In the hospital

Amy M.
on 1/8/15 11:13 pm - Grand Island, NY

VSG on 07/30/14

So last night after dinner I started to feel some pain on the right side of my abdomen right below my breast. It started out dull and then over the course of a few hours the pain got so severe that I had my boyfriend take me to the ER. After some wonderful pain meds and a cat scan it has been determined that I have an infection in my gall bladder and I will be needing surgery to remove it.

So now I'm just waiting. Surgery is in about an hour. I knew this was a possibility since it is common for WLS patients to experience gall bladder issues but I guess I just thought that since I've never had issues before and since I'm young that I would be fine. Guess not. Oh well. This is a common surgery and in my opinion it was worth it. I'm 97 lbs down and I'm not gonna let this setback bring me down!

Wish me luck! Can anyone tell me how long your recovery was after gall bladder removal? Can I expect to be at work Monday morning?

Age: 26, Height: 5'8" HW: 328, SW: 322, CW: 239

Sarah V.
on 1/8/15 11:19 pm

Lap Band on 09/04/07

I had my gallbladder out in October. The recovery was MUCH easier than my sleeve recovery but I got pneumonia after my sleeve so I'm not sure I can really compare. I had my GB surgery on a Tuesday and took the rest of the week off but I probably could have been back at my desk job in 3 or 4 days easily. Maybe take a couple extra days off.

Lap Band September 2007 / Slip discovered March 2014 after significant regain / Revised to VSG April 29, 2014

iloveravens
on 1/9/15 12:20 am

RNY on 08/13/14

I wish you a speedy recovery!

Lanie; Age: 43; Surgery Date (VSG): 8/12/14 w/complications resulting in RNY next day;

Height: 5' 6" SW: 249 Comfort Zone: 135-140 CW: 138 (10/13/17)

M1: -25 lbs M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -7 M5: -11 M6: -10 M7: -7 M8: -7 M9: -3 M10: -8 M11: -4 M12: -4

5K PR - 24:15 (4/23/16) First 10K - 53:30 (10/18/15)

Tracy D.
on 1/9/15 1:01 am - Papillion, NE

VSG on 05/24/13

I had my gallbladder out on a Friday and went back for half a day on Monday and then f/t on Tuesday. But I also have a desk job where I'm sitting most of the day.

Sorry you're having to deal with this - get well soon!

Tracy 5'3" HW: 235 SW: 218 CW: 132 M1: -22 M2: -13 M3: -12 M4: -9 M5: -8 M6: -10 M7: -4