post surgery pains

I had gallbladder surgery a few months ago.  They found that I had chronic cholisystitis and with that came a major thickening of the wall of the gallbladder.  I felt really great after about 2 weeks (I was really sick and in quite a bit of pain afterwards) but for the last couple of weeks I have been experiencing pain right where the gallbladder used to be.  I have not negatively changed my eating habits and have 4 kids to keep me really busy but I have gained about 8 lbs. in the last couple of months!   Any thoughts????

[rattler]

I felt fine for approx. 2 weeks following surgery then the pain came on very strong.  Several test were performed and all came back fine.  My gastro sent me to a surgeon who done additional test and still everything was fine so he told me that he would do exploratory surgery and see what, if anything, he could find.  The surgeon found and removed scar tissue at the gall bladder removal site.  Felt fine for 10-14 days then the sharp pain again so the surgeon went in and removed adhesions yet again at this same spot.  You guessed it, after 14 days or so the pain was back in the same exact location so for the third time the surgeon went in and removed adhesions at the same location.  Still having pain and the surgeon doesn't really want to go in a 4th time so he thinks it may be sphincter of oddi dysfunction so I am waiting to have some test performed by the gastro to check this out.

According to my surgeon and different things I've read scar tissue doesn't show up on test of any kind so the only way to know for sure is to go in and look for it and if it is there remove it.  I've also read, and tend to agree, that surgery is the cause and cure for scar tissue.  Right now I am waiting to have the test so the gastro can see if it is SOD.

My pain is located under my right ribs where the gall bladder was removed.  It is very sharp and stabbing and does not spread out.  It gets so intense at times that it makes me very sick at my stomach and sometimes I throw up.  These episodes last anywhere from 5 minutes or so up to 45 minutes and on a good day it hits me 4-5 times per day and other days 12-15 times per day.

It doesn't seem to matter what I eat and I have lost a few pounds but that is because I just don't feel like eating when I am hurting so badly.  I certainly hope that you don't have scar tissue forming because it is a very vicious thing to have to deal with.

Keep posting with your progress.

[Avas Mom]

Well with my GB surgery i had a few pains for a couple months after(not daily nor weekly really) but my mom had hers out and she still gets attacks pretty much as like having the Gb.Hers usually happens when she lifts things that are too heavy

[ihaveoc]

Could be phantom pains...Or adhesion which you can try to unglue by giving yourself deep (painful)massage in that area...Or use a medicine ball (for details go to ovarian cancer forum and look in archives for medicine ball, adhesion or post op pains)