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“Poor Medical Treatment After Gallbladder Removal
I had my gallbladder removed March 2010. It took literally 7 years to diagnose the gallstones. I was actually relieved to hear them say something was wrong because I knew my body and hard such a hard time getting that diagnosed. Diagnosis was my a herbal healist… I recommend that for everyone.
Since the gallbladder removal I have been back to my surgeon, the er and urgent and my primary doctor complaining of pain, naseau, and discomfort atleast 5 times. (The same way I complained for years about the gallstones.) My belly button has a repugnant smell and yellow brown green discharge and I’m being told it’s nothing. Tests given but results say “”nothing”” is wrong. (Like what happened with my gallstones before diagnosis) Ultrasound Monday.
No doctors will admit that there could’ve been a mistake done in surgery and I’m scared for my health and well being. It’s been almost 6 months now and it’s worse. I’ve done research and I’m worried of a bile leak or infection. Just today at the ER I was told to speak to a social worker, because they considered my lying or crazy. Worse part is I DO have a mental condition, and I believe they are using that as ammo against me.
I’m pursuing legal help, and I hope more than anything this pain I’m in is resolved… and wish the same for you all.”“I dont smoke, i sleep plenty, not a lot of stress (I take meds also), and my diet is not “”great,”” but reasonably healthy. My cholestrol is low.
I came back to this thread becuz i’m having another attack TONITE. I know it’s not exactly the same as my gallbladder attacks – they lasted longer usually, and radiated around my shoulder to my back. (gallbladder was removed many yrs ago due to stones/attacks)
But this is mid-torso area – in the front, and just ongoing, boring, aching pain – about 20 mins after eating a meal. (just a bit below the breasts and in the middle) It just freakin ACHES. It happens quite often, and i think it’s time for me to see a gastroenterologist. I need to get my first colonoscopy anyway (over 50) – so i may as well get it all over with.
I just cant take having a (small) meal, and having to go thru this. I’m also gonna start a food diary again and see if i can figure out what makes these pains the worst. I’m sooo tired of it.
I am a young, very active, fit, vegetarian. I do not eat bad foods. I never smoked and do not drink. I am the furthest candidate for gallstones, but somehow I got them and had to have my gallbladder removed. Dr thought I would heal quickly since I am “”in phenomenal shape.””
I am still in pain 6 months after surgery and feeling what u r feeling. It boggles my mind. Would love an explantion. Need to go back to Dr too. Will make appt next wk. Pls let me know what u find out.
I do eat yogurt on occassion, but not regularly.”Im 35 and had my gallbladder removed 2 weeks ago when i was 14 weeks pregnant,after months of being in terrible agony one of the stones lodged itself in my pancreas duct resulting in me having acute pancreatitis so there was no option but to remove the gallbladder incase this happened again,the surgeon told me that there might have been a chance of early labour which would have resulted in miscarriage but he was only doing his job and had to explain the pros and cons of surgery. In the end i had no option but to go ahead and pray for the best outcome thankfully im still pregnant and in no pain what so ever now so my advice to everyone on this site looking for help is too get the god damn thing removed so you wont be in anymore pain,just like I did!!!. .
Well not only did I develop bile dumping after gallbladder surgery, I ALSO GAINED 35 POUNDS IN MY UPPER STOMACH, ONLY!! I use to have a uniform shape, then all of a sudden my upper stomach was out past my breasts, NICE RIGHT? NOT! I’ve added all the vitamins, the B’s and omega fats and vitamin D, need to get that checked FOLKS, after surgery my Vitamin D levels plummeted to 9, the normal level is 22-100. The only way I found to lose weight is a high protein, low carb and low fat diet. It sucks and i’m tired of all the green stuff and chicken breasts and turkey and salads but I have lost the weight, still have the bile dumping, nothing has fixed that, the doctor prescribed questrin, I take 2 4grm packets a day, helps some. Hope this helps out there.
I have always been thin. But since I had gb and hundreds of stones removed, tears and leaks repaired and some bile ducts partially removed I have put on 55 pounds over 2.5 years. Totally unlike me. I am over fifty. Not a typical problem for me. I have a slim body type and a fast metabolism. It changed my system. I see everyone’s posts and I think some of those who don’t have this problem don’t understand that it really does change your system for those who do understand and are offering suggestions, I am thankful. It is baffling. I have totally changed my diet. Not that I needed to that much. I’ve always eaten pretty well. Also, being over 50 or my age slows the metabolism as well. I guess I’m just sharing a little empathy.
“hello all,
seems like many people are experiencing issues post gallbladder removal. Mine was removed about 1 1/2 yrs. ago (I wasn’t informed by my surgeon either bprior to or after surgery of my liver. Since that time i have to be close to a bathroom after any meal, as I sometimes have to run to the bathroom anywhere from 5-20 minutes after eating. About two months ago, I started with daily, very painful, lower absominal cramping that would not subside, even after going to the bathroom. I’ve had lower-mid back pain as well since the surgery. Certain foods do seem to irritate the cramping and need to go to the bathroom, but the foods that irritate do not always irritate.
I’ve had ultrasound, ct scan, colonoscopy, various culture samples and only have come back with some unidentified fluid in the small intestine and some mild thickening of the ascending colon. Docs say could be beginning of crohn’s disease, diverticulitis or some type of colitis. They don’t think it is IBS because I don’t get relief after going to the bathroom.
It is very frustrating, interferes with the quality of your life, interferes with your daily activities,etc.
I’ve seen some reports that say seeds and nuts used to be believed to irritate the digestive system, now have seen newer reports that there is no real research to support it.
Anyway, wanted to share my experience as well as everyone’s dilemma with what to do and how to live a better life with these symptoms.
Thanks ;)”
I have had my gall bladder out now for 3 months and I still have pain that starts under my right rib cage, then radiates to my back. My stomach swells up so bad and the pain is comparable to what I think a heart attack would feel like! I mean, doubled-over and crying, while having trouble breathing, until it subsides, which is anywhere from 20 min to an hour! I have had 2 c-sections and this hurts WAY WORSE!! I take Prilosec every day and have lost 21 lbs since my surgery, but this on-going problem is TERRIBLE and I don’t know what to do about it!! Does anyone have a solution? TKS!
“After reading all the above posts I feel better that I’m not the only one with problems. I had my gallbladder out a year and a half ago and at first all was fine. And then the diarrheahit. I’ve had it a few times and I noticed I can’t eat deep-fried fish and chips anymore. Luckily I can still enjoy my milk, but I think I might have to cut down a bit on that. And highly fatty meats makes me feel ill.
My problem was that a lot of times my diarrhea hit the same time as general stomach bugs were making the rounds, so I don’t know if I’m just more susceptible to those than before or if I just have horrible timing.
I have phantom pains in my side too, like the gallbladder is still in there and acting up. Now that is truly creepy on a whole new level!
I try to eat as healthy as I can. I try to get my fruits and veg in and keep it low-fat and keep the caffein low, but I still have problems. Are there any fruits that I should perhaps avoid? Does watermelon give anyone problems?
I guess it will just take some trial and error to figure out what I need to avoid and what I can eat.”
Iam the same as everyone esle had my gallbadder out 3yrs ago and have suffered ever since with feeling sick all the time and to on the toielt My gallbadder was full to the top when i had mine removed The DRS told me when i leavet the hospitial no speacil diet lol that was a joke well let me tell ya something if you wernt meant to have a gallbadder you wouldnt be born with one id give anything to have mine back it has only made my health worse since its been removed B12 injections every month cause i store iron cause iam on the toielt all the time back pain feeling tierd all the time and the list goes on
“My wife is in the same boat. After giving birth to twins, she had gallbladder problems & had to have it removed. They described it as ‘sand’ in the gallbladder.
Now, 4 years later she started having massive pain on her right side/abdomen area. She is a constant pain level 6, but eating *anything* causes it to spike up to 10. Sometimes she has attacks even without eating. She describes the pain as exactly the same as right before they pulled her gallbladder.
Many ER visits and 1 hospital stay resulted in…well, nothing at all. Every test as the rest of you describe were all negative. I did reading on the web leading me to SoD, but didn’t mention it to any doctors.
She saw an entire team of GI’s, with the end result being 95% probably that she had SoD – but the GI would not do anything about it. He referred her on to a Doctor at Jackson Hospital (at the University of Miami). We had to get records to the doctor & wait, but finally saw him.
After reviewing her case, he’s going to do the surgery & cut the muscle (and check for anything the tests might have missed) – that’s next week. In addition to the potential for complications, my real concern is that this does nothing to help the pain.
She’s lost 30 or so pounds in 3 months, and I’m very scared that if this doesn’t work the next step will be.. nothing. The doctor briefly mentioned the possibility of simply learning to live with it.
It does seem weird in this day & age that there are still problems people can have that not only have no cure – but have no diagnosis either. Not to belittle some other incurable things, but at least they can be diagnosed if not cured. This feels worse since no one really seems to know what the cause is.”
I am adding my name to the list of those with post cholestectomy pain. I had my gallbladder removed in 1986 and have had recurring “ghost gallbladder” pain off and on ever since. I’ve had endoscopy done and liver enzymes blood work which from time to time show elevation but no cause found. I wonder about stones being in the duct? Also often after this pain I will notice a change in the color of stool from normal to very light in color. Is this not an indicator of a stone? The pain generally begins in the right midsection and radiates to the right back and up the neck and jaw. It feels like a gripping, grinding pain that travels sometimes from right to left deep within. I generally just remain very still until it passes. There seems to be no one thing which precedes the pain as a causitive. Don’t know what good this forum is when the doctors don’t seem to know the cause or to even be concerned. I’ve been told that it was “nothing” and “it is your heart” and was put on a medicine for angina which didn’t do a thing. Had stress test done….no problem found. But the pain still recurs and I shudder when the now familiar pressure begins.
well…I had my gallbladder out in August of 2003 and I am still having terrible pains. A week after my surgery I ended up at emerg for severe pains, nausea and chills. I was scheduled top return to work in a week…the 4th time I was at emerg. they found out I had jaundice and my liver and kidneys were shutting down. I still feel the same or worse but all the bloodwork and scopes and ultra sounds come back showing nothing. I was at the doctors again today and he prescribed an anti depressant and some pain killers…the pain killers were at my request since its the only way to get through some days. I gained about 15-20 pounds in the first month after surgery but not any since yet I keep going up in sizes because I can’t stand to wear anything that is remotely tight….I am completely frustrated and fed up with all the doctors and afraid to try the flushes becuse of IBS and very sensitive stomach.
Hello! I had my gall bladder out last august. I haven’t had diarrhea, but have had softer stool, and painful cramps when i have a bm. However, I have found that specific things trigger these. Caffeine and spicy foods send me into painful cramping. It’s a pain. But now that I’m pregnant with my second child, I suppose the lack of caffeine is good.
Hello! I had my gall bladder out last august. I haven’t had diarrhea, but have had softer stool, and painful cramps when i have a bm. However, I have found that specific things trigger these. Caffeine and spicy foods send me into painful cramping. It’s a pain. But now that I’m pregnant with my second child, I suppose the lack of caffeine is good.
Hi my name is Jodi. There’s somethings that all Doctors do. They FORGET to tell you everything until your hospitalized for it. When they remove the Gallbladder it causes the Liver to give off more bile into our stomach. Which is maybe why some people have a nausea feeling right after eating or drinking anything. For my investigation to help me understand the gallbladder to help understand Acid Reflux, to Diverticultis, GERD, and Gastropareisis. I’ve learned some by research and a lot from my doctors have screwed up on and it’s bad when you have to go to your pets vet and ask them for amount of their time and explain this or that. THAT’S Bad. Feel Free to reply to me. Other wise I hope this gives you somewhere to start your reseach to help you and others out there with these conditions. Any comment is better then no comment; because it could be that clue of where to start to get your answer(s). Thank you for your time and I hope things are better. Happy Holidays to you and yours. Jodi
