Well, after 5 yrs since my Lap band, I finally had to have my gallbladder removed. At first, I thought it was kidney stones. I had 3 episodes of pain and finally the last one, the pain would not go away. The pain started on my back, and then went to the right side of my stomach near my port. On the last pain episode, my port was poking out so large and it scared me really bad. It turns out, I had a stone blocking the entry, the size of a river rock. I haven't noticed any difference since my gallbladder was removed. For those worried about this, don't be. The worst thing is the pain.

I ended having surgery the week of my best friends wedding. I was the maid of honor and had to fly to Miami for the wedding. Lets just say, I got out of the hospital on a Friday at 7am, and was at the airport at 11am drugged up. I almost didnt make it to her wedding and it would have been a huge regret.

Lesson of the day: If you experience pain, go straight to the ER or see a doctor. Don't wait for the 3rd time like I did.

I know this is a common procedure in WLS patients and I'm now a statistic too. lol

i am having a preop checkup tomorrow after having a MRI that was showing my gallbladder in pretty bad shape from previous attacks. i so agree with you about having right sided pain checked out. i think i passed a pretty big stone sept. 2011. i remember that date because i was already in the hospital for my heart but they were giving me pain medication for pain in my right side. all the tests for my heart required me to be on all those crazy little tables turning this way and that way. i remember crying out in pain. over the years i had pain there and my doctor did a abd. ultrasound but it was negative for stones. so i lived with the pain until now. i can't exercise because of it. the pain goes right through my body front to back. i have a swelling or mass above my port. it hurts my back when it is press . so... i am having my gallbladder removed and praying the back pain will no longer be there. It would be such a relief. thank you for posting. i needed to read your story.

i am having a preop checkup tomorrow after having a MRI that was showing my gallbladder in pretty bad shape from previous attacks. i so agree with you about having right sided pain checked out. i think i passed a pretty big stone sept. 2011. i remember that date because i was already in the hospital for my heart but they were giving me pain medication for pain in my right side. all the tests for my heart required me to be on all those crazy little tables turning this way and that way. i remember crying out in pain. over the years i had pain there and my doctor did a abd. ultrasound but it was negative for stones. so i lived with the pain until now. i can't exercise because of it. the pain goes right through my body front to back. i have a swelling or mass above my port. it hurts my back when it is press . so... i am having my gallbladder removed and praying the back pain will no longer be there. It would be such a relief. thank you for posting. i needed to read your story.

My back pain went away after my gallbladder was removed. I started having back pain about a year ago under my shoulder blade/rib cage. It was only in that area and the pain would come and go. Nothing extremely painful, which made me think it was pain from working out or a pulled muscle. Since my surgery, I now think the pain was do to my gallbladder because the pain is no longer there.

Good luck on your surgery. Keep me posted on your back pain.