Gall bladder

[vmcwv1]

In October, I found out my gall bladder is only functioning 27%. I do not have stones.  Up until last week I was not having any symptoms, therefore, did not think surgery was the answer.  I had what seemed like heartburn, and now occaisionaly feel full easily.  My husband and I would like to try to have a baby.  My primary care physician said it is a roll of the dice if my gall bladder will get worse during pregnancy.  Should I have surgery before trying to get pregnant?

[Leanna26]

I would look into the surgery. I had it nov of 2006, and it caused some more problems (there is a small chance you will have side effects)
I had a lot of stones though and they couldn't control my pain in the er, so mine was an emergency.
Definetly talk to your doc about how bad it is, because if you don't need to have it done I wouldn't recommend it.

[Keith Downing, MD]

Hello,

I suggest you talk to a general surgeon who may perform your gall bladder surgery about the severity of it and the timeliness of surgery.  Then you can talk that over with your ob/gyn and get their feedback.  

Best regards,

Dr. Downing