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Ongoing Complications (1000+)
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“my gb was meant to be a key hole job but when they got in they couldn’t see it. now i have an 8″” scar from open surgery. my gb was infected and stuck to my liver and other bits around. i had leak and a drain bag filling with green mess for 9 days before they would let me out.
in years gone by i used to get bad heartburn but sorted it eventually with diet and stopping drinking (i wasn’t a big drinker either) then last november i was violently ill one evening and was admitted with inflammed and infected gall bladder. i had 7 days in and a real bad time with temp upto 40 deg.
2 months on in jan it was all over but 8wks on after the initial runny bum i’ve gone the oposite way. constipated. so off to the doc and he gave me Movicol to shift things its worked but not brilliant and for good measure i have gained the most hideous oderous gas that there is. my wife says i need to go to a special home where everybody is the same. it is quite bad.
since my op i have eaten pretty much what i want but have had reflux on occassion. prob meals too big more than anything.
i’m going to try and eat smaller portions and see what happens.
I went into hospital last november tipping the scales at 15 stone and came out 7 days later 13.5 stone.
when i came out after the big op i was 12.5 stone but have got to 13.5 again.
anyone got any good tips i’m all ears.
scar is sore and lumpy
moving in bed is an issue still but sex is not affected still good.
oh yes i’m 49 male”“Hi ,
My daughter had Gallbladder removal surgery 1 month after a hard delivery of her first baby. She had preclempsea and had to deliver her baby 2 months early. Everything turn out fine with the baby Thank God. She had complications after a c-section some clots in her stomach so had to have a small cut in her stomach to heal inside out. She had her Gallbladder out 1 month later and 1 year later, like you said her stomach is still bloated and she gets cramps every time she eats. The doctors tell you that you must get it out but don’t tell you whats going to happen after. My daugher is only 24 and she sounds like me. Anything she eats shes in the bathroom 10 minutes later. You would think she would lose weight. She also has low thyroid. I’m probably no help but I think it may be the fat contents in foods. Your not alone.Thanks for listening
Sue and Steph”
“My Gall Bladder Surgery Horror Story
I had my gall Bladder removed summer 2005, with no mention of any side effects or problems associated with surgery. Almost straight after surgery I had severe diarrhoea for 2 weeks constantly. The pain started after 1 day and by the 4th day post op I was unable to function, lying down was impossible. I was sent home on a Wednesday by Friday I could hardly get a breath and my GP sent me back to A&E.
I was diagnosed with an escaped gall stone which had blocked the bile duct and burst the severed duct that previously went to the gall bladder. My stomach cavity had filled up with bile and restricted the inflation of my rhs lung, had I not returned to hospital I would have been in serious trouble risking death. I was impaled with a six inch needle below my liver and 2-3 ltrs of bile gushed out, over the next few days another 3-4 ltrs empted into a bag I carried, after which I was sent home again.
Over the next 3 years my diarrhoea became more severe and was very explosive resulting in multiple large painful anal fissures. The diarrhoea was cryptic in nature some foods would be ok one day and not the next, but always taking no more than 10 minutes to evacuate. This was my biggest nightmare which resulted in 3 further surgeries to ease the pain from my rear end, not once was my troubles attributed to my initial gall bladder surgery, even my suggestions of a connection were knocked down.
After the above surgeries I was given laxative to ease the rear end during motions but this made matters worse bringing more fissures which were larger than before. At one point the entire circumference of my anus was swollen and the pain was indescribable. When I was at my most depressed I decided to investigate myself and the internet highlighter I was not alone, I found out about”I have had alot of back problems also. sometimes if i do get lucky enough to be right around regular then my back does start hurting me. and it is normally on the left side for me. some days i can actually almost outline my colon it is so bad. i had my gallbladder out about seven years ago and i have been living a nightmare every since. i take meds anytime i get ready to eat but it doesnt always help. just sometimes.
I had my gallbladder removed in 2002. I have frequent attacks still. I have found a correlation between me taking pain killers and the attacks. Even Advil or Tylenol trigger an attack–especially Tylenol. If I take a Hydrocodone, I almost immediately have an attack. I’ve told countless doctors about this and they can’t give me an reason why. I do sometimes have attacks when I’ve had no pain meds however. I have bad back and neck problems so I occassionally do have to take something for the pain. However, I usually wake up early morning with a stabbing pain in my back and rib area. I double over in a fetal position and it helps some. Sometimes the pain is so severe I scream and pull out my hair though. It defenitly compares to labor pains. I’m glad to finally hear someone else who’s attacks are triggered by pain meds. Let me know if you have found out anything more about this.
It’s been a year and a half since my gall bladder was removed and I still have all sorts of digestive issues. I have found that eating a low fat diet has helped tremendously! Although it hasn’t taken my symptoms away entirely (eating low fat is harder that one might think), it is much better than when I tried to eat normally. It takes awhile to get use to, and fighting the cravings for the first few months can be a pain, but it really is worth it. Frankly, just looking at greasy food makes me want to gag. When you go out to eat, ask your server if they have a nutritional guide. Beware, they will often point you toward calorie counters for people who are trying to watch their weight, but low calorie doesn’t necessarily mean low fat. I am now in the habit of telling people that it is for medical reasons, not weight loss, and they are usually much more understanding.
Hello, I had my gallbladder removed too even though there were no gallstones. I had same symptoms. I have major sinus problems since removing my gallbladder that I never had before. I am really unhappy that I had surgery and some days I want it back. But, I do think that since ours weren’t functioning properly they were only helping us. Even though not as helpful as it should have been, couldn’t really be setting us back all that much because it wasn’t helping us all that much.
I I just had Hernia surgery on the 1/21/09 which turned out to be scar tissue. I have a pump leading from the wound and I still am uncomfortable. I had my gall bladder out in 82 and developed IBS. I have constant diarrhea. Back to the hernia, I had 3 cts and a sonogram all the drs except mine said yep hernia! I am so disgusted with this post op and I never after all my stomach surgeries had this type if discomfort Am I the only one!
I had gallbladder removal surgery about 10 years ago. About 2 years ago, I started having heartburn and acid reflux which has gotten more frequent lately. I’m about to go to the doctor, but has anyone ecperience this? I had no problems for years after surgery. I went thru peri-menopause and menopause (I had a hard time) and I’m now in post- menopause. The heRt urn/reflux can hit me out of the blue. I have to carry tums and a I’d refux medicine with me at all times.
I had my gallbladder removed about 5 months ago and this past week I started to have this pain right in the same area as my gallbladder used to be. It is a deep pain that radiates to my back and a bit toward my shoulder blades. I’m quite concerned by the abruptness of this pain. I’m just 26 yrs. old and I’m worried sick. Could my elevated stress be the cause? Or is it because I lifted one two many grocery bags? Curious. Please respond!
“April 2004 I had my gall bladder removed. Ever since I have had continuing sharp pain in my right chest with muscle twisting. I have visited surgeon twice with no answers from him, visited my PCP with no answers from him either…they both sent me to a pain clinic, which I have visited twice for injections of Kenalog and Marcaine. The effect last a week at best and pain returns.
Can this be damage to colon or to bile duct? and what can be done to eliminate pain? Any recommendations or suggestions?”“I am a 39 year old female(gallbladder removed 8 years ago) who started the same type of journey in January. I had an ovarian cyst with increase RUQ pain. OBGYN sent me for CT scan, showed blocked bile duct(enlarged on one end, compacted on other). Started to have heartburn and difficulty eating (lost 45 pounds since 1st ERCP). Had 1st ERCP and had blockage removed including a micro carcinoid tumor also, pancrease was inflamed.
Continued to have pain, Dr did 2nd ERCP and I had a stent for 24 hours to drain the pancreas. I had 3 days of no pain and then my stomach flipped(same feeling as driving over a hill and you get the flip). Since then I have had pain in RUQ under 1st rib and goes around to my back. My pain is between a 3-5 all day and will increase to 8-9 with food(Still can’t eat much as pain increases).
Went back to Doctor in May and was told it was due to over active nerves/maybe I should change my job.
Had exploratory surgery a few weeks ago, OBGYN found endometriosis, Gastro doc(different doc) could not find anything. Am scheduled for Gastric emptying studying and have asked doctor for any other tests to determine what is wrong. Due to allergies, I am unable to take med’s other than ibuprofen. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated.”“Long history short, 2008 I started with the URQ pain, I felt I was dying then, I lost 50 lbs. I was very very scared. I think i was due to the ACCUTANE drug. None Dr, kwos what happen, one recomend remove my gallblader (gallbladder), I did not want, then I changed my diet to vegan, it helped but stil some pain, sometimes I feel relief when I use the vibriting machines, it’s funny after some hours my stool smell very very bad, but after that I’m ok. for a few months, then same thing.
I wish the best to everyone of you, blessing, I feel your pain, when all poeple including your family thing you are just looking for attention. ”“I googled “”neck problems after gallbladder surgery”” and found this forum. I had my gallbladder removed in 1998 when I was 17 years old. It was suppose to be a normal 1 hour surgery and go home the same day. My gallbladder was inflamed and attached to my liver which too kthe surgeons 6 hours to chisel away. When I woke up from surgery the incensions were not the problem, it was the pain in my upper chest and neck. Terrible pain. To this day, 10 years later I still have the same pain. Doctors told me it was from the anastesia and gas and would go away, don’t worry about it. Let them live with this for ten years and then say don’t worry about it. Anyways, I just recently tried seeing a chiropractor to work out the pain, since I have tried pretty much everything else. He said that in this type of surgery, they pull you neck and arms up toward your shoulders and secure them down so that you can’t move them and get them in the way. So he said probably what happened was that no one thought it would be a good idea to move my position and give me some relief during the 6 hour ordeal, therfore causing nerve damage. Just curious if anyone else had anything like this and if so, have you found anything to give you any relief. I go to the gym 5 days a week, I am in great shape, but none of that changes the way my neck feels. Guess I need to try a nerve specialists, this is literally the only thing I have not been through to try and get some relief. It’s almost like you quit trying, I’ve tried so much and have just baout come to the conclusion that I am just going to have to live with it. Anyways, thanks for listening. Any knowledge would be awesome.
Alex”
I wish I saw this post after I had my gallbladder removed. After six years of not knowing what to do about extra pounds and bowel movements, I now have NAFLD. My doctor said it had some kind of connection to my gallbladder removal. Now I see what the connection was. 🙁 😳
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