Has anyone had the banding and gallbladder removal at same surgery? Did it make recoupe time longer?:help:

I haven't been banded yet, but I have had gallbladder surgery. My cousin was banded, and had gallbladder surgery months later. She told me that the gallbladder surgery was much worse than the lap band surgery. So I'm assuming it would probably make your healing time a little longer, one advantage is, maybe they can use some of the same incision spots, so you won't have as many scars. I will have 9 after getting banded! I was VERY sore after my gb surgery.

Donna

I had my gall bladder surgery in November 06. He did not want to do the two surgeries together, but some do.

My gall bladder surgery went much better than the banding. No pain, no gas, was active from day one!

He used different sites for each surgery.

I had my gall bladder out pre surgery. My recovery was just a few days.

I had my surgery on March 12th, came home, no problems. The night that I came home had excutiating pain in my upper back and abdomen and went back to the emergency room.

Needless to say, I was in the hospital for 9 days total with lots of tests for my gallbladder. It seems that I had a numerous amuont of stones lined up in my bile duct and when I did the testing for my gallbladder, it took mine over 2 hours to open up.

The morning I was slotted to go back to the OR to remove my gallbladder, the stones had started to pass and, thank God, I did not have to be cut up again.

Anyway, back to normal after a week and feeling really great.

I wish you luck.