Gallbladder is gone so where is this pain from?
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HI
Had the dreaded gallbladder removed last June after only 7 months of pain (so I'm pretty lucky).
Everything went well, home the same day - took a good 4 weeks to feel totally better after the op but eating was ok and I don't seem to be affected by bowel issues like some people.
Only problem is I have dull ache in exactly the same place I used to get the gallbladder pain. It's not intense pain but it's in the front RUQ under my ribs and moves round the side and to my back.
It doesn't seem to appear after anything in particular and most of the time it's there constantly. Suppose it's more of an annoyance than anything else because I'm always aware of this ache. I'm quite reluctant to go to my GP because after spending about 7 months constantly in the surgery last year updating painkillers and nausea pills I don't want them to think I'm addicted to medical attention.
Just wondered if anyone had anything similar or if it's just a by-product of surgery that I'll have to get on with?
Thanks
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karenspo happyalien
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angela72602 happyalien
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kim55309 happyalien
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Been reading all comments regarding pain after gallbladder surgery. My husband had his gallbladder removed in June last year 2013 and is still experiencing a high level of stomach pain in exactly the gallbladder spot. He has seen 3 different doctors, has had x-rays, ct scans, mri scans and nothing is being found. Like some of you he also just gets on with it and trys to ignore the pain. He has made yet another appointment with the surgeon to discuss further examination for tomorrow. I have passed all your discussions onto my husband and hopefully something can be done to alleviate the pain.
tracy280 kim55309
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Pierogiman happyalien
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I was in rehab after broken back surgery when I had to return to the hospital to have my galol bladder removed. Everything went well and I returned to rehab for the back surgery. Well it;s been two months and I have so much gas, bloating and pain that I wonder if the liver will ever take over for the missing gall bladder.Everything I eat turns to gas. Any help out there?
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tracy280 happyalien
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I had gallstones in ma bile.duck and done a ercp procedure and i took pancatitis threw this its now 2 months since got gall bladder out but am in server pain at work and can only do 3 hours dont know why this is and holding a bag triggers my back pain ahhhh please.help me.with anything you think will help
joe456547 happyalien
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but I still get pain attacks in my stomach.
I thought I would share my technique for getting rid of
the pain attacks when they start.
The key is to act quickly when
you start to have that hollow feeling in you're stomach quickly eat
1 slice of full corn bread and wash it down with at least 1 glass water.
Thats it the hollow feeling should subside within 1 minute or so.
I have found that if I wait to long before eating the bread and drinking the water,
It takes longer for the pain to go away and I have to eat 2 slices of bread and drink
nearly 1 liter of water. I'm sure any food will work but I have always just eaten bread.
Though I would say stay away from fatty foods because when I eat fatty foods I have
more pain attacks, So I am assuming eating fatty foods to get rid of the pain would
not be a good lol!
I also eat 1 slice of full corn bread before I go to sleep to make sure I don't
wake up with pain. I am really starting to think what is causing the pain is to much
stomach acids, and the food causes bile to be secreted and it gets rid of the extra stomach acids.
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angela72602 happyalien
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joanne40560 angela72602
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Hi Angela, I had my gall bladder removed about 14 months and have been experiencing awful symptoms on and off ever since including extreme chest pain similar to a heart attack which I need to tske Morphine for, projectile vomiting which comes on really suddenly and is really dangerous for me as I have a medical condition called Panhypopituitarism and produce no natural cortisol so have gone into Addison's crisis and have to be rushed to hospital by ambulance in a coma, I also suffer from a tender abdomen all the time, and in particular on the spot of my gall bladder scar just between my breasts. My severe symptoms are becoming more frequent and after having to go to hospital 5 times in the past 14 weeks a doctor has now come up with the suggestion of adhesions behind my wound. Does this sound like a plausable diagnosis to you based on your experience and symptoms? Also, if you did have adhesions what have they done about them? Did you need another operation? Thank you in advance for any information you can give me. Am getting rather desparate now!