Do You Still Have Your Gall Bladder? This is a discussion on Do You Still Have Your Gall Bladder? within the General Lap-Band Surgery Discussion forums.
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Yes, my gall bladder is healthy.
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Yes, but I may be having problems.
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No, I had it out before having surgery.
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No, I had it out after having surgery.
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06-24-2006, 01:07 AM
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#1 | | Registered User
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 55
| Do You Still Have Your Gall Bladder?
All of those with their gall bladders, please raise your hands. Given the incidence of gall bladder surgery with repeated weight loss attempts, I was curious how many gall bladders have survived and how many have been sacrificed. Thanks!
Mslynn
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06-24-2006, 01:13 AM
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#2 | | Hey Ho Hum...
Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 41
Posts: 189
City: Athens Greece (I'm English though) | Now my vote wasn't exactly true because I had mine out at the same time as my band! It was playing up and so it made me want the band at the same time and things worked out just fine.
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06-24-2006, 02:08 AM
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#3 | | Banded Down Under
Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 41
Posts: 6,139
| Yep, mine's there and its healthy. Nobody in my family has ever had gall bladder problems and there's a very strong genetic component.
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06-24-2006, 02:45 AM
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#4 | | Seekin creative financing
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 147
City: Vegas, Baby State: Nevada | still have mine but all my close friends had thiers out!!!!
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06-24-2006, 02:49 AM
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#5 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 42
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City: Saint Petersburg State: Florida | Had mine out 10 years ago after a 60 pound wieght loss on my own.......banded on Wednesday......... so far so good.
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06-24-2006, 03:43 AM
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#6 | | Registered User
Join Date: May 2006 Age: 44
Posts: 209
| I still have mine and it seems to be pretty healthy.
No-one in my family has had their's removed either so I agree,there must be a strong genetic component because Lord knows I have yoyo dieted with the best of them.
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06-24-2006, 04:06 AM
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#7 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 42
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City: Saint Petersburg State: Florida | all my family has had thiers out.... could be family related.
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06-24-2006, 06:05 AM
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#8 | | Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 213
| I still have mine. My surgeon gave me some pictures of the Lap Band on my stomach which he took during the procedure and I have a shot of my gall bladder. It looks pretty good! LOL! :D | |
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06-24-2006, 06:27 AM
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#9 | | Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 466
City: Currently Sevierville, TN but moving to Orange City, FL April 1st State: TN but moving to FL | Still have mine....hoping to keep it that way!! Had a 100lb loss w/ Phen/fen years ago and survived that....so thinking God gave it too me to keep!!!! ;)
God Bless,
Melody
Banded 3/20/06 -52lbs :) | |
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06-24-2006, 06:56 AM
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#10 | | Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 43
Posts: 424
City: Clinton State: NJ | Have gained and lost weight my enitre life. Lost my gallbladder about 9 months post-op (band)
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06-24-2006, 08:22 AM
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#11 | | Super Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,046
State: New York | Fair, fat, fertile, forty and female... those are the 5 "F's" that we refer to in the medical profession when it comes to gallbladder disease. Mine departed from my body 4 years ago.
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Highest Wt 440 lbs, Banded on 3/30/06 (351 lbs)
Dr. Geiss, NY
5/25/06 1st (1.5 cc in an 11 cm VG Inamed Band)
6/21/06 2nd, (2.5 cc) 7/20/06 3rd, (2.0 cc)
9/07/06 4th, (0.3 cc) 10/18/06 5th, (0.3 cc)
12/7/06 6th, (0.5 cc) 1/4/07 7th, (1 cc)
2/13/07 8th (0.2 cc) 3/26/07 9th (0.3 cc)
5/7/07 10th (0.25 cc - total of 8.85 cc) | |
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06-24-2006, 08:38 AM
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#12 | | Food is NOT love
Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 30
Posts: 2,888
City: Romeoville State: IL | I lost my gallbladder about 6 months post banding. I had problems with it for years and the doctors kept saying I didn't have any gallstones. I didn't have stones I had an almost non functioning gallbladder. Instead of traditional attacks I had pain and a feeling like a balloon being inflated under my ribs. A HIDA scan finally gave a proper diagnosis. It was removed and I have had no more pain or problems.~Mandy
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weight: 242/160/145
Started in a size 22/24 now in a 11jr....woohoo!
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06-24-2006, 08:39 AM
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#13 | | Pregnant & Happy
Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 37
Posts: 1,782
City: Near New Orleans State: Louisiana | Healthy gallbladder still intact and accounted for here. :) | |
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06-24-2006, 08:46 AM
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#14 | | Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 30
Posts: 353
| I have stones, yuk! So I am getting mine removed on the 30th and then having the band surgery on the 25th of july..
My brother (30), neice, (16), and sister (28) all had theirs removed because of stones so I was expecting it.
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06-24-2006, 08:49 AM
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#15 | | Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,024
| I have mine! Never have had any problems with it. | |
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