I don't have a Gall Bladder...Am I not a canidate for VSG?

LovinLora78
on 1/21/15 12:53 am

I am new to all the info on the VSG..I already have my gallbladder removed...I am reading a lot where people have had to have it removed after the VSG...I already don't have one so would that mean I am not a candidate for wls? I don't have a Dr to ask or anything..Again I am just now starting to research all of this..

GeekMonster, Insolent Hag
on 1/21/15 4:22 am - CA
VSG on 12/19/13

It shouldn't exclude you, but only your bariatric surgeon can confirm whether you're a candidate.

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mickeymantle
on 1/21/15 5:16 am - Eugene/Springfield, OR
VSG on 07/22/13

that should not be a problem unless there is a  lot of scar tissue from the gallbladder  surgery , many people have had them out before or after vsg , I still have mine 

    

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Oxford Comma Hag
on 1/21/15 6:00 am

You don't need a gallbladder for a VSG. Some people need their gallbladders removed after wls due to rapid weight loss, not as a requirement of wls.

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Grim_Traveller
on 1/21/15 7:10 am
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Fairly often, people have their gallbladders removed during their WLS.

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KathyA999
on 1/21/15 8:51 am

I had my gall bladder removed 20 years ago, had VSG 4.5 years ago.  No problem.  In and of itself, lack of a gall bladder will not exclude you from surgery.  However, as a PP said, only your surgeon (and possibly your PCP) can determine, based on a thorough medical exam and a number of tests, whether you have any medical issues that would preclude WLS.

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Superchunk77
on 1/21/15 9:10 am

I do not have a gallbladder and my surgery was in December

        
tahoelady
on 1/21/15 10:34 am - NV
VSG on 10/30/13

No

 

 

 

That should not make a difference. I had gallbladder  removed  in 1985 and had sleeve in October  2013...never looked back. Just do it!!!!

 

 

 

        
deb K.
on 1/23/15 5:04 am - Kokomo, IN

I haven't had one since I was 13 and I had a Sleeve done Jan 8th, 2015.  It was not an issue at all

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LovinLora78
on 3/9/15 3:10 am

Ok well I have read a lot that after the VSG many people have to have their gall bladder removed because of gallstones. I don't have a gall bladder so I am thinking then I guess I couldn't get gallstones but what else could I get...I am at the very beginning of just research. If I did decide to have the surgery it would be like next year as I would take a year to research. Thanks for all the replies.

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