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“Abdominal pain
I am in pa too. Had my gal bladder out by local doctor three years ago. Last year an attack sent me to er. I was told liver enzymes high possible liver disease. Went to upmc specialist. He said liver fine I had sphincter of oddi dysfunction. Had sphincteronemy. It’s been a year and got another attack. So specialist ballooned that muscle 7 days ago.
Been in pain ever since. If I eat, I feel crampy bloated and just sick. Specialist wants a ct. Hoping I don’t have a leak. But something is wrong.
Wonder if we have same doctors”I had my GB out on September 9th. My incisions also looked great. I had the bandages on until I took a shower the next evening. I was told if I was just going to be at home and wearing loose clothing, that I didn’t have to re-bandage them, as the air would be good for them. I did have a suture come out of one of my incisions and returned to the doctor to have that cut out. I was told that the sutures would take weeks to dissolve. I was also told not to lift anything heavy for at least 6 weeks. Today marks 10 weeks since my surgery, and yes, I do still hurt on my right side. The doctor said it hurts more at night, because you breathe in air and it makes you feel bloated, therefore, hurting more. I do tend to hurt more at night, after eating all day. I am on low fat and high fiber, and still can’t eat the fatty, greasy foods. I had ice cream and suffered terribly. Each person is different, so I am not going to say this is how it will be for you. I don’t think you will rip anything, but you may hurt later. It may all depend on what you eat. You will find out what you can and can’t eat. I have been keeping a food diary, of everything I eat, and how much fiber I take in. Of course, most days I eat the same thing every day. I have heard that the pain will gradually go away, and I am still holding on to this hope. Take things slow, find out what you can and can’t eat, and don’t try anything out of the ordinary, because the pain is just not worth it! I have also discovered that I hurt so much more when I am on my period. I am assuming this is because of the water gain, bloating feeling, muscles contracting. I suffer terribly every month now, and I also hope this goes away with time. Good luck!
I had my gallbladder removed on 3/8. I had only suffered one attack, but when I was admitted to the hospital over a year ago with pancreatitis, my doctor told me that I would have to have my galllbladder removed sooner or later. So, needless to say, after overcoming all of the pain and suffering in and out of the hospital, one gallbladder attack and boom, it needs to come out. I had the laproscopic procedure, but ended up with 6 incisions. I developed a red rash, and also a lump next to the main incision, which the doctor sliced open during a visit to the office and not expected, which ended up with an at home nurse visit due to having to pack the new incision. I now have an IR drain because of the abcess that has now been in for close to a month. I can barely eat anything and have lost more than enough weight. I am praying that this drain can be removed later this week. I understand all of stories of the pain from suffering from it so much. My main doctor actually had the nerve to yell at me to the point of bringing me to tears because I accidentally called in my pain scrip too early, but with being in and out of the dreaded er and put on so many pain meds, it was an honest mistake. On top of that, he also let me know that the er doctors don’t care, and also just give you pain meds to keep you quiet. I was told that my gallbladder was the worst that my surgeon had seen in his career, but if I could go back I would have looked at any other alternatives than having to endure the pain and complications that this so called simple surgery should not be causing. My prayers go out to all that have had to deal with any of this.
“I had 7 gallstones and one of them happened to clog some connection between the gallbladder and the pancreas, being also diagnosed with pancreatitis. I got the gallbladder removed with all the gallstones (even the lost one). My pancreas went back to its normal state the day after the surgery. This happened in Nov 08. Not long ago I experienced what I could distinguish as the same sort of pain when I woke up and for some reason I thought it was connected with holding going to the bathroom to pee, but after that the pain kept bothering for another hour. Today it’s happening again: Abdominal pain, right on the area that the gallbladder should be and stabbing the same way it did when the GB was there.
For some reason I am pretty sure that is connected with a bad diet, stress and sleeping disorder. Anyone having the same issues with a healthy diet, no major worries and sleeping 8 hours straight a day?
Smoking and drinking highly contributes to have bad side effects to the gallbladder removal surgery.”I had my gb removed about 6 years ago. For those who are experiencing extreme weight loss and food going straight through, I would talk to your dr about Dumping Syndrome. I was diagnosed with this after losing about 40 lbs in a month after my surgery. The dr gave me medication (it’s been too long but i believe the medication was called cholestyramine) This med helped stop the immediate diarrhea and vomiting after meals. Unfortunately, once I stopped losing excessive weight, I started gaining excessive weight and have not found a solution for that.
I had my gallbladder removed in 2001 and I still have diarrhea and yellow bile. (sorry, I know it’s gross). Soon after I eat a meal, I get stomach cramps and have to get to the bathroom. After all these years, I still will not go out to eat any where. Any one else have this problem. Thanks for your input… Liz C.
I have been suffering over 10 years after having my Gallbladder removed and this website is a revelation (my last episode was yesterday and I thought I was dying)! I have been offered the operation which I am now definitely going to have. Does anyone else suffer from vomiting aswell as horrendous pain? My ‘incidents’ seemed to have escalated to include this delight!!
“I had gallbladder surgery a month and a half ago. I think the most frustrating thing is that the doctors don’t believe you when you tell them how you are feeling because “”you shouldn’t be feeling that way””! You are not nuts! I feel bloated and have general pain almost every day. The few days I have felt well are such a shock. I have forgotten what it is like to feel well and have energy to do things!!
I can’t offer anything but I understand how you are feeling and you need to know that there are many of us out here that are feeling the same way. I have had the panic attacks, too. They all seem related but the dr.s don’t think so?! If they would just LISTEN to their patients more…
I will keep checking back on this site to see how you are doing… Are you having as much trouble getting ready for Christmas as I am??? Going shopping, cleaning house, etc. is all overwhelming…
You are in my thoughts,
”I am having the same – without the severe pain. I had my GB out on July 31 of this year – I just feel sick almost all the time; stomach constantly bloated and its so hard to eat when my stomach is so sick. I also was diagnosed with GERD – reflux – which is actually coming and going in severity. It’s now August – don’t know if you’re still reading these posts but I would be eternally grateful if you could let us know if you’re doing any better now. I need some inspiration that this is going to get better at some point.
the gallbladder does not produce the bile bile is made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder ( bladder like urine bladder )so once the bladder is gone there is a constant flow of bile into the intestine
“I Had my gall bladder and appendix removed a little less than a year ago. Since then, its been getting worse and worse. Diarrhea, cramps, inability to stay out of the bathroom! and I think the worst is if i havent eaten in a while and then go to eat a regular sized meal I get a gall bladder attack! There is No gall bladder to attack me, so how is this happening?? I’ve also noticed the yellow coloration and the constant need to go is getting more and more pronounced. Its to the point now that I do not want to go out to eat anywhere, I wont eat if I’m at someone elses house, and fast food is pretty much out of the question because of the fat content in it! The foods I now have a problem with, which never bothered me before…
Dairy
Eggs
Bananas
Fast food/ greasy food
anything deep friedAll of these foods either cause a gall bladder attack now or cause emergency trips to the bathroom before the meal is even complete.
I’m Not losing weight and really, with as fast as i process things now I should be slimming down! What can I do to fix this? The point of my surgery was no more pain, well its worse now than before the surgery.”Hey, I was reading some of these messages and have a few words of advice. I had my gallbladder removed when i was 15 due to gallstones and now am 24. After my surgery I had no problems except for occasional cramps after large greasy meals. Fast forward years later and it is a lot harder to keep control over. My problems started around my third year of college and got worse over time. Alcohol never seemed to affect me negatively after surgery (and I drank plenty being a college student away from home) but some may want to look at what they are eating before drinking and what you are drinking. You have to remember that everything you eat is not wholesome and being consumed by all the bile in your tummy so if you are eating a value meal or easily digestable things before you drink this is probably why you are getting so sick. Also, I tend to do better with brown liquiors instead of clear. As far as cramping and things like that I have found with diet and exercise it really does help. I use to be like everyone else and eat lunch never breakfast and then eat something quick and convenient for dinner this landed me in the bathroom most days multiple times a day. Since then I looked at my diet and started realizing that it wasn’t I could not eat fast food or chinese food or mexican food or spicy food or salads it was that I had to eat better at least some of the time. Now my diet consisits of eating 5 fruits and veggies a day all before dinner as breakfast and lunch basically I snack all day. I can make a smoothie for breakfast and knockout two fruits before lunch. I only do this monday thru friday and then on the weekend I eat what I want. For dinner I can eat what I want but just through eating raw fruits and veggies it keeps my bathroom trips and horrible cramping and bloating to a minimum. And of course everyone knows here that the worst pain comes after you do not eat for hours on end then decide to eat a huge greasy meal.
I had my gallbladder removed a little over a month ago. Within 2 weeks of my surgery I woke in the middle of the night with a severe pain in my upper abdomen just below my sternum. I have to say the pain was as severe as the final stages of child labor! Since that time I have had one more attack a couple of days ago. The attacks come and go over about a 1 hour span, lasting 10 to 20 minutes each time. I have had blood work, endoscopic procedure and at the beginning of this next week will have a CT scan done. My gallbladder symptoms have seemed to have subsided for the most part. I have been following a low fat diet. I am waiting minute by minute hoping whatever attack I have had does not return. I have also have experienced weight loss and random nausea. Anyone with a similiar experience?
“I had the procedure done, one week after my gall bladder was removed.
My regular GI, knew sphincter valve was spasming. But she felt once the gall bladder was removed it was stop spasming. Plus they tried to get me to relax and destress. I have hardly any stress in my life, but I hardly think stress and a spasming sphincter is not related at all. Anyway, I was sent to Froedtert in Milwaukee and a specialist did the cutting. The nasiousness and pain is gone. There are still some foods that upset my stomache, but I think that is more related to the removal of the gall bladder, deep friend foods, caffeine, chocolate. I’m glad I had mine done.”I am a female 40 years old and I had my gall bladder removed on 1/18/07. Since the surgery, I find myself in the restroom a lot. As a matter of fact, I have never visited the restroom so much in my life. I feel sick to my stomach and bloated most of the time as well. I am hoping this will pass with time. It is not something I look forward to dealing with the rest of my life.
