Re: Re: Gallbladder removal?

[Guest guest]

Hi Deb- I did not have my gall bladder removed. Dr. Herron said if it isn't

broken don't fix it. I took actigal for 6 months and had no problem with my

gall bladder. Hope this helps. Ellen(Pam

[Guest guest]

Deb,

Ellen and I have such similar experiences. She calls her hernia

" Beaumont " (kind of classy, yes?), and I call mine " Herbie, " (plain,

but cute). I did not have my gall bladder removed either, for the

same reasons, though Dr. Elariny was my surgeon. I also took

Actigall for six months, and so far, after seven months, I am also

asymptomatic for gall stones. I am not advocating one way or the

other, and, if I had had a choice, I probably would have opted to

have it removed.

Best,

Steve

At 5:43 PM -0500 12/23/01, Beauby1022050943@... wrote:

>Hi Deb- I did not have my gall bladder removed. Dr. Herron said if it isn't

>broken don't fix it. I took actigal for 6 months and had no problem with my

>gall bladder.

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Steve Goldstein, age 61

Lap BPD/DS on May 2, 2001

Dr. Elariny, INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Virginia

Starting (05/02/01) BMI = 51

BMI on 12/18 = 38 (-84 lb.)

Just broke through the bumpy 4-week plateau!