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Post-cholecystectomy or gallbladder removal surgery
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Hi Terri, welcome. Boy, you've got a lot going on. To help connect you with other members, like @empoulin @wisco50 @woodsiechris @astaingegerdm @lilmo and others, I moved your message about issues after cholecystectomy or gallbladder removal surgery to this existing discussion:
- Post-cholecystectomy or gallbladder removal surgery https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/post-cholesectomy-gallbladder-removal-chronic-back-pain/
As you read through the previous posts, you'll see that you are not alone.
Terri, you mention that there is only one GI doctor in your area. Have you considered traveling to seek a second opinion at a large medical facility?
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Thank you Colleen!
Well, I moved to Alabama a few years ago for a job and my insurance is based within my state. So my only large medical facility option is UAB in Birmingham. I did get a referral there and saw a GI doctor. However, it turns out that the GI doctor there was a student of the doctor I see locally. He said just backed up what my local doctor said. Basically, they think nothing is wrong with me and refuse to address any of my issues.
I paid for a special telephone appointment for a second opinion from a GI doctor at Cleveland Clinic. I used to live in that area and trust the physicians there. The GI doctor there said it sounds like postcholecystectomy syndrome and gave me a lists of tests that my local GI doctor should run. I took that list to my local GI doctor and he basically said it was nonsense and that I didn't need the tests.
So I am basically stuck until I move I guess. It concerns me because I feel really bad every day and I'm worried about damage to my body. My skin is orange and that makes me worry about my liver. So I just am at a loss.