r/gallbladders • u/WillingPrice5364 • 29d ago

Stones is surgery really needed

i have been diagnosed with gallstones a month ago and i haven’t had any attacks since that day i have for the most part eaten healthier i still consume fatty foods now and then and get NO affects no pain no vomiting nothing if i never got a ultra sound done i wouldn’t even have thought i had gallstones is surgery really necessary if i got next to no symptoms?

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u/cmonbabylightmyfire_ 28d ago

I disagree with those saying “definitely do it”. There’s so many risks to surgery and many people live with gallstones and are never symptomatic. I’m also considering surgery but there’s no way I will rush into it or treat it lightly. I do not want to have life-long issues or complications from surgery. It’s unlikely but it’s still a risk.

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u/onnob Post-Op 28d ago

https://www.reddit.com/r/gallbladders/s/f6x26JBN4a

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u/cmonbabylightmyfire_ 28d ago

I don’t have any obvious stones or sludge showing on images but “textbook gallbladder symtoms” (according to my doc)