Gallbladder out; still having pain anyone?? - Gallbladder Message Board

candibar · 08-14-2005, 11:36 AM

Had my GB out in 1983. Currently having gallstone type pain. Had ultrasound, xray and lab work to no avail. Been to doctor 4 times in past week (ER twice!!). A nurse-friend suggested that we continue to manufacture stones in our livers and they can get stuck in the bile duct. Don't know if that is true. I am currently taking some herbs and vitamins to cleanse my liver and some pills that my naturopath gave me for gallbladder. Nothing has helped and I still hurt. Can anyone please shed some light? I am tired of hurting.

kgsmith · 09-30-2005, 05:38 PM

Hello there..I also had my gallbladder out 7 yrs ago. I recently started having pain in my right side under my rib. My docter thought it might be a duedenal ulcer. He gave my Aciphex for 30 days. He said most ulcers clear up within 30 days with medication. I do have occasionally have Acid Reflux. Hope this helps. Take care

cornflkgrl · 10-03-2005, 07:55 AM

Not that this helps at all but I had my gallbladder out a month ago and ever since I've still had "attacks." They have done all sorts of tests on me and still don't know what it is. I have been to the ER and the drs keep dolling out the painkillers like I'm a junkie. I just want to know what is wrong. If you have a stone in the bile duct they should be able to tell that from a HIDA scan, I believe. They did that procedure on me and said I do not have a retained stone. If you get any ideas as to this mystery illness let me know.

Titchou · 10-03-2005, 08:28 AM

OK...two different situations....long term...yes, you can still get stones as they leave a bile duct to take the place of the gallbladder. Short term...what are you eating? If you are back on a standard diet after just one month, you should be having pain. The bile duct has not settled in yet and is not able to keep up with the digestion. Also, you will have at least twinges periodically for some time as it tries to get working properly. I had mine out in Feb and still have a twinge or two every now and then but it certainly is not as bad as before! And I'm back on a regular diet now....hope all this helps.

poliscigal · 10-04-2005, 12:05 AM

I had mine out emergency surgery in 2002 and I swear it seems like I'm still dealing with issues relating the organ that no longer lives in my body. The most recent one is pressure/pain in my right upper quadrant it almost feels like I have a baseball inside, I especially feel it when I lay on my stomach. I usually get severe stomach pains after eating regardless of what it is. GI put me on welchol which has helped some, but I still get stomach pain often and I'm always tired. I also have menstrual issues that are going on along with this so it's hard to determine if A is causing B. I had an ultrasound that showed an enlarged common bile duct (cbc) which is supposedly normal for people who have had gallbladder removal. I also had a colonoscopy to rule out crohn's and other bowel disease. He is testing me now for celiac and some others and if they come back normal he will diagnose me with IBS. So anyway, you are definetly not the only one dealing with the organ that's gone but certainly not forgotten. Let me know how you make out...maybe it can shed some light on what I'm dealing with. By the way, my right pressure just started about 6 months ago constantly, but I dealt with on and off pain and pressure since the surgery. Good luck to you and I hope you feel better soon.