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Cannon · 02-14-2010, 09:04 PM

I had my gallbladder out recently, as did my sister, and of course years before that my mother and grandmother. I think they say the risk factors are female, fat, forty-plus and family. It's possible that Tamoxifen and AIs contribute by suppressing estrogen and making it easier than ever to gain weight, but I have not heard of any connection. It was an EASY surgery (even though it was emergency) and have not had any trouble since. I believe there is a small risk of having digestive tract troubles afterwards - but I have Crohn's, so I wouldn't know the difference.

I do recommend that you have the surgery sooner rather than later - emergency is not the way you want to do it.

Rebecca

02-14-2010, 09:04 PM	#3
Cannon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 203	Re: Gallstones I had my gallbladder out recently, as did my sister, and of course years before that my mother and grandmother. I think they say the risk factors are female, fat, forty-plus and family. It's possible that Tamoxifen and AIs contribute by suppressing estrogen and making it easier than ever to gain weight, but I have not heard of any connection. It was an EASY surgery (even though it was emergency) and have not had any trouble since. I believe there is a small risk of having digestive tract troubles afterwards - but I have Crohn's, so I wouldn't know the difference. I do recommend that you have the surgery sooner rather than later - emergency is not the way you want to do it. Rebecca __________________ Dx 8/06 Age 43 Stage IIIA multifocal throughout breast, largest tumor 5 cm, grade 3, comedo, ER+PR+HER+++ Neoadjuvant A/C 4X Dose Dense 11/06 Bilateral Mastectomy (no choice on the right, my choice on the left) Taxol+Herceptin weekly x12, continuing with Herceptin, finished one year in 12/07 33 Rads Femara for 5+ years, staying on (started with Arimidex, switched after about a month, much happier) Abnormal brain MRI shows no cancer, but "extensive white matter diease" - unknown cause BRCA negative - lots of cancer in my family survivor of thyroid cancer also have Crohn's disease CT and bone scan say NED as of 5/13 dx with severe cardiomyopathy 5/12 (likely due to chemo and Herceptin), ejection fraction in low 20's, now up to 40, went to 50, latest read 12/13 is back down to 35 1/13 Acute pancreatitis - are you kidding me? 9/13 started Humira for Crohn's. starting to have some energy again B12 and Vit D both needed supplementation Cataracts in both eyes noted 6/12 - surgery in the next 2-4 years? 4/14 Kidney stones/blockage/infection - related to Crohn's Disease 5/14 My aunt passed away - she was diagnosed after I was with Stage I - not Her2+, then Stage 4 for about one year 6/14 Scans - still NED, thank God. However, broken rib (I didn't notice) lots of bone degeneration osteopenia/osteoporosis. I also still have cardiomyopathy secondary to chemo.