When I went for the required gallbladder ultrasound for the surgery approval, it was then that I was told I had stones (I didn't have any symptoms). My surgeon originally talked about removing the gallbladder at the same time, but he said that recent studies show that the Actigall is doing a good job of breaking down the stones (there's a 50% chance that it will). He said that adding the gallbladder removal to the GBS added more time under anesthesia (obviously), and it was a bit tricky. My husband and I decided that I should opt to keep the gallbladder, but we gave the surgeon the right to remove it when he got in there, if it looked bad. He found that it looked pretty healthy, except for the stones, so I got to keep my gallbladder. I'm kinda glad - this was my first surgery every, it's a doozie in itself, and if I would have incisions on my right side, as well, I wouldn't have gotten to where am I right now as quickly.
Now, the the darn thing starts to act up, I may be singing a different tune!
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Carolyn
"And so, the journey begins......"
Highest / pre-op / now / goal
315  / 250 / 139 / 155 (PCP goal - made it!)
LAP GBS w/Dr. C at "Club Pomerado": March 13, 2006
Success = wearing my size 6 pants!
"Shoes are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" (unknown)
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