More pain after having my gallbladder removed six months ago

hello im angie i had mine out about 5 months ago,i too am having this pain ive been letting it go but its really starting to bother me and now it hurts to breath in just woundering if any of you have this when it comes to breathing? Have any of you got an answer? thanks

I have a gluten intolerance AND just had my gallbladder taken out. I found it all out about the same time. I am having a really, really hard time adjusting. It seems like anything I eat (and sometimes don't eat) I'm literally running to the restroom. I feel you. Yes, some of it seems to be the gluten intolerance. I think not having the gallbladder just adds on to the affect.

i had my gallbladder removed too, it was only 2 and half months ago, i aslo having having issue pain in my lower back went to the er fisrt time they said i was stoped up , even tho i was goin to the bathroom all day long, they said i was constantpated ,but im still hav to go all the time i thought it was frm dairy, but its not, now i wish i wuld hav keep my gallbladder bc this problem isnt going away, I'm tired of going to the er, bc there not helpin me, i do think wth my gallblader wuld hav gotton better wth a special diet, its wasn't hurtin me tat bad,they jst told me i had gallstone tat were im flame, jst think i was better off be4

I'm 44 years old. I had my surgery at the end of November, 2011. So, 9 months later, I'm still having the same symptoms. My gb was diseased. I didn't really have any gall stones. I am healthy, I eat really well. My weight is normal. I run... I really take care of myself and I don't seem to fit the profile of needing my gb out- but it was diseased for whatever reason. My surgeon was pretty honest with me and told me that I didn't "need" the surgery if discomfort was bareable. -Which it was. I just feel like a pressure under my rib cage and around the back. My doctor also warned me that about 20% of gall bladder patients continue to feel the discomfort/pain. He did warn me. The day of my surgery I made a joke and said something like, never mind, I change my mind, and he did offer me up another out. But, I knew so many people that had the surgery that were abosolutely fine so I figured why not,  I was in a lot of discomfort.  So now I'm on line looking for others out there because I just think its so weird despite his warnings. My diet has  had to change a bit too. I really have to cut back on raw veggies. I seem to be lactose intolerant. I do take lactaid when I am eating any dairy and will notice that bowel movements are more regular when I take that. So I started looking that up to see what the connection is, and came across several people who take pro-biotics. I bought them, but haven't tried them yet. I am working on just changing my diet a bit first to see if that helps. I guess I feel pretty lucky because I am not really in "pain", just discomfort. Like pressure on my right.

I am a pretty healthy 41 year old, very active & not over weight. I had my gallbladder removed by laproscopy October 2011, right before Halloween because the HIDA Scan showed it to be a "non-functioning" gallbladder, which was causing all of my discomfort. Let me first say that I had a WONDERFUL surgeon and she did a fantastic job. She took great care of me and I hardly have any scars at all, very tiny. BUT....since my surgery I have had bouts of tenderness in my right side, sort of a pressure feeling where my liver is located & under that, that comes and goes....sort of aches, feels irritated/inflamed?, as well as all of the other "good stuff", running to the bathroom after meals, lots of indigestion, burping ( which I hardly ever did before ) some bloating after meals, etc... I went back to my surgeon, she said it sounded like it could be musculoskelatal ( from the tiny holes that were cut through the abdomen during surgery ), and for me to give it 6 months.... well, I did, and nothing changed...l went to a gastroenterologist, had a CT Scan done which showed a little irritation where my large & small intestine meet. She said it could be from the excess of bile that my body was not use to having, IBS, lactose intolerance or gluten issues. Wanted to run lots of tests... including a colonoscopy, which with being SO frustrated, I declined the additional testing for now. Its now September, and I still have the tenderness, pressure, lower back pain that comes and goes, along with all of the other persistent issues. Is there ever any relief???? ANY INFORMATION that anyone can give would be GREAT! Very Frustrated.

Hey all! My story is much the same as many of yours.  "Top 5 worst gallbladders of my career" said the surgeon. Gave me a vial full of nasty stones - some the size of my kids marbles! 4 months down the road, and I'm thinking my liver is swollen or something.

I am set on trying a liver cleanse. My sister just did a liver/gb cleanse and passed hundreds of stones...I'm out to see if these stones are plugging up my liver as well. I'm a busy mom & have SO many other things to be concerned with! I should mention that my surgeon said the liver does not produce these stones. This book says the complete opposite.  The proof will be some sweet relief, I hope!

Cheers!

Bingo- exactly the same as me. Two ops and still as I write, getting pain in my right side. A good trick...hold your arms above your head, this reduces the pain. Also, stand up and lean forward when having attack= this brings symptoms under control after a while. This gets the bile duct in a position to drain the bile away. There is no cure... a major working organ has been removed from your body and other organs have to compensate. Also, found that old fasihioned removal produces less symptoms in the long term than keyhole...but of course costs more to do by surgeons!!!

ugh I am annoyed I didn't research more before getting my gall bladder out. I had it out only 3 weeks ago and I am in so much pain! First how long is it till you recover? I am having sharp pains almost worse then the gall bladder attacks. I also am so tired! I get exhausted tired and thirsty. I also was diagnosed with celiac disease and they found I have a slow emptying stomach. YAY ME! Anyway I feel like I wanna curl up in a ball and cry. I have 4 kids, I'm quite active and this is just killing me. After reading all I read I am regretting the descision. I wish I had just changed my diet and gave that a go. People warned me but most people said "do it, it's the best thing ever." I am pretty much sick of being sick.

Remember guys we don't have a place for the liver to store the bile it makes to help with the bad food.  A lot people got gallstones because of their diet and heriditary.  I did, it was my poor diet and the fact that it runs in my family.  Now, I don't know about you guys, but I have noticed that when I eat bad food, I get the attacks.   When I'm eating healthy, I am doing fine.  I had my emergency gallstone removal surgery Feb 2012 and it wasn't until late Sept 2012 that I started getting pains.  I know why too, I was getting comfortable eatting greasy, oily, super spiced food. 

Hi,had my gallbladder removed 6weeks ago, now feel worse than before op.constant aching and discomfort on right hand side under rib age. Begining to wonder if I have diseased liver to as so uncomfortable. Also still weak and very tired too.help me

Wow!  I had no idea how many other people have felt the way I have. Here's my story and so far it seems to have a happy ending. I was having the pains all down my right side that wrapped around my back and finally had an ultrasound booked and had come to find out my gallbladder was "full of stones". There were too many to count.  I didn't have attacks often but when I did I was in agony and did find it hard to breath and sometimes had what seemed like a lot of pressure and sharp shooting pain in the middle of my abdomen.  It was horrible! I had my consult with a surgeon at the end of January's 2012 and arranged to have my surgery at the end of February. A week later I was in the ER have tests and another ultrasound done because I was having bad attacks that were lasting upwards of almost 24hrs and then some. They occurred after I had eaten every time regardless of what I ate. The ultrasound showed there were stones in the duct and I had a ERCP and had 2 stones removed. I went home feeling pretty great and was told to keep my meals light for the next couple of days and ease back in to things. By dinner time that same day I was back in the ER with a new pain right in the upper centre part of my abdomen and was puking up all this green stuff. After some more blood work and being hooked up for IV fluids and some serious doses of pain medication I was admitted hospital with pancreatitis. I ended up having to stay for 5 days until my lipase was at an acceptable level for me to go home. A week and a half later I had my gallbladder surgery. I was great again after that and had my follow up and everything healed up nicely and back to work I went after 9 weeks from when it all started with the stones in the duct. I had such a long recovery time cause I had a chance-section one year earlier and my gallbladder was still fairly swollen and found out afterwards from my Dr. that he had continplated having to cut me right open. I was so glad it never came to that. A few months went by of feeling so good and like a normal person again and then it all came back.  The trips to the ER and being told it was phantom pains and have clear bloodwork, x-rays, and ultrasounds.  I was starting think it was all in my head but it couldn't be if I was really feeling that bad again there had to be an answer for it. Fast forward to 2 weeks ago and after being told I was lactose intolerant and having like 6 different ultrasounds showing nothing and just as many if not more bloodwork work ups and a couple of complete abdominal x-rays my bloodwork was finally high enough and a tech at the hospital finally notice the duct was enlarged that someone finally actually listen because now I had test results to finally back up my complaints. I saw the same Dr that had done my previous ERCP and had one the next morning.  It has now been two weeks and I feel like a new person again. There were 3 stones sitting in the duct and I guess finally large enough to start cause some noise again in my lab work.  I found I am not lactose intolerant. Thank god cause I was missing my dairy big time and it seems that was what was triggering my attacks.  Anyways I'm hoping this is the end of it. I have follow up at the beginning of December and I'm hoping to still be feeling just as good! I have to say keep at it to everyone who's still having problems. It sucks when you feel like no one believes you but you have to keep at them!  I wish you all luck and hope you finally get your answers. 

im a 26 yr old male, i had my gall bladder removed in 2010 and in the last 6 months have been expieriencing pains very similar to the attacks and almost as painfull though it only lasts atmost for about 45minutes, but it is still very concerning. so i dont know what to say other then i am feeling it too

Hi 

I had my Gallbladder removed 4 years ago and I still have problems now, when I had the operation they only removed the Gallbladder and not the bail duct, the Gallbladder was attached to my liver which at to be cut away so i was ill after the op, took me weeks to get over it. 

Then I was rushed in hospital last night with the same pains has i had before my op. Now the are saying there is a stone stuck in my bail duct which they should of sealed when i had the op. 

I think it causes more problems when the Gallbladder is removed. Now I am just waiting for a MRI scan appointment to come through. There's a 4 weeks waiting list for it. :( 

Coincidentally, I am also a 48-year-old female who had my gallbladder removed about 18 months ago.  I have had three of these painful, REALLY PAINFUL attacks since my surgery. I went to the emergency room for the first one.  They couldn't tell me the cause.  I wish I could tell you all the cause but I still don't know. Obviously, this is a common problem that the doctors are not telling us about. My mom had the surgery when she was 65 (15 years ago).  She swears she hasn't had any problem since.

They found mine by ultrasound. Mind you it hurt like crazy because the tech was trying to maneuver it to see the opening of the bile duct and she did it. I ended up having them removed the next day. Hope you get your scan sooner than later.