the gall bladder and the appendix are quite a distance apart and most gall bladder surgeries are done laproscopically now. personally i would leave the healthy appendix alone. if you had a major open abdominal surgery in the immediate neighborhood then the appendix can be removed. besides your medical insurance may not pay for the appendectomy if it is not medically needed.
should the appendix be removed with the gall bladder? . about 10 to 2 weeks ago i was diagnosed with pancreatitis due to gall stones. an mri revealed i had 24 gall stones in the gall bladder. i was scheduled to have my gall bladder removed in december. during some discussions with my pcp it was decided to ask about having the appendix removed as well. the surgeon said it wasn't necessary as the appendix was in good shape. the pcp seemed to think it was sop to remove the appendix anyway. should i ask to have the appendix removed or not?