TLDR: Has anyone else gotten their gallbladder out only to find out it was healthy and didn’t actually need to be removed?
I got mine out recently due to a test that showed an EF of 21% TWO YEARS before I had the surgery. I had that test during a period of rapid weight loss which can effect the results.. I had a previous surgeon say not to remove it cause my symptoms did not match and she didn’t think I’d benefit. I went to a surgeon for another rare issue called MALS, was told he wouldn’t do that surgery unless I removed my gallbladder based on that old test.. i voiced my concerns and asked for further testing from the second surgeon twice and was denied and told removal was required …so I felt I didn’t have any choice and couldn’t say no or I’d miss out on the surgery I actually needed. Once it was removed the biopsy showed it was healthy. I ended up on a feeding tube for 3 weeks cause it flared up my MALS and now they’re sending me to another surgeon for a consult for the surgery I needed all along after making me do a massive pointless detour.
I feel really alone in this experience and I’m struggling really badly with the fact I’m now missing an organ I did not need to lose, and all the risks that comes with.