i have two very quick questions to ask before i go and see my dr on friday.

1. i have had my gallbladder removed - will this be an issue getting approved for surgery?

2. i have b12 deficiency. will this go against me?

many thanks in advance :cursing:

1. Not at all. Heck, you might consider it a plus, as sometimes the gall bladder goes on the fritz after major weight loss. I had to have mine removed several years ago too, and it wasn't a factor in getting my band.

2. Sorry, I don't know about the B12 deficiency.

(p.s. Welcome to LBT)

thanks for the welcome! :cursing:

well, the gallbladder went because i lost 70 lbs pretty quickly years ago lol.

As for the B12, I think all surgeons put post-ops on B12 supplements as a precaution, but having a deficiency would just reinforce the need for supplementation, IMO. I don't think it would prevent your surgery from happening.

I am being banded next Thursday, Oct 29th. I do not know about the Gall Bladder, but I was also diagnoses as being B1 deficient and just told to take B1 supplements.

Had my gallbladder removed in 1984. The only potential hitch, which my surgeon pointed out, is that I had open removal (where they cut you almost from your sternum down to your appendix). That left behind a significant scar and there was the slight risk that the scar tissue could get in the way. But I had not problems from it.

If you're B12 deficieint, why not start taking B12 supplements NOW? It is bound to make you feel better. BUT I don't think the routine metabolic panel that is part of the pre-op testing reflects B12.

cathy, i too had a big incision when they took my gallbladder out - the surgeon said he had problems inflating my stomach to do the keyhole surgery, even though back then i was only about 154 lbs! i think he was just lazy, to be totally honest. don't they use keyhole surgery to do the lapband? i am twice the size i was back then!

thanks for all your replies - i am sure i have many more questions to come. i'm really happy to have found this board