Gall Bladder After LAP-BAND

Question
Hello,


About 7 weeks after my Lap-Band Surgery, and the DAY OF my very first adjustment, I suddenly started having extreme pain in my abdominal area. It turns out that it was gall stones and I am now being told I need surgery to get my gall bladder removed.

Is it possible that after being on a 6-7 week all liquid diet that my gall bladder just stopped knowing how to work and shut down on me?

Is this common in Lap-Band patients to have gall bladder complications right after?

Thank you for your time
Jessica

Answer
Jessica,
Unfortunately, anytime you dramatically reduce your food intake it puts a strain on the gallbladder.  The odds are that your gallbladder was forming some thick bile or sludge before the Band surgery, and that the preparation diet plus the reduced intake after surgery pushed it "over the edge."

This is not very common, but it definitely does happen.

Best of luck with your gallbladder surgery!

Dr JP

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