Post-op Ampullectomy pain

[felicia723]

I am 3 weeks post-op an open surgical ampullectomy. I spent one week in the hospital from surgery, then d/c home. I came home & felt pretty good except for the surgical pain for first two days, and then my prior pain (which was why I had surgery) returned. I have sphincter of oddi dysfunction that goes hand in hand with pancreatitis at times. I have gone through 14 EGD/ERCP also with botox injections. I have had numerous sphincterotomies, also biliary & pancreatic stents. This surgical ampullectomy was my hope, as well as my gastro & surgeons. I know its 3 weeks out & everything is still swollen & healing. However to have this surgical pain, then have the SOD pain return I am very hopeless.. Is it possible for an ampullectomy to fail? I had a CT scan & BW a few days at my local hospital in NJ & everything came back as being normal for surgery (everything in abdomen was swollen). My surgeon is in NYC & he said he believes it is surgery pain and is waiting for 6 week mark to see how things progress.. I am just looking for another opinion. Thank you..

[Courtneysmom89]

My daughter is currently in the hospital recovering from this same procedure for the same problem.  I have toadmit, I'm a little nervous now that her symptoms will return as well.  I certainly hope not, and I certainly hope that you are doing much better and it is/was not the SOD again.  Can you please let me know how you're doing?  Thank you and God bless!
Courtney's mom

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

As your doctor has reassured you it could be the post surgical pain. Also, ampullectomy was done, so the primary pathology has been corrected. It could be that post op there could be swelling at the ampullectomy site imitating symptoms prior to surgery, it should resolve as the swelling subsides.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.