tightness after gallbladder removal

[lilly714]

I am 29 years old, I had my gallbladder removed early March. I didn't have stones just my hida scan came back that it was functioning at 3%...I just had slight pain nothing severe and it just felt like something was there.. The surgery was a breeze just took a week or 2 to get to feeling up to doing anything, very tired...I went back to work after 10 days and started back full force standing on feet 8 hrs a day for 40 hrs a week.. I have a feeling of tightness or feeling of something there in my right upper abdomen, on the right side and into the back area.. I am having no pain and just wondered if this could be my insides still healing or possibly gas.. I really don't want to go back to the doc... had enough of them for awhile.. I am just ready to be fully recovered so my husband and I can start a family.. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks

[lilly714]

Well thank you that makes me feel so much better..I worry way to much. The surgeon told me well everyone is different you are young and should recover fine... thank you so much for responding, have  a great night.

[korincob]

I am 25, and had mine removed October 30th 2008, for the same exact reason actually, no stones, HIDA scan revealed my gall bladder was functioning at only 3%, that is very odd, you are the first person I have heard a similar story from. The odd thing is when I was ill I had pain in my lower right abdomen, and it wasn't until after the removal that I had "phantom" pain and tightness in the right upper abdomen, gall bladder region. I was told by my surgeon that this was normal, so as long as you don't have extreme pain, you should be just fine.