Hi everyone! Been a lurker for sometime and ohhh what an inspiration you all are! A little more than three weeks and I will have my VSG. Wondering if anyone elected to have your gall bladder removed during surgery or if you had problems soon after surgery that made it nessessary. I have chosen to go to Mexico with Dr. Selim Jalil Illan Fraijo through bariatricpal. Anxiously excited! Thanks in advance...

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I had my gall bladder out many years ago, as I had a huge stone there, and I was in horrible pain.

There are few members here who had their gall bladders taken out at the same time as VSG.

Few of them had gallstones though.

Few members had their gall bladders out few months after VSG, so it really depends.

Good luck with your surgery.

I had my gallbladder out durin sleeve surgery but had a history of stones. A good doctor will not remove a healthy organ if there isn't a diagnosis.

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Agree with @@trekker954 my surgeon (US) will not take your gallbladder out unless you have stones, mainly because while some people do develop stones after losing weight it certainly isn't a guarantee.

Thankfully I had to have mine removed 15 years ago after losing a mere 40 pounds on Weight Watchers.

Yes, the reason for gall bladder removal is presence of gall-stones.

Some people develop gall stones after VSG, some don't.

If gall-stones are present and found before VSG, then the gall bladder will most likely be removed at the same time.

Healthy gall bladder will not be removed, as mentioned above.