Urgent question re gallbladder recovery and whether this is normal...:(

[Badvocatyuletide]

Hi
Had my gb out 4 weeks ago.
I then got a chest infection 2 weeks ago.
Since then I have had the most horrendous pain in my ribs, under my breast and my back.
I went to the gp on Xmas eve and she said she thinks it's musculoskeletal but reading google (I know, I know...) it could be a bile duct injury :(
I don't have a fever or jaundice but do feel nauseous.
The pain isn't all the time, it comes and goes, but when it hits it's bad.
Am taking paracetamol and ibuprofen.
Help!
Wwyd?
Any point going back to gp tomorrow?
Don't want to end up in a and e on a Sunday - they won't do anything anyway (bitter experience from prior to my op :()

Poor you Sounds awful, I have been lucky and managed to avoid the surgery route so far by modifying my lifestyle. My surgeon keeps offering, but I have so far declined. The only benefit is that I have become rather a cheap date!!

I had my gall bladder out last year and had a couple of episode of excruciating pain the following months.

On both occasions I had taken codeine (co-codamol).

Turns out there's quite a lot of anecdotal evidence online of people becoming intolerant of this drug post gall bladder removal. I've avoided it since and been absolutely fine.

Just thought I'd throw it in in case in helps anyone!

thanks Sixtiesqueen, i am planning on paracetamol with tramadol. still an opiate but apparently requires less work from the liver to convert into pain relief according to some doctors

is that surgery for the GERD/reflux, elastamum? Gb coming out next week but no idea if any impact on overall pain as it's sometimes hard to decide which one is causing it

Oh some, you poor thing!
I was living on bananas And rice cakes prior to my surgery. Not fun.
Have gone wheat free to try and help my GERD so we shall see...

I've just been reading vicar's thread, it's so scary isn't it? even if seen as fairly minor surgery. getting dc back to school today is another hurdle ticked off the mental countdown (it's easier to break it up in small bits- i had a month's notice of op date)
i cheated last night and sucked special k crackers. does rice ever irritate you? it seems such a small thing to get stuck but i guess if it inflames the linings it would make more sense- bread definitely gets stuck
what day do you have your cons appt? will be thinking of you even if not visible :) x

My appt is Weds evening.
Yes, I am thinking of vicar today.
I just feels I tired all the time....weeks of pain and not much food will do that though I guess.
My consultant is a specialist in the surgery to correct reflux so I am guessing he knows his stuff.

Wanted to come back and apologise - I'm not being rude, I was admitted last Friday evening, and have had very limited access to my phone and laptop.

All's well now thankfully, but these bloody stones are a menace.

What have you got to apologise for!?
Are you ok!?
Sorry, can't remember, have you had your gb out? Are they duct stones?
So sorry you are still suffering.
Can't wait for my appt on weds. Hopefully my consultant may be able to shed some light on things....
If he has any words of wisdom I shall let you know...as I say he is a GERD/reflux and gasto-oesopageal specialist.

I had a stone wedge itself into the duct - bloody bloody bastard things.

Gallbladder gone many yrs ago, but still making stones

OTOH I adore the combo of morphine & entonox, gives a vair floaty feel to everything.

Hope all goes well Wednesday.

Oh how awful :(
I am hoping the consultant refers me for a scan...the dr on Friday said she wanted me to have one but of course....it didn't happen :(

I'll keep my fingers crossed that you get a scan!

Well...my consultant doesn't agree with the hospital!
Doesn't think I have gastritis, or that my pain is in any way billiary, and doesn't think I need a gastroscopy!
Ha!
No idea what to do now.
I shall go and see my go tomorrow and get her opinion.