still hurting 4 weeks post gallbladder surgery

[Guest guest]

I am still hurting in my right side 4 weeks after gallbladder surgery.

It feels also like a burning sensation. I stay so tired all of the

time. I expressed my situation to my surgeon and did blood work to

check cbc, etc. and pancreas level something. I am scared that now my

pancreas is messed up. I should be feeling somewhat better after 4

weeks. But, here I am so weak sometimes that I can't move around. If

anyone has any info that would help me I would appreciate it very much.

[Guest guest]

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Did you have lap or open gallbladder surgery? Mine was lap and the pain was

not bad. It does take a while to get your energy back from any type of surgery

though. I am really tired after my pancreas surgery. I think with the open

more invasive type of gallbladder surgery that the pain would still be there for

a while but I am not sure since I haven't experienced it myself. Maybe

someone on here can help more.

I do hope you are feeling better soon!!!

Angie in SC

" The happiest of people don't necessarily have the

best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along

their way. "

[Guest guest]

I had laproscopic gallbladder surgery. When I went to my surgeon for my

4 week checkup, I told the dr that I was still hurting. He is worried

because my liver functions levels are high and now is worried about my

pancreas. I don't know much about any of what I am going through. I

had emergency gallbladder surgery because my gallbladder was busting.

All the stomach pains I have been having for over 2 years was

misdiagnosed as stomach spasms or gas.

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[Guest guest]

,

I did not have much lingering pain after my lap gallbladder but I had a

friend that did. Of course if your gallbladder was that bad before hand it may

have some lingering damage. I hope you are feeling better soon! Have you ever

had

pancreas problems before?

Angie in SC

" The happiest of people don't necessarily have the

best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along

their way. "

[Guest guest]

Angie, I have not had pancreas problems to my knowledge. Of course I was

misdiagnosed about my gallbladder, so I could have had problems but not known

of them. Now I have elevated liver functions and elevated pancreatic

something. I am not sure of what levels the doc is talking about. He is now

telling

me that my pancreas may also be diseased. I am just scared. I should be

feeling better by now and am not. I am thinking I need to get a second

opinion, but my doc said I don't have too much time. He is a surgeon and an

internal medicine specialist. I am going to try to get in to see a

gastroenterologist to get some answers. Thanks for responding. Any

information anyone can

give me will be great. Have a great day.

in Louisiana

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info Laurie. My doc finally called me back today and wants to

do a CT scan to rule out fluid in my abdomen and the huge knot that surrounds

my belly button. He said that my white count is way high and since I have

been running fever there may be an infection. I am so hoping that is all it is.

[Guest guest]

One thing to keep in mind, seeing that you are relatively close to

your surgical date is the possiblity of a retained stone in your

common bile duct or hepatic ducts. This is not an uncommon

occurence, although it is usually found at the time of the original

surgery (by intra-operative cholangiagram). Depending on what

LFTs are elevated as well as what pancreas enzymes are and by

how much, it is likely that the first step at this time will be to

explore that possiblity. You may be scheduled for an

MRCP....and MRI that checks for stones or other obstructions to

the common bile duct (due to scarring or inflammation). At this

point, it is probably too soon to zoom in to the pancreas....the

gallstone issue has to be resolved first, I would think.

But then I am just speculating based on my experience with

gallbladder surgery and pancreatitis, etc.

laurie

[Guest guest]

Theresa,

Hi, just wanted to mention that after my gallbladder surgery I too

started having these horrible attacks with elevated liver enzymes.

They kept diagnosing me with IBS or stomach spasms (for years).

Finally I found out that I have SOD (sphincter of oddi dysfunction)

and have high pressure in the bile duct and the pancreatic duct. I've

now had 3 sphincterotomies with ballooning and I am still getting

attacks. Although my liver enzymes are not elevated anymore but the

panc ones are (sometimes). I now have daily pancreatic pain that I

have to medicate for. And I'm assuming that I will need more stenting

in the future to help alleviate the pressure in my pancreatic duct. I

sure hope that they can find out what is happening with you soon. The

sooner you can pinpoint what is going on, then the sooner you can

properly take care of it. I hope it all works out for you

Kris in TN

[Guest guest]

,

Let me know what happens. I really hope they can get you to a GI doc and he

can do the tests and give you info!

Take care,

Angie in SC

" The happiest of people don't necessarily have the

best of everything; they just make the best of everything that comes along

their way. "