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 Port Angeles, WA Member Since: 11/08/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/10/07 11:40 am I'm having a tumor removed that looks suspicious and it was recommended, by my GP, to have the RNY at the same time. . The surgeon said I had gall stones after looking at the CT-scan and so he is going to remove the gall bladder too. So, how many of you have had yours removed at the same time or how long after WLS? Or, has anyone not had it removed?
"Happiness is having something to look forward too!"
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He said that most patients who have WLS develope gall stones and eventually have to have the gall bladder removed anyway so they usually do it at time of surgery. 
 t Member Since: 02/06/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/10/07 11:57 am Yes I had mine removed at the same time as my surgery. I know my mom also did. It's better to do it while they are in there. Hope your sugery goes well. Donna |
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 Sheboygan, WI Member Since: 12/06/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/11/07 12:35 pm Like a previous poster, I have been put on Actigall for 6 months. I asked my surgeon, and he said the chances of a WLS patient developing gallstones are the same as any other person as long as the patient is on Actigall. If they are not, the chances of developing gallstones is relatively high. The pills aren't so bad. They kinda cancel out the big effect of the iron pill! I haven't needed nearly as many fiber supplements, if ya know what I mean!  |
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 Norwalk, CT (08/01/06) Member Since: 10/17/06[Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/10/07 12:16 pm I had mine removed prior to surgery but it is not uncommon to have it removed at the time of surgery...I have heard that it is common to have to have it removed because gallstones do develop...Your surgeon is taking the right approach. May the Lord bless your Wl journey to greater health! Hugs & blessings...jenna  |
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 CA Member Since: 01/10/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/10/07 1:14 pm My surgeon says that gallstones commonly occur with any rapid weight loss. He puts his patients on Actigall for 6 months after surgery to help prevent them. "We take out patient's gallbladder only when we feel the risk of complications for gallbladder removal is lower that the chance of developing significant symptoms from gallstones. For people who have gallstones and no symptoms, it has been shown that there is a one percent per year risk of developing problems related to the gallstones. There is almost a one percent chance of injuring your bile duct during removal of the gallbladder. After significant weight loss, patients who did not have pre-operative gallstones have a 30 percent chance of developing stones. If you take Actigall for six months, your risk for gallstones is only three percent." |
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 Ft. Sill, OK Member Since: 07/06/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/10/07 1:25 pm Hi Deb, Yep had mine removed....wasnt under the knife much longer then if I didnt..and I am glad I did as I have a friend who had her surgery 1 month before me and is now going back under to get hers removed she has gall stones bad and they hurt like nobodys business,,, So I am glad mine was removed before I had more un needed pain.. Good luck to you I am so glad I did this and you will be 2,,,,,,,, Jenni 7 276.5 136 140 135 |
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 NE Member Since: 11/10/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/10/07 2:42 pm I had mine removed and I was more worried about that than the actual WLS - not sure why - but, all came out well - have had no problems. I feel great all around. Kim |
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 Hallam, NE Member Since: 05/14/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/12/07 1:34 pm Glad to hear your feeling great. Can't wait to be joining you on the losers bench. Only a day and 1/2 to go, wooohooo. Take care and keep us updated on how everything is going. Thanks for your kind words on my surgery. Yes I feel totally at ease with Dr Sudan doing my surgery. Hugs & Prayers, Deb
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 Gouverneur, NY Member Since: 08/01/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/10/07 3:25 pm Hi There  ,I do not have any gallstones but am planning on having mine removed as a precautionary thing. The Bariatric Program Director told me that they remove it anyways in people with a BMI of over 50. I saw what my father went through when he had severe gallstones. He waited too long to get to a doctor, was vomiting all the time and could not even keep water down.  He even had jaundice, that is how sick he was. Thank god he finally went to the ER after my mother got after him! That was enough for me to decide to get my gallbladder out when I get my surgery.Good Luck with the rest of your journey!  Clayton 
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| Post Date: 2/10/07 3:26 pm My surgeon USED to remove it at the time of surgery but says they no longer do it. My RNY is in 4 more days :) |
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 Member Since: 02/04/07 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/10/07 6:35 pm I had my gallblader removed last February, I was not having wls but I was having gallblader problems. I found out I had gall stones, it was the worst feeling ever. If you can get it out and prevent gall stones, I say go for it. I never want to go through that again!!! Yvonne |
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 OR Member Since: 12/12/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/10/07 8:58 pm I had my gall bladder removed at the same time as my WLS. I also had a hernia repair too..recovering from the hernia repair has been the worse of the 3(and I had Open RNY!).  |
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 near Philly, PA Member Since: 04/29/05 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/11/07 11:34 am I had my gall bladder removed the same time because of the gall stones. I have heard for some of the other people that didn't have them removed eventually some had problems and had to have it removed anyway. I haven't missed it... Sandy Sandy |
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ID Member Since: 10/09/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/11/07 4:25 pm I never had a problem with mine and I went in for my 6 month checkup and had a gall bladder attack and went in the same day to have it removed. My doctor said he was shocked I didn't have it out sooner. He said it is a very common thing with people who go on lots of diets (which I did before deciding to have the surgery). I wish i would have done it at the same time. http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyFPAfM/"> |
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Hallam, NE Member Since: 05/14/06 [Latest Posts] | Post Date: 2/12/07 1:37 pm Good Luck Deb. I haven't had my surgery yet so unsure at this point if my surgeon will feel it has to come out or not. Keep us updated on how everything is going. Hugs & Prayers, Deb
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