I had my gall bladder removed in September of 2008. It was full of gall stones and the last attack was when a stone was stuck in my bile duct. I was in the hospital for 6 nights as my liver and pancreas were both infected and the surgeon wanted to get rid of the infection before he performed the surgery.
Anyway, at first I felt fine....I recovered normally and didn't really have any problems but a couple months later...the problems started. I constantly have a pain on my right side right under my rib
cage.......some times it's sharp and other times it is just an annoying ache that doesn't go away. I feel pain in my back also and sometimes the middle of my chest. It seems to feel worse when I eat something fatty
I cannot say how happy I am that I had mine removed!!! It was better than lying on the bathroom floor for months on end in pain. I don't regret it for one bit! I feel blessed.
However since I have had mine removed on march 31st...everything has been fine. I am so much healthier...but there are times I have felt those pains on my right side. I didn't waste anytime....I went back to my gastro and we talked about it. After checking me out everything is fine. So I followed his instructions on once again changing my diet! I followed my low fat diet for a while and then started eating normally. That is when I noticed I had those aching feelings..not in my back only on my right side.
So long story short....when I eat healthy and low fat I feel awesome...but whenever I eat something that has a higher content of fat I feel those pains. It helps to keep a journal. That was my problem...but I would go to the doctor and talk to him/her about it. This is not something to mess around with. Your liver is doing all the work your gallbladder use to do!