painful attacks after gallbladder surgery

had pancreatitis then gallbladder removal,many attacks upper middle stomach feels like pancreatitis but diagnosis was gastroparesis,attacks continue,liver enzymes stay up,potassium too low .DR. now thinks stone in bile duct will need more test. Any ideas as to treatment, pain is so severe I have to go to hospital all the time.Lowfat diet ,nexium, carafate ,my life.

[CalGal]

It's possible it can be a stone in the bile duct, but some people also experience spasms of the bile duct after GB removal. You can check for stones, sludge using an MRCP. If stones or sludge are present, and ERCP can remove them.

If the problem is spasms, the condition is called SOD - sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. It's diagnosed via ERCP with manometry. If pressures are raised in the duct, the condition is then termed SOD. Depending on what 'form' of SOD a person has, it may or may not be helped by making a cut in the sphincter. If the condition is SOD, you should be working with a doc experienced in SOD - not all docs are.