Guest guest Posted July 1, 2003 Report Share Posted July 1, 2003 In a message dated 6/30/2003 9:01:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Graduate-OSSG writes: > So although a WLS patient is likely to need to have their gallbladder > removed after WLS, many WLS patients still have their gallbladder and > have no problems. It would be more unethical to remove the > gallbladder " just in case " it might cause problems later! > My WLS surgeon checked the gallbladder and if it did not have stones, he left it in (you can have stones and no symptoms). He said that 7 out of 10 gallbladders removed during WLS were needless and he wasn't going to needlessly remove 7 to prevent 3 possible subsequent surgeries. I agreed with his opinion. It is definitely the rapid weight loss that can cause gallbladder problems. My gastroenterologist told me the more you walk during the rapid weight loss phase the better as this will cause the gallbladder to contract and push out any tiny stones on its own and therefore the greater your chance of not having any problems. He also told me to make sure I got in a minimum of 64 ounces of WATER a day (not including water in shakes, crystal light, etc.) Sandy Boca Raton, FL postop ~ 03/27/02 265/129 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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