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07-16-2008, 04:58 PM
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| Big Loser  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: West Hartford, Connecticut
Posts: 141
Weight Statistics On and off for most of my life Start Date:
3/17/08 Surgery Date:
5' 5"
Height:
250 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
85 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
34 % % Lost:
03/17/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 41.5976331361 BMI Start:
27.4544378698 BMI Current:
24.9585798817 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass |  Gall Bladder needs to come out
Well, I went to my 4 month check up and I mentioned that I get a pain sometimes after eating. The doctor sent me for an ultrasound of my gallbladder. The test results came back and I have "a distended gallbladder with sludge and a small polyp." My surgeon and my pcp agree that it needs to be removed. Just having surgery 4 months ago I am not thrilled with going to the hospital again so soon. I already have 5 scars from WLS and now I will have three more!!! I would love to hear from those of you who had your gallbladder removed post WLS and what your recovery time was like. I felt great at 2 weeks post op from my WLS so I am planning on being back to normal after 1 week after this surgery. Did anyone have this as an outpatient or did you have to stay overnight in the hospital? 
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07-16-2008, 05:11 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY
Posts: 2,444
Weight Statistics 12-19-07 Start Date:
1-29-08 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
286 lb Start Weight:
164 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
122 lb Weight Loss:
14 lb Lb Left to Lose:
42.6573426573 % % Lost:
eventually Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 50.6570924666 BMI Start:
29.0481229529 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | 
I don't know about post wls, but we do gallbladders everyday at work on an outpatient basis. Hopefully yours will be quick and simple too. Good luck!
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07-16-2008, 10:03 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: PA (Near Philly)
Posts: 839
Blog Entries: 1 Weight Statistics March 12, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
340 lb Start Weight:
242 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
98 lb Weight Loss:
92 lb Lb Left to Lose:
28.8235294118 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.8714416896 BMI Start:
39.0555555556 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | Hun I have had six surgeries in the last year. This one will or should be so much easier then the WLS and well just like with my cancer what are you going to do but not dwell and get it over with and get on with feeling better.  Hang in there girl all will be well in the end..
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07-17-2008, 02:37 AM
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Sorry to hear that, but it does happen pretty often. From what I know, a lot of the surgeons will use the same ports they used for the bypass surgery, so you won't get any new scars, just the incisions having to heal again.
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07-17-2008, 10:53 AM
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| WLS Guru  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Maryland
Posts: 488
Weight Statistics 01/03/2007 Start Date:
12/04/2007 Surgery Date:
4' 10"
Height:
246 lb Start Weight:
172 lb Current Weight:
130 lb Goal Weight:
74 lb Weight Loss:
42 lb Lb Left to Lose:
30.081300813 % % Lost:
08/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 51.4084423306 BMI Start:
35.9441141498 BMI Current:
27.1670630202 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   |
I had mine removed last year before my WLS and I was out for less than two weeks. After the first few days you will be okay. My mother co-worker just had his taken out two weeks ago and is back to work. You will feel a lot better after having them remove it. I am glad I had mine done before hand.
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07-17-2008, 11:56 AM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: May 2007 Location: minnesota
Posts: 5,210
Weight Statistics july 21, 2007 Start Date:
august 17, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6"
Height:
339 lb Start Weight:
177 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
162 lb Weight Loss:
17 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.7876106195 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.7100550964 BMI Start:
28.5654269972 BMI Current:
25.8218549128 BMI Goal:
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i am not sure, but i hope all goes well...i was put on a med to take 2 times a day for my gall bladder so i do not have problems
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