@kremer1 Hello, I am sorry to hear you are having so much discomfort, but the surgeon is right, over half of gall b,adder surgery patients experience it. But it also occurs after many other surgical procedures as well.

Over the past 50 years, I have had many surgical procedures, and I learned from the very firstone that my body forms excessive scar tissue every after every incision or any wound requiring stitches.

After the first surgery I complained to the surgeon's nurse, and she looked at it and said "Oh, you form keloids and adhesions." She demonstrated scar massage, and directed me to do it twice a day until I was satisfied with the look and feel of the scar, then daily for another month.
This was on the side of my breast, and the adhesion was attached to my rib - believe me, that massage HURT at first. But the adhesion released, the scar smoothed out, and all is well. After every surgery since, I have done scar massage. After one hip replacement, I was quite ill and didn't do it for a few months - pretty soon the scar was adhered to the muscle and it took a a year to break it up.

You can search for scar massage techniques on the internet. Try to find one demonstrated by an occupational therapist. My friend is an OT who specializes in scar therapy for breast cancer survivors.

Or if you want help getting started, ask your doc for a referral to an OT for a few sessions.

Sue