pain after surgery but no gallbladder!!!

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i had my gallbladder removed 12 days ago and have been fine up until yesterday when i had what i can inly describe as a gallbladder attack. it didnt last as long as the ones before surgery - 5 to 10 mins but it was much more painfull. i also had another 2 straight afte the first one. why when i dont have a gallbladder anymore. what could be causing this???

Did you have stones? If yes could be some gravel moving down the bile duct causing spasm. Spasm can also be due to inflammation of the bile duct following surgery. I assume you had endoscopic removal and there aren't scars around where your gallbladderr was. But you need a doc to check for signs of infection if you keep getting the pain or if your stool is abnormal. Good luck.

I continued to have pain after gall bladder surgery because I was not regulating acid in my stomach very well.

It may also be a trapped stone as joruth says. You need to get back to your consultant ASAP.

It would be a good idea to get checked out by a dr to put your mind at rest.

You can develop spasm of your bile ducts which has a similar pain to gall bladder pain. Or it could be a bit of gravel aggravating your bile duct. There are other more serious complications that can occur, so it is best to get checked out my a dr to get a diagnosis.

You may need a liver function test and an ultrasound scan to check.

Hope that you ok.