Hello:
35 year old female here. I had my gallbladder out (lap) due to biliary dyskinesia (5.5% EF, pain/bloating no matter what I ate/drank including water). Though I have recovered to the point where I no longer need narcotic medication to control my pain, and can sleep on my right side without it hurting, I feel I am having digestive issues again:
Eating is starting to wipe me out again and give me pain/pressure in the area where it did before surgery, as well as nausea. This started two nights ago after I ate and happened again last night. In fact, I did not eat all day (no appetite) yesterday until 6:30 PM and was fine until I ate. Again, wipeout, nausea, pressure, pain, maybe a little bloating too. I don't understand why I am having these issues if I have no gallbladder. I thought the surgery would fix all this.
Though what I ate yesterday and the day before was not the best choice (microwavable breakfast sandwich with veggies, cheese and a small amount of meat), I tried different, healthy things today and still had no luck feeling better. Two small apples this AM, a pear this PM, a mini bagel here, a mini bagel there and one bowl of oatmeal for dinner. Nothing agreed with me; it all bloated me up, caused pressure pain and made me feel like lying down all like I did before surgery.
The surgeon did say that the surgery may not fix the issue and mentioned that there may be more going on at the beginning of my consult...I had an upper endoscopy prior to surgery and nothing significant was found...just some inflammation and a small hiatal hernia which was not considered worth the trouble of repairing. The ultrasound done a few months ago was normal.
I see him on Tuesday for my follow up. What should I do in the meantime?
Thank you,
K.