Gall bladder pain even AFTER removal

[Guest guest]

Ok, regarding the gall bladder discussion. I feel like I'm an expert

on this subject because I've suffered so much from it. I had my gall

bladder removed in 05. I DID NOT have stones, rather using a test

called hida scan - they determined that my gall bladder had ceased

functioning. This was causing bile to back up into my liver which is

pretty painful. When they took out the GB, they looked for stones at

that time in the ducts (which are not removed) in case some

had " partially " passed. Even now, three years later I still have

what I call " attacks " because it is this sharp pain that feels

exactly like before they removed the gall bladder. I've had a

bazillon sonograms, tests, blah, blah, blah. No one can figure

anything out.

Then about two weeks ago, I went in for some " female " stuff. The doc

decided to do a D&C to remove a growth from my uterus and to do a

laproscopic exam while I was under. He found massive amounts of scar

tissue and lasered it all out. I have not had one of those " attacks "

since then. One of the girls I work with had been having the exact

same thing as me (gall bladder quit working, had it removed, still

had terrible " attacks " )which is what made me to go ther OB/GYN. She

had the laproscopic exam where he found scar tissue and endometreosis

for her. She feels 100% better as well.

All that to say that sometimes even though something walks like a

duck and quacks like a duck - it isn't a duck. I never suspected

scar tissue from the original surgery to be what was causing the same

painful symptoms as the bad Gall bladder did but....

[Guest guest]

I had the same thing happen. Now my gallbladder came out in 1987, the

old-fashioned full incision way. Part of my journey to getting diagnosed with

FM was because of recurring pain in that gallbladder area. My doc thought it

was chostochondritis. It probably was to a point. But then in March of 05, my

bariatric surgeon did an exploratory on me searching for a hidden ulcer and

found tons of scar tissue. It was amazing how much difference that made after

having the scar tissue removed.

Jeanne in WI

Then about two weeks ago, I went in for some " female " stuff. The doc decided

to do a D&C to remove a growth from my uterus and to do a laproscopic exam while

I was under. He found massive amounts of scar

tissue and lasered it all out. I have not had one of those " attacks " since

then. One of the girls I work with had been having the exact same thing as me

(gall bladder quit working, had it removed, still had terrible " attacks " )which

is what made me to go ther OB/GYN. She

had the laproscopic exam where he found scar tissue and endometreosis for her.

She feels 100% better as well.