Do You Still Have Your Gallbladder?

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Do you still have your gallbladder?

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  2. No

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  1. Ken Anderson

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    My gallbladder was removed about ten years ago. How about you?
     
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  2. Shirley Martin

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    I hope I keep it, too, I'm kinda partial to it. :)
     
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  3. John Brunner

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    Still got mine. To my knowledge, I've only known two people who have had theirs removed:

    -My boss' wife when she was in her mid 30s.
    -A friend's daughter (just a month ago) when she was 21.
     
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  4. Al Amoling

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    Lost mine in 1972
     
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  5. Mary Robi

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    Thankfully, no. I was glad to say goodbye to that organ. I had it out on a Thursday and was back at work on Monday. No problems.
     
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  6. Beth Gallagher

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    Laparoscopically removed in 2012. Easiest surgery EVER.
     
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  7. Hugh Manely

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    Once a doctor told me I had "sludge balls" in mine. I was afraid to ask what that meant, so I just ignored it.

    That was about 35 years ago, and I still have the gallbladder.
     
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  8. D'Ellyn Dottir

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    Mine was removed when I was 22, in an Army hospital in the Vietnam era, done by combat surgeons who had yet to learn the fine points of treating dependents. If I could have avoided it, I would have. Today's procedure is so much quicker and easier from what I understand.
     
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  9. Faye Fox

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    Mine was removed during surgery for cancer.
     
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  10. Hal Pollner

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    Yes, I still have mine, along with my Appendix, my Prostate, my Tonsils, and my Adenoids.

    However, I did have a Vasectomy after becoming a Father.

    Thank you for asking...
    Harold
     
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  11. Lon Tanner

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    I had a egg size Gall Stone and bladder removed 46 years ago.
     
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  12. Faye Fox

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    Correction: It was my appendix they removed during my colon cancer surgery, not my gall bladder. My gall bladder is still in place and happy.
     
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