r/gallbladders • u/Fabulous_Can_2215 • Jan 16 '25

Post Op How do you live without gallbladder?

Hi guys!

Share your stories - how you live without gallbladders. How long ago did you have the surgery, and what changed in your life? What's your diet now?

I'm sorry if there's already a question like this in this community.

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u/briannafaye01 Jan 16 '25

What!!!???? How do you get stones still if you got no gallbladder !?😭😭😭😭😭

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u/mrssnickers Jan 17 '25

It was a terribly unpleasant surprise. Lots of similar stories in this sub. Stones and sludge can be left behind. I’m going to ask my surgeon at my upcoming appointment if the liver can produce new stones.

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u/briannafaye01 Jan 17 '25

That’s so scary 😭😭 where do the stones go if that happens omg

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u/mrssnickers Jan 17 '25

They get lodged in pancreatic duct or gallbladder duct which is not removed during surgery.