removing things during surgery

May 14, 2001

Hi all. Ihave Dr. , and she said that due to

the lap DS being a fairly long procedure under

anesthesia, she prefers not to do other things...she

believes it's better and healthier for the MO person

to get out from under the anesthesia as soon as

possible. Also, she feels that removing a healthy

gallbladder doesn't do that much good...she uses

actigall to prevent stones during the rapid weight

loss period.

Along those lines, I've heard that people who have

their gallbladders out (with or without WLS) are much

more prone to the gaseous odors and loose BM's, so

I've come around to that way of thinking. I recently

had an ultrasound of my gallbladder and it's peachy,

so I think I'll keep it.

One more note about gallbladders...

on another list, someone once posted that their own

unofficial study seemed to indicate that people lost

more slowly without their gallbladders...food for

thought

becki

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Becki, near Portland, OR

BMI 50-ish, age 42

pre-op DS. hoping to get approval

through Aetna Traditional Choice

(fighting 'investigational' denial)

Consulted with Dr. on 3-13-01

psych ok, nutrition ok, beckeye_58@...

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