I am thinking about having this done and I was wondering I don't have a gall bladder and I was wondering if the hurts you for this surgery. and I also produce kidney stones and I was wondering if anyone else has this trouble because I am supposed to drink lots of water.:help:

I had my gall bladder removed 8 years ago. Had my LB surgery in March...no problems or restrictions if you don't have one! Not sure about kidney stones, sorry.

Attend a local seminar about the lap-band procedure. They are very informative...or surf here also. This site is very educational.

I had my gallbladder out 4 years before my banding and it wasn't an issue. For that matter, DH just had his out last week, almost 3 years after his banding and that wasn't an issue either.

I'm not sure about kidney stones either, but I do know I drink a lot of Water throughout the day.

I had my gallbladder out about 20 years ago and had no problems with the lapband surgery. I was concerned about the Water drinking because I'm prone to bladder infections and have to drink a lot of water...I have no problem drinking a glass every 15-30 minutes just like before.

Emily

Hi, I had my lapband done last year. I had my gallbladder out about 10yrs. earier and can say you have no worries with that. I also get kidney stones. Have had them off and on for years, in fact I had to have surgery last year to have one removed. That was about 1 month before I had my lapband done. I just recently had another stone stuck, but thank God it passed right before my surgery date. Whew! The kidney stones will not effect your band at all.

good-luck