So, since the nerves to the gallbladder originate from the back, some post-op symptoms can allege that the gallbladder may not have been the original culprit, but a casualty of compressed/irritated/misfired nerves in the CNS. Such as was my case: pathology showed no stones in the gallbladder or the ducts, so they slapped "biliary dyskinesia" on the diagnosis. Now I have the same symptoms, except they're worse - constant nausea, migraines, body aches, etc.

I now believe the gallbladder was acting as a "referee" to the opposing nerves. Now that it's removed, the nerves have slowly converged and are freely wreaking havoc with nothing to hold them back. It makes sense why I was feeling wonderfully for the first two post-op weeks only to be thrown back into this hellish state after week three.

The light bulb didn't turn on until a GI doctor prescribed Pamelor to me last week for "visceral hypersensitivity", noting that it was nerve-related. I then remembered that this whole gallbladder fiasco started after I'd had a couple of (mal)adjustments from a chiropractor. So, now being armed with all the "everything looks good" vitals and a kick-ass PCP who will follow me down the rabbit hole for the sake of furthering his knowledge of patient-doctor relationships, I'm going the neurological route.

So, now I've found a promising chiropractor, a neurologist and a second GI doctor to put this whole theory together. Based on their findings and their results, I think I'll be on the right path to finally correcting what was wrong in the first place.

Your situation(s) may not be the same as mine, but I'm just throwing another variant in the mix for those who haven't yet thought about this dynamic.

Be well, everyone!

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