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AFTER GALLBLADDER REMOVED MORE PAIN
by JJ41, Dec 20, 2005 12:00AM
EVER SINCE I A HAD MY GALLBLADER REMOVED I GET THIS VERY ANNOYING PAIN IN MY RIGHT SIDE RIGHT UNDER MY RIB CAGE IT WAS REMOVED A YEAR AGO AND 2 WEEKS AFTER THE SURGERY I FELL OFF MY BIKE AND IT STARTED THEN AND HAS NEVER LEFT IT DOES TAKE A BREAK FOR A FEW DAYS SOMETIMES BUT IS PRETTY REGULAR I HAD A CAT SCAN AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING BUT IT IS STILL HERE AND VERY UNCOMFORTABLE
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I'm working with a wonderful chiropractor, someone I've known for years, the type who fixes you up when you're in pain so you don't have to go back very often. He suspects that there may have been some damage in the rib cage area during the initial surgery, someone may have pulled up on it with an instrument in an attempt to access the liver/gallbladder area for example. If it's rib/intercostal muscle related, eventually, he feels that he will be able to heal me. However, if it is something else such as a thoracic disc problem, I would need another course of treatment such as special injections. He told me that the surgeon would not have been able to detect such problems during surgery; these would only be visible with an MRI. Prior to the 2nd surgery, my surgeon did tell me that if the pain did not subside, he intended to do other testing, starting with an MRI. I am grateful to have such dedicated people in my corner, and I hope that eventually I will get the answers and treatment I need. I am very proactive in this regard and try to remain positive while living my regular daily life.