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I am scheduled for a revision sleeve in June. Has anyone experienced gall bladder problems after being sleeved? I have heard it can be a problem.

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Yes. I was sleeved January 7, 2014. I am still unable to eat solid food because of intense and constant nausea. I am still on Protein drinks. I had my gallbladder removed 3 weeks ago - it was full of stones and stiff and had a lot of thick sludge in it. The doctor said it needed to come out - so it did. He also thought that might solve my nausea problem. It didn't. So I am now missing 2/3's of my stomach, my gallbladder, and FOOD! But I would still do it again because the weight loss has made me feel so much better inspite of the nausea.

The gallbladder surgery was more painful than the gastric sleeve, but two weeks later, I was healed enough to return to my Water aerobics and felt good as far as the surgery goes. I can't tell you how it affects eating/food as I don't know. Good luck.

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Gallbladder problems can occur with any weight loss surgery. IMO, it happens more frequently w/ those who lose very rapidly because it overwhelms your gall bladder's ability to process fat. This was not an issue for me, but a friend's mom who got the bypass had to have hers removed about 2 months post-op.

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Also gallbladder problems can occur from any rapid weight loss method. Surgical or non-surgical. A friend and I both had issues and had them removed years ago after we were both doing a slim-fast diet and dropped weight quickly.

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I had issues before the sleeve so I had it removed at the same time. Overweight women are also just more likely to have gallbladder issues according to several docs i have talked to.

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I'm 7 months out and had mine out 3 weeks ago- feel much much better

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I'm not currently expencing problems but my GI Doc has ordered an ultrasound just to see how things are looking. He told me the recipe for gallbladder fail was fair skinned, female, fertile and forty. He also said that quick weight loss of any kind can cause problems with the gall bladder. I've heard there is a medication (Actigall?) that can be given post surgery for several months to help prevent gall stones.

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I am scheduled for a revision sleeve in June. Has anyone experienced gall bladder problems after being sleeved? I have heard it can be a problem.

I had my gallbladder removed last feb. I dropped 100 pounds in 8 months. No issues now. Gallbladder surgery was way easier. I wish I had mine out with my sleeve surgery since I had a 3500 dollar deductable!

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Extreme weight loss leads to gallbladder problems. Hence me I was sleeved on May 16 2014. My gallbladder is long gone. I was on the Optifast program for a year and lost 81 lbs but gained it back, hence why I have my wonderful vsg. I had my gallbladder out

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Ask your surgeon to put you on actigall. You take it 1 week post op to prevent any problems but you have to take it for 6 months.

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