Any surgeons out there?

[Tailfeather]

I had my gallbladder removed on Monday. When I came round I had an excruciating pain about 10cm to the left of my belly button. They told me it was gas from the surgery as they hadn't gone near that area during the operation. The pain has been constant since I woke up. My incision areas ached a bit and I had a few gas pains but nothing like the pain from this one spot. I have paracetamol, ibuprofen, codeine and morphine and none of it is touching the pain. I can't get in or put of bed without crying in pain and have passed out from the pain. Getting to the loo is agony. I have called the hospital and they keep telling me it's just gas pain, but I genuinely don't think it can be. Does anyone know what it could be and what I can do?

Oh no I'd go back to hospital

I would be worried actually. It's five days later now and the pain hasn't eased.

How do you feel at the moment? Do you feel you can get through the night?

Not a surgeon but I'd go back to the hospital in case it's a fluid collection or something. If it's gas pain you'd expect a gradual improvement not still passing out with pain.

Present yourself to A&E rather than calling

This. Just go.

Surgical nurse here
Gas pain should be gone by now.. concerning that you've passed out from the pain.

Please go to A&E and get checked over.
(And for any mumsnetters who are ready to say oh you're washing hospital resources what an over reaction going to A&E bla bla bla.. you can keep your opinions to yourselves)

You've had a major surgery and this is what I would consider a post-op complication.

Speedy recovery

I had the same op and had gas pain. It wasn't nice but it wasn't debilitating at all. I'd definitely be going to A&E

After my op, I ended up with excruciating pain, I ended going back into theatre; they could find anything specific, but suggested that some of my intestine had adhered to something else. They reckoned that using the gas again allowed this to free up and the pain was gone when I woke up. Go to A&E asap.

Go to a sister hospital.

Sat in an and e hours with an infection couple of weeks after surgery but the medic person then sat for 45 minutes dealing with the back history.

Absolute diamonds when I needed to go via A&E.

Thanks all. I did go yesterday before anyone replied. They did my obs and told me the same thing - gas pain. So I hobbled back to the car and back to bed. Still no better today. I will go back again if no improvement tomorrow. Thank you for replying. X

Post gall bladder recovery here as well. The gas pain was excruciating and lasted about a week.

However if doesn't resolve I'd go back. It could be a bile leak, and might need to get checked out