Pain after gall bladder removal

[teacher_lady]

I had my gall bladder removed two weeks ago after havibg symtoms of pain and nausea for 6 months. Last weekend I we in the ER after no bowel movement for 7 days. I had a CT scan and all was fine (the doctor said). This week I have had almost constant pain in the upper right abdominal area and some back pain. Narcotic pain meds don't help. They just make me sleepy. I am still having nausea no matter when or what I eat. I am concerned but I don't want to ber a pest to my doctors. What can I do?

[teacher_lady]

I am going back to the GI doc next week. The surgeon thinks I have a sphincter disfunction...so I assume there will be more tests to come. The hard part is maintaining my energy levels. Everything makes me ill. As a result, I don't want to eat. (But I eat anyway so my family and friends will leave me alone.)

[CalGal]

Drop the thought that you'll be a pest. Your docs are being paid to treat use, so avail yourself of their services. Call!

Make sure you're following a low fat diet. If you're having spasms of the common bile duct or the sphincter (muscular opening to the duodenum) narcotic pain meds aren't going to help. In fact, they can raise the pressure in the duct and make the discomfort worse. You need to talk to your doc about the situation, so get on the phone.