cramping pain in right side after gallbladder removal

DarkMarja · Posted: 01/31/08 - 02:48 Post subject: Pain after Gallbladder Surgery

Aprox a year ago I had my Gall Bladder removed. The first few weeks were as expected my bowels had an adjustment period. But after that things got normal, I can eat pretty much what I want as long as I don't go on a big mac binge for a few days otherwise I will be in the bathroom for the next day.

However I have run into a problem, I get this intense burning/cramping pain that builds and then goes into waves. It radiates right where my gall bladder should be. One time the pain was so bad that I had to rushed to the ER by Ambulance and no amount of Morphine they gave me helped with it.

I find that I get the pain more so if I have an empty stomach and have drank a combination of Mt. Dew and Coffee. So after dealing with the pain for months I tried something, I ate a piece of bread. I meal would not help before but I thought maybe eat something that could absorb whatever it is that is causing it. And it WORKED!

However my question is, what is causing this pain. I don't like to eat breakfast it makes me sick, but I love my coffee and will have that for the first couple hours of the day. I never had this pain before I had the Gall bladder removed, and the pain is where the Gall Bladder should be. So would like to know if anyone else has experienced this.

If anyone has any answer or idea please email me johnsonveronika@gmail.com

Thank you,
Marja

alexander9000 · Newbie Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

ii had my surgery a month and a half and i still sweat and have temperatures has anybody been feeling the same way please let me know.

gwenncinti · Newbie Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 1

I had surgery in May 07 and have been to the hospital with pain numerous times. They can not find anything wrong and I was not comfortable going to the surgeon. I am going to try Colesterol meds by themselves. I take it with high blood pressure combination and have not seen any changes. My pain comes in the middle of the night with me crying prior to the operation. It is simular to kidney stones as well as gall stones. At night, I get a relief after sitting in the bathroom for hours and I mean for hours because my feet fall asleep. The doctors said that the gall stones came from a large lost in weight due to the gastric by-pass. No one seems to know why this happens but a holistic doc told me that I should not have had my gall bladder removed and I explained that I was not given a choice or told that this pain would continue. I do think that we have all been tricked into something that is unknown by the docs at this time. What can and should we do? Is this a bile dysfunction or mistake?

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Hi all,
I just had my gall bladder removed laparoscopically last Saturday, March 30th, 2008. Since then, I have been slowly recovering and doing okay, except for this intense pain in my side that seems to be getting worse. I cannot even laugh, take a deep breath, yawn, or sneeze without feeling as if I am going to faint from the intensity of the pain, which I have described to my husband as a "side stitch" like you'd get from running long distances. The bad part is, the pain doesn't subside at all. In fact, I have to avoid eating certain foods with too much grease, lying on my side for too long, or even sitting in certain positions in order to avoid aggravating the pain. This is probably the worst pain I've ever had, and I was hoping someone could help direct me in finding either the right medication or treatment to ask for from my doctor (s). I feel totally depressed and angry that the surgery seems to now be contributing to a whole new set of problems. Any suggestions would be so helpful. Thanks all, I hope you're all better soon. -Mari

jennat2001 · Newbie Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 1

I had my gallbladder removed March 17, 2008.
This side pain you are talking about, I think I expirienced it, but I thought it was left over gas that they put in you during the surgery. I could not inhale deep or anything either. It was painful and weird. But that went away. Now.....I have extreme diarhea...usually after the first 2 bites, I can hardly eat a meal, then when I do it hurts for sooooooo long after...usually into the next day. My stomach looks huge and it's hard. I have extreme gas. I feel like theres a rock in my stomach. i am miserable. My back on the right side hurts, but I keep being told it'll all go away and get better..........Then I read stuff like this website!!!! I have gotten depressed from this. I cannot cook or clean. I feel "sick" on the inside also. I had a umbilcal hernia that was fixed the same time as my gallbladder...and that still hurts!!! This is so bad. The dr's act they have never heard of these symptoms before. WHY NOT?? I feel like Im dying inside, like I have cancer or something. I have bad indigestion too. I have lost about 10lbs, which is good, but still. After reading all these posts...im going to go call the doc and demand to be referred AGAIN...this time Im going to A University Hospital...maybe they will be able to figure something out. I cannot live like this. How will I be able to eat? I am on no pain meds. Or any meds for that matter. I have had a million tests too....ultrasound, CAT scan, colonoscopy, EDU, HIDA scan, Hepatitis blood tests, what else is there to do??? i was excited to have my gallbladder out cause i thought they had found the problem...but here I am...still in pain. (this all started in feb..i had a severe attack..thought i was dying then too!! chills, vomiting, intense pain) Oh ya....and mine also hurts when it's that time of the month even more. Maybe its the cramps and everything all mixed in. I dont know anymore. All I know is it sucks. And before surgery everyone said "oh , i had mine out and its fine"...so I went ahead with it. Now I feel Im stuck this way forever!! GREAT Sad

jennat2008 · Newbie Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 2

I had my gallbladder removed March 17, 2008.
This side pain you are talking about, I think I expirienced it, but I thought it was left over gas that they put in you during the surgery. I could not inhale deep or anything either. It was painful and weird. But that went away. Now.....I have extreme diarhea...usually after the first 2 bites, I can hardly eat a meal, then when I do it hurts for sooooooo long after...usually into the next day. My stomach looks huge and it's hard. I have extreme gas. I feel like theres a rock in my stomach. i am miserable. My back on the right side hurts, but I keep being told it'll all go away and get better..........Then I read stuff like this website!!!! I have gotten depressed from this. I cannot cook or clean. I feel "sick" on the inside also. I had a umbilcal hernia that was fixed the same time as my gallbladder...and that still hurts!!! This is so bad. The dr's act they have never heard of these symptoms before. WHY NOT?? I feel like Im dying inside, like I have cancer or something. I have bad indigestion too. I have lost about 10lbs, which is good, but still. After reading all these posts...im going to go call the doc and demand to be referred AGAIN...this time Im going to A University Hospital...maybe they will be able to figure something out. I cannot live like this. How will I be able to eat? I am on no pain meds. Or any meds for that matter. I have had a million tests too....ultrasound, CAT scan, colonoscopy, EDU, HIDA scan, Hepatitis blood tests, what else is there to do??? i was excited to have my gallbladder out cause i thought they had found the problem...but here I am...still in pain. (this all started in feb..i had a severe attack..thought i was dying then too!! chills, vomiting, intense pain) Oh ya....and mine also hurts when it's that time of the month even more. Maybe its the cramps and everything all mixed in. I dont know anymore. All I know is it sucks. And before surgery everyone said "oh , i had mine out and its fine"...so I went ahead with it. Now I feel Im stuck this way forever!! GREAT Sad

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WOW!!! am I glad I came here. I had my gallbladder removed two and a half years ago and still have severe pain on right side and for the first year I was in a size 5-7 , Now I am in size 13 and still feel my body gaining weight. My doctors said that this is just me and that the surgery has nothing to do with the pain or my weight gain. I think I will first of all find another doc and if need be show him/her this site. Thank you all for helping me to know I am not alone in this.

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Had my gallbladder removed 3/29/08, still having pain in my RUQ, radiating to left shoulder. Painful to lay on left side, or to lay down at all. Still sleeping elevated. I have the sweating and the chills. Found out I have been running a low grade fever off and on for at least the last week that I know of. My family says my skin is an off color... coworkers say I look healthy (I am usually pale as a ghost... now I look kind of tan) Is that weird? My surgeon is dismissing it completely. I am at my wit's end. I am on no meds. When will this end? Anybody have any suggestions??

rico2007 · Newbie Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 4

kals_764 · Newbie Joined: 30 Apr 2008 Posts: 1

I had mine taken out friday, so it's been five days and i'm still experiencing pain. I still walk hunched over and get sharp painful blows to my side side and back. i looked for a web site that would tell me what was usual after having the gallbladder removed. After reading all these posts, i kinda wish they could put it back in!!! I had a low function of 22%. They surgeon said "it'll only get worse from here, if you leave it in". I figured if i don't need it and it's not working right anyways, then let's get it. My problems were very strange... my brain would go into starvation mode and at the same time my stomach would have extreme nausea. MY body would go into complete panic for food and shake. After a few times of cleaning out cabinents and raiding the fridge, i figured i only need three bites of some food and off i go to throw up. After i do so, the nausea stops, the starvation and shakes leave also and i can eat a FULL meal directly after. so when i told the doctor this he ordered the HIDA and ultra sound. ultra sound normal but HIDA 22%. so there it went and im hurting.... if anyone else had the same experience i did or still does Please EMAIL me at kals_764@yahoo.com.

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