gall bladder post-op hernia?

I had the laparoscopic gall bladder removal on June 3rd but have never been out of pain since then. Blood tests come back normal (no infection). Pain goes from base of sternum along lower right rib and often feels like knife cutting me. I found a raised line along the rib under the skin a couple days ago but it went away when I laid on my back and put on a pressure belt I use to relieve lower back pain. Gassiness in more frequent since the surgery and often causes pain in the same area (also have severe Gerd but take meds for that). I do a lot of heavy lifting and and maybe did not wait the two weeks post surgery before resuming lifting (brother died and I had to empty his house). At any rate, pain is terrible and life-altering. I had an x-ray for a broken rib, but rib is okay. Is a hernia possible? What tests would I need to find that out?

I too experience this pain on the right side after gall bladder surgery. I told my dr it feels like I am being stabbed. He laughs and said thats what we did to you.....come on. I get a scan and find out I have an umbilical hernia but wait.. what about my right side. nothing they find nothing wrong go back to work. I have been hurting nearly 3 years. He never took a stich... what??? im fat!!! hello hernia!! now im fatter.. ok anyway what does a person do? I just love the feeling of being stabbed to death randomly through the day. And I cannot wear jeans. I have tried 4 sergeons and two reg drs in my area. they all hold hands. and who has to pay? my insurance because of his screw up.

I've had 4 ventral hernias (incisional hernias). They can sometimes be picked up by CT scan, and also a doc can feel them. They usually have you push your stomach up to the ceiling while laying down, and they feel your stomach for bulges. (doing this makes the hernia pop out). It can also be felt when you cough. I could always feel the hernia myself when doing this.. I actually told the docs that i had a hernia on the last two I've had.. and was right... try it !
Good Luck!

Since I originally posted this (2 years ago), I had a test that cured most of the problem... I still have the stabbing pain but maybe only once every two weeks. The test? A colonoscopy! It seems inflating the bowel released a portion that was evidently pinched when the surgeon pushed things out of his way doing the gall bladder removal. The remaining pain is probably due to damage from the year the colon was pinched, I cannot know for sure. Good luck with finding a solution to your pain.

Had the same op 4 weeks ago- after the initial two weeks everything had settled down, and pain was minimal.
Suddenly a very sharp twisting pain occurred, and this took my breath away. Pain subsided for a few days them reoccurred, and did not settle. Ended up in hospital this weekend- cannot bear the area to be touched. Blood tests and x-rays come back fine, pain is directly between the belly button incision and the one just under the breast area. Drs say no infection found, ultrasound scan shows no abnormalities, unlikely to be a hernia as not directly at incision points, and no obvious bulge.
home now with pain killers. Could this be the same as jdinpc , and if so how do I suggest this to the Doctors?