Hello, Such pain can arise from stones in the common bile duct, biliary dyskinesia or adhesions, for example. It is good to hear that we are not alone in post operative symptoms and to know possible outcomes. Sometimes when I turn to look back I’d get slight pain by ribs too. Adjusting the diet may help; a low-FODMAP diet is often recommended (search online). Such pain 10 days after surgery and not improving may not be normal. The doctor can also prescribe antispasmodics if there is a present spasm of the Oddi sphincter that has been causing the pain. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. How is it going now? And if it the leftover carbon dioxide gas that has been causing your abdominal pain, the pain is expected to go away with the help of over-the-counter painkillers in just a few days. A complete blockage can cause an infection. If the pain lasts longer or appears months later, it can be a sign of a surgery complication. Hi all,have had surgery a few days ago,gallbladder removed.If anyone should avoid pain,stop eating greasy and fatty foods,no caffein.Eat healthy,i also try at home none medication,but only sleep on my back.Dull pain accure at right side no probs furthure,only problem is my uvulu got bigger and bigger cause the immune system failure.Also kept in mine that our health comes first than the rest. Just gave him Gas X and he is being stubborn about the stool softener- Unfortunately a lot of people get pain where the gallbladder was particularly when they Eat fatty food. Also, ask for some kind of anti-spasm medicine, like hyoscyamine, sublingual is best. Is there anything (treatment) I can do to lessen the pain? In most cases, the sharp pain is caused by a condition known as a postcholecystectomy syndrome that causes abdominal symptoms to be present after the removal of the gallbladder. Has anyone experienced this? Hi I had gallbladder removed in September 2014 and just started having same pain under the rib cage please helps, Where are the holes suppose to be when you have gallbladder surgery, 1 below the sternum then two more diagonally down the right side of abdomen and 1 the belly button at least that’s where mine are had surgery May 4th 2018. My surgery was in 2013 and still no answers. As we mentioned earlier, in most cases, the pain goes away after a couple of days. My days of morphine and nose tubes are over I hope. All rights reserved. Ehealthstar.com should not be considered medical advice. read your story and im going through the same..need to get in contact with u, wow thank you for info…more than the docs give. An ERCP was done about 5 years ago and some sludge was removed. The last couple days though, I get a bit of a pain in the upper right quadrant just below the rib cage. Did they check for sphincter of Oddi dysfunction? This can result in pain, inflammation, and infections. The lumps could be intestinal herniations or cyst, for example. Any ideas? Any thoughts. More than 700,000 cholecystectomies are performed annually in the US. Your gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of your abdomen, just beneath your liver. Newly appearing pain 1 month after surgery does not sound like a part of the normal healing process. Christine is a 39 year old mother of four who came to my clinic seeking help for her fatty liver. Not much of pain but still I could feel the pain. I also have pluresy in lungs and chest. One of those complications is a sharp pain on the right side after gallbladder surgery. Your not alone. could be incision pain, we all heal differently. A newly-appearing heartburn and nausea after gallbladder removal can be due to bile reflux, for example. I have not had a fever, vomiting or anything out of the ordinary. So frustrating though. Have gradually been increasing my dietary intake without any complications as of yet. Unfortunately, you have developed a fairly common problem after gallbladder removal - that of recurrent right-sided abdominal pain. After gallbladder removal, some stones can get suck in the bile duct, which can result in elevated liver enzymes. Its been almost two full months since i got the surgery. Constant pain at the removal site and abdominal pain. Both conditions cause severe upper right abdominal pain after gallbladder removal which can spread and move as far as your shoulder. As for foods to eat after gallbladder surgery, we recommend low-fat foods with no more than 3 gr of fat per serving. Gallstones blocking the bile ducts causes a gallstone attack. So frustrating. I had gallbladder surgery over a year ago. Since my gallbladder removal, I have continued to have pain. You should get immediate medical attention if you experience any of the following symptoms:10 1. Just wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar? Others have said the same thing, and we all think it might be the bowel prep, where you fast for a couple of days and clear you bowels out, totally!!! The pain can often be accompanied by referred pain on top of the right shoulder blade or between shoulder blades and by nausea and vomiting that steadily increase with time. What can this be? I know its scary. And calmly. Pain after limb amputation is a well-recognised post-surgical pain … My husband ran me to the ER and I was immediately seen. I didn’t eat for 7 weeks because it made me vomit but this last week I’ve forced myself to eat and put up with being sick. The liver enzymes came back normal. Then came the sharp piercing pain on his right side(Surgeon warned him of this pain) The only relief is when he is standing bent over his recliner. She has had a fatty liver for the last 6 years. Any advice? Have tried every diet suggested. In reality, however, gallstones can cause symptoms anytime regardless of what your diet consists of. pain after gallbladder removal deleted_user 12/26/2007 i had my gallbladder removed on Nov 30th and a week later was back in with severe pain on the right hand side but NOT where i had the original gallbladder pain,this comes and goes and feels almost like a stitch in my side,some times its so bad i cannot breath in properly or lie on that side. The pain after surgery can arise from a surgical wound or the gas insufflated into the abdominal cavity during the procedure. I was in the hospital for a week after the surgery. A week later they removed the misplaced stint. If it persists or worsens, you may want to contact the surgeon. The pain from a surgical wound can persist for few weeks. Saw my family doctor who said too about phantom pain. first couple of days he seemed fine(probably over did it physically) Then the gas pain started-He also had nausea and vomiting and his main incision bled, so I took him to the ER. I just pray it doesn’t last long. People can and do sometimes experience pain after gallbladder surgery. Unfortunately, these types of surgeries aren’t without risk. I was in constant pain for 14 years due to my gal bladder before they took it out. The first week was pretty rough, but I made it over the hump and have felt like I’m on the mend. It worsen the pain whenever im carrying my 12kilos 5month old baby.. I can breathe easily, I can put my arm up. Surgery Removing your gallbladder may be recommended at some point after initial treatment to prevent acute cholecystitis coming back and reduce your risk of developing potentially serious complications. I had bloodwork and a ct scan with and without imaging came back normal. Had some pain in the upper right abdomen, right under the lower rib cage, but thought that was to be expected. It had not burst. When they remove the gallbladder, sometimes, like me, this valve get’s upset and starts to spasm, holding back those fluids. 3. And it has been the best thing they’ve done. The pain can be caused by otherwise normal amounts of gas in combination with stress. And the stats show for people with this kind of pain, ERCP and MRCP where they cut the valve doesn’t help as much.. it sucks!!! Generally, it stays on for 24 to 72 hours after the surgery is conducted. Please I am desperate for some help!!! it can show the valve holding in the fluids and expanding. etc. and that Gas X and a stool softener would help. Hi I had my laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery keyholes on 27th Aug 2017, my naval incision and my upper abdomen incision is OK, no complications and wound heals nicely bug my right part is still pain even though the incision is healing and the scars are drying, I still feel discomfort around the area of incision, outside the area. But people still have this pain after their gallbladder is removed. and disappointed.thought the pain would go away by getting gall bladder operation, mistake better off before removal. I think you should go back to your doctor. I got my gallbladder taken out last December 2016, and I am still having pain in my right side. Pain persisting for 1.5 month after surgery may not be normal. belly button pain after gallbladder surgery. The cause of the pain is either due to the sphincter of Oddi dysfunction or due to post-surgical adhesions. The doctor administered pain medications as soon as your surgery was finished. I strongly suggest you to visit a doctor because this does not sound normal to me. I have had some luck with Gabapentin and low dose anti-depressants, these work better for the pain than pain meds.. and are safer. I am freaking out first surgery and its not going great. After a week this pain started getting worse. I saw the surgeon 2 days ago and he increased my pain killers and said I was improving. At pre-op I told the Dr. my pain for many months prior was a couple of lumps near my belly button and he pushed them and said Öh those appear to be Lipomas”. GAGGHHHKK. So not fair. 3 years ago I had keyhole surgery to remove my gallbladder. Doctor told me it is OK after 2 weeks and I could do normal activity. I don’t know what to do. Also noticed my morning urine is very concentrate orange. I can still feel pain (inside) whenever i touch the area One possible cause of pain below the right rib cage is trapped gas. I have called all my doctors GP, surgeon and gastroenterologist and no one seems concerned. Coffee flushes me out. but I’ve had this as well off and on. You may need gallbladder surgery if you have pain or other symptoms caused by gallstones — small stones that can form in the gallbladder. A stone that remains in a bile duct after gallbladder removal surgery can cause severe pain, or jaundice, which is the yellowing of the skin. Usually, it is medications such as Ibuprofen and Tylenol that help gallbladder surgery patients. I was told by my surgeon that the pain was normal and would subside with time, however it continues to worsen. Just drank a bottle of clean out stuff………cheers…..double ugh. The pain that is severe or lasts for more than a month after surgery can be due to a surgery complication or side effect of the changed bile flow. So experiment and eat what works. I feel like pain got to my soul now. Me too. 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