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gall bladder surgery?

This is the second time that I had a HIDA scan and in one year I have gone from 30 down to 26. I have no stones and very little pain. I have an umbilical hernia which has to be repaired with mesh and they suggested that they remove the gallbladder at the same time. Problem is that I lost a foot of intestine  several years ago to diverticulitis surgery and I am afraid that if they remove my gall bladder , I will be unable to hold rushing to bathroom after eating. Can I wait for the gall bladder surgery for a later date if necessary? I am 77 and 175 lbs and very active for my age and woul't like to stop to rush to a bathroom any more than I have to go now. Whats the verdict?????? Thanks
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Many thanks Doc.I was already thinking the same way. The study was done because of a little discomfort on my right side and the increase in gas and the need to use bathroom so much. to rule out gall bladder disease.After viewing the many comments from others , I don't want give up tje value of living my life as normally as possible with the hope that I can function better???? After consulting with others, it maybe some pain from the entrapment of my intestine with the hernia. Many thanks again, Marty
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If you have no stones and very little pain why was the study obtained? Indications for surgery in gallbladder dyskinesia are very different from patients with gallstone disease. With symptoms and gallstones, gallbladders should be removed because they pose a significant threat to the patient's life. In the case of dyskinesia, the symptoms are the only indication. If these are sufficient to interfere with normal activities then surgery is indicated. In your situation, I don't even know why the study would have been obtained, let alone repeated. There is a saying in medicine that it is hard to make an asymptomatic patient better. If I were the surgeon you would have the umbilical hernia repair and nothing else.
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