Oak Knoll Mom Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 I just got an email from my aunt. Two of my cousins (also cousins to each other) had their gallbladders removed--one yesterday and one today. Weird, huh? Another cousin also has had hers removed. That means my brothers and I are the only cousins who still have our gallbladders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 hmmm, now that is odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Everyone I know who has had their gall bladder removed had lost a bunch of weight within the last year or two. I wonder what all sort of factors come into play with gall bladder problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Everyone I know who has had their gall bladder removed had lost a bunch of weight within the last year or two. I wonder what all sort of factors come into play with gall bladder problems? The four "F's" Forty(ish) Female Fat Fertile I'm a prime candidate. :P Rapid weight loss is associated bigtime with gall bladder issues, definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 Everyone I know who has had their gall bladder removed had lost a bunch of weight within the last year or two. I wonder what all sort of factors come into play with gall bladder problems? One of the cousins who had hers out this week had gastric by-pass surgery a little over a year ago and has lost almost 200 lbs. I have a friend who had her gall bladder removed two weeks ago and I don't think she's lost weight recently, though--she is a runner and was out running a week after her surgery. That's crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 she is a runner and was out running a week after her surgery. That's crazy! Nah, gall bladder surgery isn't what it used to be. Just kinda bandaid surgery. They blow you up with air, make a tiny incision, go in, clip the gall bladder off, remove it, and put a couple stitches in and you go home with a bandaid. (Well, pretty much.) The worse part is the air rising and making your shoulders ache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 The four "F's" Forty(ish) Female Fat Fertile I'm a prime candidate. :P Rapid weight loss is associated bigtime with gall bladder issues, definitely. That's interesting. Two of the three cousins are not fertile (PCOS for one and years of infertility for the other) and they are all in their 20's and 30's. But they are female and fat...um, like me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 Nah, gall bladder surgery isn't what it used to be. Just kinda bandaid surgery. They blow you up with air, make a tiny incision, go in, clip the gall bladder off, remove it, and put a couple stitches in and you go home with a bandaid. (Well, pretty much.) The worse part is the air rising and making your shoulders ache. If I have an internal organ removed, I'd like to at least lie around for a few days! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 If I have an internal organ removed, I'd like to at least lie around for a few days! :lol: Well, it does make for a decent sounding excuse for us less-industrious types. I can't make dinner, I just had an internal organ removed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamagistra Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 The four "F's" Forty(ish) Female Fat Fertile I'm a prime candidate. :P Oh, I hear you! :( Rapid weight loss is associated bigtime with gall bladder issues, definitely. Wait...never mind, 'cause this just. ain't. happenin'! :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Well, it does make for a decent sounding excuse for us less-industrious types. I can't make dinner, I just had an internal organ removed! Heck, yes! :channeling Napolean Dynamite: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 If I have an internal organ removed, I'd like to at least lie around for a few days! :lol: :iagree: It only seems right that way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 The four "F's" Forty(ish) Female Fat Fertile I'm a prime candidate. :P Rapid weight loss is associated bigtime with gall bladder issues, definitely. Oh Good, I'm not fertile, so I'm off the hook, right?!!:hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Hey, if someone rated this thread one star (terrible) because of my four F's, just FYI I'm just quoting my nursing school notes. It's nothing personal nor am I trying to be insulting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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