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Gallbladder surgery planning sheet for someone taking Ozempic
Gather the diagnosis, your attack history and your Ozempic details in one place before a surgical consultation, and take the label's anesthesia points to the pre-operative visit. The questions cover the timing, recurrence and restarting issues this page raises.
The diagnosis so far
Ultrasound date and findings
Liver tests or bilirubindate and result
Number of attacks and their dates
Any hospital stay for cholecystitis or pancreatitis
Ozempic details for the surgical team
Current Ozempic dose and injection day
Date of the last injection
Prescriber's name and phone
Other diabetes medicinesinsulin or a sulfonylurea?
What the Ozempic label says
- In placebo-controlled trials, gallstones (cholelithiasis) were reported in 1.5% on 0.5 mg and 0.4% on 1 mg, and not on placebo.[1]
- When gallstones or gallbladder inflammation are suspected, gallbladder studies are indicated.[1]
- Ozempic slows stomach emptying, and rare postmarketing reports in people on GLP-1 receptor agonists describe food or liquid entering the lungs during general anesthesia or deep sedation despite fasting.[1]
- The label says the data are insufficient to know whether changing fasting rules or pausing Ozempic reduces stomach contents left at the time of surgery.[1]
- Tell all your healthcare providers that you take Ozempic before surgery or any procedure.[1]
For the surgeon and the anesthesia team
- Is this a settled attack, or acute cholecystitis that should be operated on during this admission?
- If surgery is booked for later, what should I do if the pain returns while I wait?
- What do you want me to do with my Ozempic dose before the operation, and who confirms it?
- When can I restart Ozempic afterwards, and at what dose?
- Which bowel changes are common after gallbladder removal, and when should I report them?
Before any planned date
- Pain in your upper stomach, yellowing of the skin or eyes, fever, or clay-colored stools: the Ozempic Medication Guide says to tell your healthcare provider right away.[1]
- In the Cochrane trials, 18.3% of people waiting for delayed surgery needed an emergency operation first because symptoms did not settle or came back.[2]
Sources for the facts on this sheet
- Novo Nordisk, via DailyMed. Ozempic (semaglutide) injection, for subcutaneous use: prescribing information and Medication Guide. Effective 2026-06-01. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=adec4fd2-6858-4c99-91d4-531f5f2a2d79
- Gurusamy KS, Davidson C, Gluud C, Davidson BR. Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for people with acute cholecystitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013. PMID 23813477. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23813477/
This sheet records information for a conversation with your prescriber or pharmacist. It does not replace their instructions or the medication's prescribing information.