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Has anyone had severe nerve pain after gallbladder removal?
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Hello:
I had my gallbladder removed in June of 2023.
Every so often I get the same pain that I had before the gallbladder was removed.
It is very infrequent but now when I get the pain it is much stronger.
I went back to the gastroenterologist a year after the gallbladder removal to tell him that I was still having pain. He ordered an x-ray and said that there's nothing there.
A few days ago I had the worst pain that lasted I would say about 3 hours.
I don't know what to do.
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@pilaswan I can so relate. I had my gallbladder out in late March last year and I’ve had terrible recurring bouts of intense phantom gallbladder pain ever since. They radiate up into my right shoulder blade and are stabbing in nature. I take 200 mg of gabapentin at night (because my docs have told me this is almost always nerve-related pain). But not always. I had an abdominal CT scan a couple weeks ago that was completely normal. However, a CT can’t reveal most biliary issues. There is apparently a specialized MRI that can help diagnose the cause, but so far my GI doc hasn’t ordered one. I hope you get some relief soon. Sorry this is happening to you as well!