Gall Bladder

[GoldyGirl 186]

Sleeved on Jan 9th, and Gall Bladder will be removed on Feb 1st. Been having major pain in front of chest and back shoulder blades, found out today it is MY Gall Bladder, Has anyone else had this issue????

[teatimed 23]

Yes, I had the same symptoms as you, only I had mine removed before the surgery.

[Territravel 217]

Yes, but mine was a sudden attack of pain in the upper tummy, and pressure going around to my back. Also, throwing up for about 8hrs, before deciding to go to the ER. We were out of town for Christmas, and spent our entire trip at the hospital. My surgeon said I was full of gallstones. I've read that losing weight could trigger gallstones, guess it's true!

[teatimed 23]

I know, the pain is awful! Weight loss does have a lot to do with gallstone attacks.

[keldolbeth 262]

Yes, you will find lots of people around here who have had this. Mine is coming out Monday. I'm 7 months post-op. I had two attacks pre-op but my gastroenterologist didn't investigate as much as he could have. Makes me mad since I could have had it done with my sleeve. I ended up in the ER on NYE thinking I was having a heart attack. I've had several attacks since. The last two days I have had very bad attacks... yesterday had to leave work early. I haven't had an attack today (knock on wood) but my whole body is sore now and I get sharp pains when I eat. I am so ready for this to be over!

Good luck with your surgery!

[JennyBeth 127]

Were those of you that had your gall bladders removed after surgery given a medication called "ursodiol" after surgery? Did you get gallstones anyways?

[maharet111 544]

I would be interested to know this too Jenny. I get sleeved on 2/12 and have a six month prescription for this from the doctor already. Apparently it thins the bile so gallstones do not form.

[GoldyGirl 186]

No was not given a prescription to prevent this, this pain is worse than the recovery from the sleeve it's self. Glad to have it removed tomorrow. Thanks for all the input.