Hello, I am a little curious,has anyone had gallstones taken out while having lapband surgery? I was informed that I have a lot of little ones.. surgery scheduled for 3/5/09===whohooo...

I had my gallbladder out but not during lap band surgery. When I had it done it was 3 small incisions in the tummy and one in the belly button where they pulled the gallbladder out.

I have never heard of them taking out the gallstones, but rather taking the whole gallbladder???

I had my gallbladder reomved 10-years before I was banded. They did three small incisions on my tummy.

I have read on this forum that doctors do both procedures at the same time. I have also read other threads where doctors perform the procedures at different times.

A friend of mine had her gallbladder out during gastric bypass surgery. There was a chance her gallstones would have affected her after she lost all the weight. They might take it out if they see a future problem?

I also have gallstones and my dr will be taking out my gall bladder at the same time as my lap band.

I'm in the process of getting all my tests done and I have been diagnosed with both gall stones and kidney stones. I don't know yet if my gall bladder will be taken out before or during the lap band operation. Meeting with the doctor on Monday. Some say that the gall bladder should be taken out before as it is not sterile. I guess it depends on the doctor.....