nausea and pain following cholecystectomy

[kimbog]

41 y/o female.   Had laparoscopic cholecystectomy one month ago. Never had gallbladder problems before, but strong family history. Had three attacks in three days, gallbladder removed on fourth day.    Had 2 days without any nausea or pain, other than postop pain.   Nausea and discomfort similar to gallbladder pain has continued since then.   Had an MRCP  about 10 days ago, which showed nothing, tried Pepcid twice a day for a week, but still having continued problems.    The nausea is kind of like sour stomach.  I also have not been able to eat much more than about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of food at a meal.  More than a cup or so of food and I feel like I have eaten 3 Thanksgiving Dinners and I am miserable for hours.    Have lost about 10-15 pounds(but am really glad of that).  Just kind of perplexed as to what is going on.  Never had any stomach problems before - have what you would call a "cast iron stomach" and very rarely have had indigestion or heartburn. Have to go back and see the surgeon in less than a week, and he did mention a "scope", which I do not know what kind, but don't look forward to that!   Any ideas?

[star queen]

An Endoscopy, or "scope" is when the doctor puts a very small camera down your throat and looks at the throat and stomach for abnormalities.  It will show if you have a Hiatal Hernia, acid reflux or it's complexities, polyps, ulsers, etc.  You are awake during the exam, but you are given a med to relax you and you won't remember a thing.  It doesn't hurt, it is just a scary thing because it is unknown to you.  It will give you a solid diagnoses so the doctor can give you a treatment that will work for you.  good luck

[kimbog]

Sorry, I definitely did not make my question clear!!  As a medical transcriptionist, I am fully aware of what an endoscopy is, but my question was intended to be if anyone had had the same type of continued symptoms as I am having and what the problem possibly could be, of which a kind poster did suggest some possibilities, and I appreciate that wholeheartedly.   I have researched on the Internet, but just can't come up with any clear answers.  One further thing I did think about after my post was that BMs prior to surgery tended to be constipated which I treat with modifying the fiber in my diet, but since surgery I will be constipated for three days then have a large bm followed by diarrhea.  I have noticed undigested food particles, such as vegetable material, and the diarrhea seems to float somewhat.    Hopefully, I have made my concerns a bit clearer now.    I would appreciate any comments whatsoever, and thank you for the previous poster's comments.   I appreciate it!