Gallbladder tests
What tests should be done to verify that a gallbladder has gone bad and needs to be removed?
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
Ultrasound, or xray to detect stones.
Consult 12/9/13, Pre-Surgery Appt 9/5/14, Surgery 9/23/14, Height/5'.52", HW/273, ConsW/268 ConsBMI/49, PreSurW/213 PreSurBMI/39, SurW/193.8 SurBMI/35.4, Drs GW/140-150 My 1st GW/160 2nd GW/145
Visit my online store at dawnsjewelrybox.com Independent Consultant ID 30858
I had my gallbladder removed five weeks before I was sleeved. I was really hoping to do it as a two in one shot, but my gallbladder had other plans and landed me in the ER. They usually just do an ultrasound to detect gallstones. I also had an MRI done on my gallbladder to see how bad it was, but that's only because I was being stubborn and didn't want to go through with surgery and my surgeon wanted to make sure there were no stones in the bile duct.
Thanks! That's the test I was trying to remember.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
Ultrasound, MRI, CT did not find anything in my wife, but a HIDA Scan showed her gallbladder was bad.
HW: 478+ Consult: 478 Pre Op: 453 SW: 438 CW: 293 (7-20-15) GW: 225 LBS Gone: 185
VSG with Dr. T. Ryan Heider at the Center for Surgical Weight Loss at Lake Norman 11-6-14
abdominal ultrasound.
there's blood tests too - but he only way to see the stones/sludge is by a scan.
mine was diagnosed in urgent care with an abdominal ultrasound.
5'-8",HW 347,SW329,M1-25 M2-17 M3-11 M4-13 M5-14 pregnant-->
Way back in 1979 - when I was in college, I had a gallbladder attack after returning fro Thanksgiving Break, having eaten lots of rich foods and desserts ( ironically, I was only 40 pounds heavier than I am now!) even though I was doing Optifast at the time. I never had another gall bladder attack after that one.
The test for me was simple...PAIN!!! It didn't come out then, but when I had my DS in 2009, both my gallbladder and appendix were removed, to avoid further abdominal surgery for those reasons. I had an open DS. My surgeon didn't do lap on any patient over 50 BMI - my BMI was 67.