Guest guest Posted May 10, 2001 Report Share Posted May 10, 2001 Pam, I had my gallbladder removed last Oct. I got sooo sick and kept having attacks. They thought it was my heart at first but confused it with gallbladder. I was pregnant and 22 weeks along. I just found out I was having a boy, my father-in-law died and then the end of that week I met with a surgeon and had the surgery the next morning. I lost 17 lbs and was so sick that when I had the attacks I just wanted to die. I had some small gallstones. In the end, my son is now 4 months old and doing just fine. Having my gallbladder removed made my pregnancy alot better and I wasn't sick after that! Stefany Approved by Medical Mutual of Ohio for RYN Sending out application for Dr. in Columbus GALLBLADDER QUESTION Hi everyone, I have a question for those of you who had your gall bladder removed PRIOR to your surgery. What symptoms did you experience? In other words, what happened that caused you to have your gall bladder removed? I'm interested in hearing your responses!! Thanks!! Pam Pre-op in MD Dr. Vanguri Surgery date July 9, 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2001 Report Share Posted May 10, 2001 --- I have not had my gallbladder out yet, but I hope to when I have surgery. I have had gallstones for about 12 years. I have had several gallbladder attacks and they but they are usually only about once a year (knocking on wood). They come anywhere from 5 minutes after I eat to three hours after I eat, and they last anywhere from 3 hours to three days. They are soooooo painful. The pain for me is right at the top of my stomach. It is a burning aching constant pain that penitrates all the way through to my back. After the attack is over I am usually sore on the upper right side. I cant wait to get mine out. I have always put the surgery off thinking I will lose some weight first. I have finally realized I am not going to lose the weight so if I am going to let them cut me open for that I might as well get ds at the same time. Shirley In duodenalswitch@y..., pamjams2@a... wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I have a question for those of you who had your gall bladder removed PRIOR to > your surgery. > > What symptoms did you experience? In other words, what happened that caused > you to have your gall bladder removed? > > I'm interested in hearing your responses!! > > Thanks!! > > > > Pam > Pre-op in MD > Dr. Vanguri > Surgery date July 9, 2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2001 Report Share Posted May 11, 2001 I'm new to the list, my name is Lynette. I want to have wls and I think I've decided to have the duodenal switch. I don't want to have my gall bladder removed though. Is this absolutely necessary? Re: GALLBLADDER QUESTION > --- > > I have not had my gallbladder out yet, but I hope to when I have > surgery. I have had gallstones for about 12 years. I have had > several gallbladder attacks and they but they are usually only about > once a year (knocking on wood). They come anywhere from 5 minutes > after I eat to three hours after I eat, and they last anywhere from 3 > hours to three days. They are soooooo painful. The pain for me is > right at the top of my stomach. It is a burning aching constant pain > that penitrates all the way through to my back. After the attack is > over I am usually sore on the upper right side. > I cant wait to get mine out. I have always put the surgery off > thinking I will lose some weight first. I have finally realized I am > not going to lose the weight so if I am going to let them cut me open > for that I might as well get ds at the same time. > > Shirley > > In duodenalswitch@y..., pamjams2@a... wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > I have a question for those of you who had your gall bladder > removed PRIOR to > > your surgery. > > > > What symptoms did you experience? In other words, what happened > that caused > > you to have your gall bladder removed? > > > > I'm interested in hearing your responses!! > > > > Thanks!! > > > > > > > > Pam > > Pre-op in MD > > Dr. Vanguri > > Surgery date July 9, 2001 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2001 Report Share Posted May 11, 2001 Dr. Gagner in nyc doesnt remove the gall bladder at the time of the Ds if it is a healthy one... for your information,,,if you are in nyc go see him he is the best karen lap/ds on june 5th with dr gagner nyc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2001 Report Share Posted May 11, 2001 Lynette: I am not sure but it's possible that the Mt. Sinai doctors are one of the groups that do not automatically remove the gall bladder. But if you are going to a informational meeting simply ask when you get there. And most surgeons are perfectly willing to leave a healthy gall bladder if you want them to. As to leaving another "foot of intestine," I wouldn't recommend that but you are certainly free to ask about that as well. Good luck at the meeting. Be sure to work up a list of questions before you go and if you have the opportunity ask them all. Regards. Joe Frost, old gentleman, not old fartSan , TX, 60 years oldSurgery 11/29/00 by Dr. Welker Lateral Gastrectomy with Duodenal Switch340 starting weight, currently 244http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/Joe/joe.html Re: Re: GALLBLADDER QUESTION I think because I'd like to change the basic architecture of my body as little as possible. This is one of the reasons I like the switch better than the rny- with the switch, my stomach will work pretty much like its old self- like a stomach rather than like a funnel. I'm still trying to be with the repercussions of having a smaller bowel though. I am seeing lots about chlorophyll and special supplements. I even wonder if I can keep an extra foot of intestine! Clearly I'm in desperate need of a radical solution, but I'm not entirely happy about that. I'm going to my first informational meeting at Mt. Sinai on Monday, and of course I hope to have the surgery the Monday after that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2001 Report Share Posted May 11, 2001 > I'm new to the list, my name is Lynette. I want to have > wls and I think I've decided to have the duodenal switch. > I don't want to have my gall bladder removed though. Is this > absolutely necessary? Probably not, but losing massive amounts of weight tends to pretty much destroy the gall bladder, so it's prudent to take the thing out now, rather than do it during an emergency surgery later. I don't know about other people, but my gall bladder was so full of stones my surgeon said it looked like a bag of marbles. Why are you so emotionally attached to the silly little thing anyhow? It's not good for much, after all... Tom Open DS, (plus Gall Bladder & Appendix removal), Dr. Anthone, 04/30/2001 about 38 lbs down so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2001 Report Share Posted May 11, 2001 > I'm new to the list, my name is Lynette. I want to have > wls and I think I've decided to have the duodenal switch. > I don't want to have my gall bladder removed though. Is this > absolutely necessary? Probably not, but losing massive amounts of weight tends to pretty much destroy the gall bladder, so it's prudent to take the thing out now, rather than do it during an emergency surgery later. I don't know about other people, but my gall bladder was so full of stones my surgeon said it looked like a bag of marbles. Why are you so emotionally attached to the silly little thing anyhow? It's not good for much, after all... Tom Open DS, (plus Gall Bladder & Appendix removal), Dr. Anthone, 04/30/2001 about 38 lbs down so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2001 Report Share Posted May 11, 2001 > I'm new to the list, my name is Lynette. I want to have > wls and I think I've decided to have the duodenal switch. > I don't want to have my gall bladder removed though. Is this > absolutely necessary? Probably not, but losing massive amounts of weight tends to pretty much destroy the gall bladder, so it's prudent to take the thing out now, rather than do it during an emergency surgery later. I don't know about other people, but my gall bladder was so full of stones my surgeon said it looked like a bag of marbles. Why are you so emotionally attached to the silly little thing anyhow? It's not good for much, after all... Tom Open DS, (plus Gall Bladder & Appendix removal), Dr. Anthone, 04/30/2001 about 38 lbs down so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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