back pain after gall bladder removal

billycan wrote:

swtpeaches820 wrote:

I had my gullbladder removed on 3/27/12 3 weeks after the pain was getting worse than before in my right abdomen around to my back was hospitalized two times with high liver enzyme numbers had my bile duct stretched out but the pain is still here.  my liver numbers are back down for now but i am so tired of the pain interfering in my life.  Dont want to say i was glad to see other people in the same situation but glad to know iam not alone.  if you know of any test or anything that will help please let me know. Thanks

Saw surgeon yesterday. CT says pancreas OK. He is at a loss at why symptoms haven't changed, although he did indicate that maybe the gb was not the problem in the first place!! (So why take it out?) He now wants to do a sphincter of Oddy test. Entails morphine injection into sphincter to see if it is working correctly. In the meantime, still got nausea, tired, back pain and stomach pain. Sometimes wonder if we are just guinea pigs

I had my sphincter cliped and than burned i think thats how they exxplained it and than a balloon to stretche it out. I called my surgon today just waiting on a call back. I have also been told that maybe the pain never had anything to do with my gullbladder at all and maybe i have ibs idk just want to feel better Iam only 33 years old and have 2 kids and this is interfering with my normal life it also worries me because iam also a brittal type 1 diabetic.

I have had the sphincter muscle cliped and a baloon to stretch it out not sure the name of the procedure that didnt help ugh I also worry because iam a brital type 1 diabetic. I also have a call in to my surgeon to see what he thinks about this all.

one day out and am having hellacious pain in my back... and sholders... is it something I am doing wrong or just part of the healing process????

PamBro wrote:

Guest wrote:

yes, i am having the same back pain as before my gallbladder surgery, i have not had any tests done with my gastroenterologist but my primary states i could still have some stones....i passed alot of stones in my stool before my surgery and now i still have a few, not near the quantity as before, but i will see my doctor in a couple of months and i will ask, also i have been severely constipated and i have a bad colon anyway, it has not been a good thing with me either, i hope you are doing better....

one day out and am having hellacious pain in my back... and sholders... is it something I am doing wrong or just part of the healing process????

After 6 months of hell after having gallbladder out I may now be on the right track. Signs of improvement over the last week or so.
Start my day with a glass of boiling hot clear water, followed by a pro-biotic drink.
Before every meal I take a 40mg capsule of Creon (enzyme from a pigs pancreas). It's a totally natural product, not a drug. Symptoms have improved. Reduction in gut pain and nausea. Back pain still there but greatly reduced. Will keep on with this to see if things get even better.

I JUST HAD MY GALLBLADDER TAKEN OUT A WEEK AGO AND I ALSO HAVE BACK PAINS MY HUSBAND GOT ME A HEATING PAD THAT MASSAGES AND HEAT UP AT THE SAME TIME AND IT WORK REAL GOOD HE GOT IT FROM WALMART HOPE THIS HELPS

I have had server back pain too after gallbladder removal.  I had my gallbladder out 2 weeks ago.  My doc at first thought it was muscular due to the surgery and lying around.  The pain stayed and it is getting worse.  I never had this pain till after the surgery.  The pain is all in my back and where my gallbladder was.  I can feel the pain deep inside.  Have been to the doctor for many visits trying to figure this out.  So they told me I have a mild bladder infection, I am dehydrated (even tho I have been drinking lots of water), my liver enzymes are a little off, and I have a little bit of bile in my urine.  I am going back to the doctor's tomorrow to get an ultrasound done.  They want to make sure nothing is leaking, no bile fluid, or stones stuck.  I am still on pain meds because it is the only that seems to help.  Sometimes a heating pad helps.  It seems to get worse at night and the pain wakes me up throughout the night.  Hope they figure this out soon!

billycan wrote:

PamBro wrote:

Guest wrote:

yes, i am having the same back pain as before my gallbladder surgery, i have not had any tests done with my gastroenterologist but my primary states i could still have some stones....i passed alot of stones in my stool before my surgery and now i still have a few, not near the quantity as before, but i will see my doctor in a couple of months and i will ask, also i have been severely constipated and i have a bad colon anyway, it has not been a good thing with me either, i hope you are doing better....

one day out and am having hellacious pain in my back... and sholders... is it something I am doing wrong or just part of the healing process????

After 6 months of hell after having gallbladder out I may now be on the right track. Signs of improvement over the last week or so.
Start my day with a glass of boiling hot clear water, followed by a pro-biotic drink.
Before every meal I take a 40mg capsule of Creon (enzyme from a pigs pancreas). It's a totally natural product, not a drug. Symptoms have improved. Reduction in gut pain and nausea. Back pain still there but greatly reduced. Will keep on with this to see if things get even better.

Spoke too soon. Still feeling nauseous, still getting gut pain although back pain has slightly improved. Biggest problem is constantly feeling tired and washed out. Had the sphincter of Oddy test, now waiting for results. Another test tomorrow by a gastroenteroligist. There is not an orifice in my body that hasn't had a pipe, tube, camera (or maybe even a mobile phone) stuck down it in the last six months. Just want to feel better.

My back pain doesn't come and go. But rather, when it hits it hits fast and stays for hours. It's excruciating. I also have pain where my gallbladder used to be and it does the same, it stays for hours and hours. I've found that if I take pressure off my internal stomach area by laying on my back with my arms above my head it helps... Kind of. Nothing reall helps. Waiting on tests to see what the problem is.

Know how you feel. Been there, got the shirt.

Recently had results from SOD test and they are clear. Stopped all medication (morphine for the pain). I was practically a junkie but now feel 10 times better. Occasional nausea but I can live with that. I'm told that what is happening is "normal" after GB removal. It takes a few months to settle down. I hope they are right. At the moment everything going well. Hope you follow my pattern

Same here ... Going on 3 weeks off... Terrible upper stomach pain and mid back pain! Just like before my GB was removed! I ran out of the oxycodone they gave me and now using up old hydrcodone pills in my cabnit. Im scared this will never go away! I understand compleatly.

I had gallbladder removed about 10 years ago. I still would occasionally have a SUDDEN intense pain where my gall bladder was but it was so intermittent that I assumed I ate something that didn't agree. But it has escalated. Ten years later I am having stomach pain, high up on the right where the gall bladder used to be and the liver is, and no one can tell me why. Sometimes I am constipated and sometimes I am on the other end. I have had a CAT scan with contrast, an ultrasound, bloodwork, and tomorrow I am having the scope run down. I had a colonoscopy about 8 years ago and nothing was found and pushing that test further up the road.....I feel like no one believes me.

Just wondering if you are still having the same pain? I had my gallbladder removed over 5 years ago and I continue to have this mid-upper back pain that will not go ago. I too feel like I am going crazy, just wondering if you have found anything to decrease or stop your pain.

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billycan wrote:

swtpeaches820 wrote:

I had my gullbladder removed on 3/27/12 3 weeks after the pain was getting worse than before in my right abdomen around to my back was hospitalized two times with high liver enzyme numbers had my bile duct stretched out but the pain is still here.  my liver numbers are back down for now but i am so tired of the pain interfering in my life.  Dont want to say i was glad to see other people in the same situation but glad to know iam not alone.  if you know of any test or anything that will help please let me know. Thanks

Saw surgeon yesterday. CT says pancreas OK. He is at a loss at why symptoms haven't changed, although he did indicate that maybe the gb was not the problem in the first place!! (So why take it out?) He now wants to do a sphincter of Oddy test. Entails morphine injection into sphincter to see if it is working correctly. In the meantime, still got nausea, tired, back pain and stomach pain. Sometimes wonder if we are just guinea pigs

I had my sphincter cliped and than burned i think thats how they exxplained it and than a balloon to stretche it out. I called my surgon today just waiting on a call back. I have also been told that maybe the pain never had anything to do with my gullbladder at all and maybe i have ibs idk just want to feel better Iam only 33 years old and have 2 kids and this is interfering with my normal life it also worries me because iam also a brittal type 1 diabetic.

It;s good to know there are others out there in the same situation, although I would not wish this on anyone. I am 34 yrs old and I have three kids and I can relate to how difficult it is to live a normal life with this chronic annoying back pain. I especially hate it when my 5 year old want to play and I can't because my back hurts so much. I had my gallbladder removed over 5 years ago and have gone through so much testing and treatments since then. All of which did not work. I have not had the sphincter of Oddy test done because I cannot afford it right now but let me know how it works out for you and see if you find any relief.

me too it's been 2 yrs now I throw up bile with stomach pain an back pain with liver an pancreas pain also actually i just had an attack tues OMG my mouth got watery like before an pain in liver pancreas an mid back an right side like attacking all more organs one time i was driving home an my mid stomach had a sharp pain then my my mouth started watering i opened the car door an i actually had bowel shooting out my mouth it was horable an not once like 3 times just gushing out with the sharp pain in stomach an back i have no insurance so i just have to suffer til it wears off.

Hi, I get this pain and it gets so bad that i think my insides are going to be crushed. Its worse than labour pains.It is actually hard to describe how severe it can be. It builds up and up and I sweat and throw up lots of bile and pray that i will pass out so it will stop. I cant sit or lie down when i have it, i just have to walk it off. I had my gallbladder out 28yrs ago when I was 20. Ive had adhesions removed four or five times and did get relief. I am getting the pain alot lately and know they will probably do another surgery, but I dont care what they do as long as it helps. My sister also suffers with the same problem. I wish you all the best and hope you are pain free soon. Regards Irene.