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Post-cholecystectomy or gallbladder removal surgery
Hi – I had my gallbladder removed 17 years ago and have chronic, sharp back pain behind the port incision. That incision was in my upper left abdominal quadrant; the pain is felt in my back, directly behind the incision. It is thought that I have an adhesion in my upper left quadrant. Is it possible that nerves are trapped and that it causes referred pain in my back? The pain is nauseating and hasn't improved. I have been on anti seizure medication and a pain killer that isn't a percocet-type medication. I am curious if anyone else has persistent pain in their back following gallbladder surgery. If so, how is your pain treated.
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Not scheduled yet. I'll update as I progress to what I hope to be a cure for this.
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1 ReactionI had two kidney surgeries and a couple years later developed chronic pain from my waist down to my knees. The theory now is that it's fascial restrictions. I've been seeing a myofascial release therapist and have improved but my kidney is still stuck. However, with the warmer weather, I've been walking more and my leg pain is coming back again. My tailbone pain is flared too. I can't get any pain relief except to lay on my left side (no significance there, just a frozen shoulder on the right). I would rather be a couch potato and avoid the pain than cause it to flare so horribly again. I used to work on my feet but now I have a desk job. I think that helped quiet things down too. Google John Barnes myofascial release therapist to find someone that does scar release work.
I am scheduled for an ERCP next week for a Sphincterotomy. I will update with the outcome.
Are they having you stay in the hospital a couple days after for observation?
No. It is day surgery and immediate release. You pretty much need to have a severe infection or major surgery in Canada to stay more than that nowadays.
Not to scare you but I had the same procedure 5 years ago. They were supposed to keep me for 48 hours after and didn't, they ended up sending me home. I woke up in the middle of the night vomiting blood. Rushed to the hospital and I had internal bleeding and my lipase levels were out of this world. I ended up being in the hospital for a month.
Did you find out what they did wrong?
They didn't check the bile duct pressure due to a defect in my bile duct. They shouldn't have done the sphincterectomy.
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1 ReactionHi all. I am scheduled for my ERCP Sphincterotomy in 2 days. My dilemma is that even with the HIDA showing dysfunction of the Sphincter of Oddi, my pain the past 5 days has been subsiding. Surgeon still thinks I should proceed with it but was wondering what people's thoughts are on this. I am worried I am going through this for nothing and my cholesectomy just needed time to heal and my system adapt.
Input is appreciated.
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I can certainly understand your dilemma. None of us wants to go through surgery and if you are not completely sure about the need, that makes the decision even more difficult. If I remember correctly, you had a HIDA scan. What exactly did it show? Were there problems with blockages or bile problems? The terms used in the scan results might help you understand the need for the surgery even if you feel better for now.
As a last resort, how comfortable would you be if you rescheduled the surgery for a few months and see how you feel after that?
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