still in pain after removal of gallbladd

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Registered: 01-03-2007
still in pain after removal of gallbladd
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Wed, 01-03-2007 - 5:17pm
I went to the doctor because I had upper abdominal pain. After an ultrasound they discovered I had gallstones. I had my gallbladder removed around three weeks ago. Three days later I had a horrible pain somewhat like the pain before the surgery just worse. I went to the emergency room and the doctor on-call suggested it might be an ulcer. He put me on 30mg of Prevacid once a day. I have been taking the Prevacid for the last three weeks and the pain has not gotten better. I feel worse then before the surgery because I also have an annoying little pain on my right side. If anybody has the same symptoms please write and let me know what the doctors said to you.
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Registered: 03-04-2005
Thu, 01-04-2007 - 9:24pm

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3 weeks post-op isn't all that long, but why didn't you get in contact with the surgeon in all this time? I hope that you have talked with and/or seen the surgeon by now. I cannot imagine what might be causing the pain you are still having and can only suggest that you see the surgeon soon. Please let us know what you learn after that visit.

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Registered: 01-06-2005
Fri, 01-05-2007 - 10:44am

Im new , sorry if I step out of line.

I also had the gall bladder surgery, and the pain is still there. the doc. has had a ct scan done and a scope down my throat. He said my food is not digesting how it should. And there is an ulcer on my pancrease. maybe some thing you can ask at your next visit. I wont know any more until the 16th. wish I could be more help .

Dee

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Registered: 05-22-2006
Sat, 01-06-2007 - 8:47pm
Hi. New to this board, but I saw your post and thought I'd share...
I had my gllbladder out in 03. Yeah, the pain was worse after they took it out actually. It went on for a while. I was put on nexium after a scope down my throat. I tool that for a few months. I don't anymore. The pain still comes, but only occassionally.
Several people I know also continued to have pain after gallbladder surgery. For some it ended up being nothing, one of my friends had to have something near her pancreas cut- a valve or duct opr something. She still gets the pain on occassion though. We live on a diet of pepcid and that seems to help sometimes.
I iwsh you luck and hope that the pain goes away