an industrial maintenance technician, a very strenuous job). I feel like crying some more...ugh.

I had my gallbladder checked before my surgery and it was fine. I just had mine out 9/11. Less then a year from my sleeve.

What area of the country do you live? I'm just curious because it seems like the hospital isn't qualified on something as basic as a gallbladder. Not knocking rural towns, I lived in a beautiful place for over 20 years, but the downside is a lack of medical care.

It's really helpful for me to read these posts. I have and x-ray coming up the 1st of October. I have high level of bilirubin and my PCP wants to check my GB. I have no pain or any other sxs that I am aware of. Thank you so much for sharing this.

What area of the country do you live? I'm just curious because it seems like the hospital isn't qualified on something as basic as a gallbladder. Not knocking rural towns' date=' I lived in a beautiful place for over 20 years, but the downside is a lack of medical care.[/quote']

I do live in a "rural" type of area, my first gallbladder surgery wasn't in the smallest hospital I've ever seen though, they did transfer me to a major hospital for the second surgery

It's really helpful for me to read these posts. I have and x-ray coming up the 1st of October. I have high level of bilirubin and my PCP wants to check my GB. I have no pain or any other sxs that I am aware of. Thank you so much for sharing this.

If anything like my post can help prevent you the hell I went through, I will be SO HAPPY! good luck & I'm glad your doc is on top of it!