Gallstone surgery and sleep apnea

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so this is bugging me alot a year ago i wad diagnosed with severe sleep apnea and after that lost 30lbs and just kept loosing .i have gallstone surgery in september and i weight 396lbs. but my fear is this whole anthesia sorry if i cant spell that and severe sleep apnea. anyone else wjth severe sleep apnea had this surgery done

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    hi , i also have sleep apnea , i had my gallbladder removed in november 2016 , thankgoodness all went well , i was told it was important that they had an emergency bed free incase of complecations , suppose just taking percautions. plus september 2months before gallbladder removed i had my knee replacement , all went very well.

    Good luck !

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    brandon.

    hi well done for the weight loss.

    however and i mean this with the utmost respect.

    if i were you brandon.

    i would not being having gallbladder surgery weighing 28 stone with sleep apnea !

    i would starve myself almost to get my weight down my friend.

    remember they have to intubate you for this opp.

    its no joke intubation at the best of times !

    i lost 5 stone in 6 weeks by just eating one bowl of rice crispies with water a day .

    i wish you well.

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    thank you very much. anyone have ideas on what they took for cramps

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