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Well about 1.5 years out I had a gallbladder attack with no symptoms previously.. scared the mess out of me I was hospitalized and had a emergency surgery I have it removed. The doctor was very surprised if the condition it was in. It was super infected and had gange green. Anyone else had this. The surgeon said he’s never seen anyone my age (25) with a gallbladder in that bad of shape. But as we all know gallbladder’s take a beating with WLS! Guess I’m posting this to warn and suggest watching your gallbladder closely! IMG_0869.JPG

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Wow! Sorry you had to deal with this but super glad it turned out ok!!! You look fabulous. Congrats on your success. :)

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11-12 years ago I had an emergency gallbladder removal, I was in my mid-20s. I had been trying to lose weight with walking and trying to eat healthier because I had reached my highest weight ever and was embarrassed in school when my size 5XL scrub bottoms split when I bent to pick up a pencil. I didn’t even know that I had issues with my liver and gallbladder, I just figured it was really painful indigestion or something. I had to see a doctor before being able to move overseas with my husband (now ex) and they had me go to the emergency room and I had my gallbladder removed. It was crazy. I dropped 35 pounds super quickly. I can still feel pain in my liver area when I eat sometimes. My liver specialist recommended that I get weight loss surgery 7-8 years ago, but I was terrified about the idea and tried to lose the weight on my own. I got down to where I wear anything from Large to 2XL. Over a year ago my liver specialist recommended again that I should get weight loss surgery, but this time as my last effort to improve my liver health so I don’t end up needing a liver transplant in the next 5 years. I’ve spent over a year learning all I could and talking with friends that had weight loss surgery before and doing all my prerequisites for surgery. I know that I want to be around to watch my son grow up and raise his own family and I want to be healthy enough to play with my future grandchildren. So after all this I am finally having my surgery next week. It’s going to be a gastric sleeve surgery. I’m seriously hoping that my liver will finally get healthier.

It’s so excellent that you are doing so much better! You look super fantastic!

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That did not sound like fun... What are important things to think about in relation to taking care of the gallbladder?


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