can you have more pains after you had your gall bladder taken out several years later?
953111
any body part that is removed will call "ghost" pains or feeling, even decades later. Its just your body reacting to other stresses in your life.
1095329
Sounds like gall stones. Lay off spicy and fatty foods and it will limit the attacks until you can have surgery to have the gall bladder removed (insist on laproscopic surgery as you'll be out of the hospital the same day and back to work within the week). When having an attack, I find if you can induce a state of near-hypothermia (you need the muscles to spasm in a shiver) that you can work loose gall stones blocking bile ducts (the pressure is why you feel pain). Also the most comfortable way to rest sitting in a chair backwards leaning forward slightly. I slept like that many a night before having my surgery done and it helped loads.\n\nGood luck.
279546
In my opinion, there is some kind of infection related to the gall bladder (use to digest the food). It may be cholecystitis or otherwise. You are advised to consult any surgeon for more details.
551250
I know you said you've already had you're gallbladder tested,but I am suggesting you get it tested again by a urologist.The reason behind this is because he/she can do a test involving dye injected into your gallbladder to see if it is even working.I had the same symptoms for years and had this test done,found out I had a diskenetic(none working gallbladder)that caused me a great deal of pain.I had the laproscopic surgery to have it removed and no longer have that pain.Best wishes on finding out results!
855073
If the pain is in the middle of your back and your stomach it could be gallstones.  The pain can come suddenly and there is no position that is comfortable, it can last from 20 minutes to hours and even days.  It is a horrible pain and can put you out of commision quickly.  I have lower back pain often but it is unrelated to my gallstones, I don't know if this could be your problem but if it is I feel for you.
435337
I have also had the excrutiating pain from my chest thought to my back. This attack came on in the middle of the night once when I was 14 and the second when I was 18. I went to hospital and they x-rayed and found gall stones. I had  laproscopic surgery (though the belly button) and they removed my gall bladder with stones the size of large peas.\n\nPeople who get stones are usually the four F's\nFourty\nFat \nFemale\nand Fair (skinned because it is a european disease)\n\nGall stones are cause by inability to process fats because of excessive fatty foods. You need to have a look at your diet. Or if you are like me and are actually healthy, it could just be that you have a crappy gall bladder that doesnt work well.\n\nAs for the Fourty years old thing, I had mine very young but you are more likely to have probs when you are 40.\n\nI never had dihorrea though.
373472
There are some medications out there but ultimately you will probably have to have surgery.  Gall stone pain can sometimes mimic a heart attack.  Today the surgery for gall stones is much less evasive than it used to be.  Be sure to avoid fatty foods and change your diet as probably specified by your physician.  Gall stones are painful.  I have had my gall bladder removed.  I only have about a 1 inch scar.  Isn't modern medicine great!  lol  My thoughts are with you!
874390
You're in for some severe pain if you don't have those taken care of. I ignored my gallbladder. The pain got so bad I'm not sure I can describe it to you. It was a big knot about the size of my fist under my sternum. Unimaginable pain. It didn't matter what I did I couldn't relieve it. Pushing on it did nothing. Sitting in every possible position I could do nothing. It would last for a good hour non-stop torture. This happened daily. I'm one stubborn man. The pain would be so bad I would be screaming. Still I didn't ask for help. I was hoping one of the neighbors would call for help. They never did. I lasted 10 days. I finally said something and saw a doc. They tried to do the surgery through those scopes. No luck. I'd waited so long that the gall bladder was gangrenous. So they had to go in. That's not a pretty scar. I went into the hospital expecting to stay 5 hours. That turned into 6 days. So if the doc's are suggesting to you that you have the surgery, I'm thinking maybe you should. 4 tiny scars compared to my 7 inch long scar plus the 4 tiny scars. The bill will be much smaller as well. Cost me 15 grand for being stubborn. Good luck! \n.
236072
If it was cancer, you would definitely know it by now. You probably have a less serious condition. Gall bladder disease is painful in the upper right part of your back. (I know... the gall bladder isn't even located there. But that's where most people feel the pain.) When you say it's your stomach, what exactly do you mean? Behind your breastbone? That's where your stomach is. Lower in your belly? That's where your intestines are, along with your liver and other organs. I'm surprised that nobody has given you a diagnosis -- even to tell you it's acid reflux or ulcers or an irritated colon. Do you get relief from taking anything such as antacids? Do certain foods make it worse? Does it happen only after you eat, or is the pain evident all day?? Are you constipated all the time? Do you have gas with it? Write down all the details... whenever you get the pain, write down the time, what you ate, what makes it go away, what the intensity is (on a scale of 1-10), etc. The more details you can provide your doctor, the better. Also, ask for a referral to a gastroenterologist. That's a doctor specializing in digestive tract problems. You also might consider that it's nerves. But see a specialist first.
623350
Usually there is major pain (in your right gut)after eating something that has a lot of fat in it, like a burger & fries.  It can last for hours and then subside.  Also there might be pain in your back under your right shoulder blade.  While waiting for my gall bladder surgery, my doctor told me to drink a little (2 tsp) magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt) mixed in  (8 oz)warm water during a bad attack.  Tastes TERRIBLE, but it REALLY helps to get over an attack very quickly.
655214
hello I had to have my gallbladder taken out. it wasn't bad at all. I only hurt for about 2-3 days and was back to a regular routine and the scars are not very big at all. They are relativly small. You will do fine. Its really not as bad as it sounds! Good luck
608112
If it hurts near your rib cage on the right side it could be your gall bladder.  I kept having sharp pains and finally went to the dr.  I have since had my gall bladder removed and I don't have the pains anymore.  So, if it persists go to your dr. don't wait too long though.
277682
Take this from someone who's been there.  Get that gallbladder taken OUT.  Now!!!  Your pain will not go away.  The attacks will start to happen more frequently and last longer.  Get it taken out ASAP, they will probably be able to do this laparascopically.  Piece of cake.
1147458
Have you checked your gallbladder,I had a young lady who was sick for 2 years before they found out her gallbladder had to be removed.I hope you get to feel better
474132
I had a gall bladder attack several years ago. They told me it would have to be removed surgically. I reduced my fat intake (in fact I stopped eating meat, fried stuff, etc...) and drank lots of liquids for the next few weeks. I slowly increased my intake of normal foods but maintained a healthy diet. I haven't had trouble since. I can only assume it disintegrated on its own.
333786
I am glad you asked this question.\n\nThe number one reason a person would pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen is the gall bladder.  The number one surgery performed in the US is the removal of the gall bladder.\n\nSecond would be either cirrhosis of the liver or liver cancer.  \n\nIf you still have your gall bladder I would check with your primary care provider about getting checked for this condition called cystitis (inflammation of the gall bladder caused by inadequate emptying of the gall bladder) or choleylithasis (a hard ball called a gall stone is lodged in the duct between the gall bladder and the small intestine).
924973
That's a damn shame, but I feel you.  I had back and stomach pain for over a year (back in 1989) and I saw orthopedists and rheumatologists and they couldn't find anything wrong with me.  Finally, they did a Hida scan and found my gallbladder was full of stones.  They opened me up to take it out and finally found the REAL problem.  My colon had ruptured from diverticulitis and was leaking poison into my abdomen.  I would have died.  But 23 year olds don't normally get diverticulitis, so they never thought to check it out.  \n\nTalk to your friends.  Ask them who they go to and if they like them.  That's the best way-word of mouth-to find a good doctor.  There are so many, you have to keep trying.  Tell them about your past experiences and what you need from them.  Time and respect.  That's not too much to ask for.  I bet you'd settle for someone who was at least a great diagnostician even if their bedside manner wasn't all that, huh?