Tuesday I had my gallbladder taken out. Then Thursday I had itchy hives, so the Doc told me to stop taking the Vicodin. Then Saturday I was having trouble breathing deeply. I just felt like it was not possible to fill my lungs up all the way, and if I forced it, it was painful. I went to the ER thinking that the breathing was related to the allergy. The nurses immediately told me that wasn't possible because of the 2 day delay. They tested me, and I had an elevated D-dimer. The angiogram showed no pulmonary embolism. They sent me home and told me to take ibuprofen. I am still struggling to breath normally; I don't feel like I was really given an answer. Does anyone know what I can do?