2 months out of surgery and I have esophageal stricture and kidney pain that ER docs ruled out kidney stones and infection. Both are new diagnosis so I haven't been to specialist to even see if it's related to surgery yet but I was curious if anybody had either of these problems after surgery??????

Drink some cranberry juice and up your water intake for the kidney pain. It will help tremendously! I can't help on the stricture, but I know that others have had it.

No I did not have Kidney or stricture problems. But I did experience having gall stones and was admitting into the hospital the day of my post op release I was severely dehydrated and had problems keeping fluids in me and I had to stay in the hospital for eight days to get my levels down and then they decided to remove my gall bladder.

I would definitely recommend calling your Surgeons office or the Nurse Practioner charged with you post op care so they can take a look.

No I did not have Kidney or stricture problems. But I did experience having gall stones and was admitting into the hospital the day of my post op release I was severely dehydrated and had problems keeping fluids in me and I had to stay in the hospital for eight days to get my levels down and then they decided to remove my gall bladder.

I would definitely recommend calling your Surgeons office or the Nurse Practioner charged with you post op care so they can take a look.

Why does it seems like every post i read someone had to get their gall bladder removed after the surgery? Does the surgery cause this? I just had surgery on Sept. 17 and wanted to know if I should be worried about having to get it taken out.

Yep! The chances of having gall bladder issues after WLS are quite high. Obese women are at higher risk to begin with as estrogen appears to influence the development of stones and obesity is thought to cause reduced bile salts in bile, leading to the formation of stones. Add rapid weight loss (when cholesterol is concentrated in the bile due to weight loss) and the risk increases again. Older people tend to have more gallbladder problems, as well, simply because there is more time for stones to develop, and a diet low in fiber and high in fat also can lead to stones. About 1/3 of WLS patients will end up having gallbladder surgery. If you're experiencing pain in your abdomal area or it you notice yellowish tint to your eyes that could be a sign of gall bladder issues.

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I'm so glad that I had my gallbladder removed years ago! They were painful on their own. Can't imagine having that done on top of wls.