Poll: Were you given Ursodiol/Actigall

hrford
on 3/29/12 8:48 am

VSG on 03/19/12

Just wondering how many people were given this post op. For those who don't know it is a medication that reduces your chance of needing your gall bladder removed to 2-3%.

It is not common practice for my surgeon to give it, but I requested and received it. Had I not read about it in Dr. Cirangle's post-op stuff I never would have known about it.

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trayb17
on 3/29/12 8:52 am

VSG on 01/05/12

Yes. I was actually put on it as a pre-op.

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Ms. Poker Face
on 3/29/12 8:54 am

VSG on 06/22/11

No. I asked my surgeon about it and he said he does not prescribe it to his patients. His reason was that some recent statistics show there is not a significant difference between WLS patients and non-WLS patients and their incidence of gallbladder issues. Sorry - I don't have a source for the stats.

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Kevin H.
on 3/29/12 8:56 am - Baltimore, MD

VSG on 02/06/12

Yes, my surgeon gives it to everyone post op that still has their gall bladder in.

Pooch2
on 3/29/12 9:05 am

VSG on 12/22/11

YES, I was instructed to start taking Actigal at 30 days post op and take it for 6 months thereafter.....

HW: 425 SW: 337 CW: 262 GW: 217 (surgeon)

Pre-surgery loss; 88 lbs (mostly in my required 6 month insurance class)

Traci M.
on 3/29/12 9:21 am - CT

VSG on 03/13/12

Dear Lord yes YUK!!!!!! God how I hate that damn pill! It taste sooooooo bad ewwww lol

Traci

INgirl
on 3/29/12 9:23 am

VSG on 04/11/11

I read up on it pre-op and requested it. My Dr had no issues RXing it as he has used successfully it to dissolve pre-existing stones in patients that could not/would not undergo surgery, so he was very familiar with it and thought it was a great idea. No side effects for me, took it for 8mo.

rhearob
on 3/29/12 9:47 am - TN

VSG on 11/02/11

My program does it for the first 6 months after surgery. It was specifically for reducing the complications of gall stone formation with rapid weight loss.

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happyteacher
on 3/29/12 10:07 am

VSG on 12/19/11

Yes, put on it pre op. I don't take it and neither does my husband. We have a couple month supply here just being wasted. Too bad- it is worth several hundred dollars. I wish there was a way to legally donate it.

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Cindy22706
on 3/29/12 10:21 am - California, MD

VSG on 02/08/12

Yes if you still have a gallbladder because it helps stop the formation of gallstones which can be caused by rapid weight loss.

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