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Gallbladder removal: Suffering in pain, please help

Posted by hines6852 @hines6852, Feb 11, 2023

Hi I’m a 44yr old white female who had my gallbladder removed January 20,2023 laparoscopic. I had a Strawberry gallbladder with 2 comet tails. I woke up in recovery in severe pain. My husband said he could hear me screaming coming down the hall back to my post op room. I was discharged that same day. Due to being heavily sedated I don’t remember anything but I said I screamed and cried in pain all night. He took me to the emergency room on January 21,2023. They administered heavy narcotics, and done a CT with contrast. They said CT didn’t show anything but I was screaming in pain with Dilaudid via Iv and Percocet via mouth. They admitted me and was never able to get my pain under control. I was unable to have a bowel movement even with an enema. I was discharged home taking 3 stool softeners a day. I still can’t have a bowel movement, I’m extremely swollen and in excruciating pain from between my ribs in a circle around my belly back to my center chest. No one can tell me what’s wrong as far as why I can’t go to the bathroom and why I’m having so much pain. I regret having the surgery with all my might. Please help !!

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collenp | @collenp | Feb 12, 2023
In reply to @collenp "I am so sorry to hear about all your suffering. I had a botched surgery, perforation..." + (show)
@collenp

I am so sorry to hear about all your suffering.
I had a botched surgery, perforation of the duodenum from ERCP with stent.
Your pain symptoms, ( very sorry to say, sound like a perforation, or free air in the intestine.) Please go back to the ER immediately, please request to be seen by a different gastro DR and different surgeon. My chest pains mimic ed a heart attack.
God Bless You.
Praying someone gets to the bottom of this.

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This post goes out to Ms Hines.
How are you?
Did you return to the ER. Did you receive resolvement of your pain? After the perforation I suffered with recurring bouts of pancreatitis for many years. Please take care of yourself.
Sending prayers.
💗🙏

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kblove21 | @kblove21 | Feb 12, 2023

I've never had surgery and I'm g aging what I think is gall bladder problems even though they say no.
GET A SECOND or THIRD opinion!! Sorry you are suffering. 😢

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hines6852 | @hines6852 | Feb 13, 2023
In reply to @collenp "This post goes out to Ms Hines. How are you? Did you return to the ER...." + (show)
@collenp

This post goes out to Ms Hines.
How are you?
Did you return to the ER. Did you receive resolvement of your pain? After the perforation I suffered with recurring bouts of pancreatitis for many years. Please take care of yourself.
Sending prayers.
💗🙏

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I haven’t gotten it resolved. Waiting to see a different dr

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hines6852 | @hines6852 | Feb 13, 2023
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@mjzd

How long ago was your gallbladder removed?

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January 20,2023

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collenp | @collenp | Feb 13, 2023
In reply to @collenp "This post goes out to Ms Hines. How are you? Did you return to the ER...." + (show)
@collenp

This post goes out to Ms Hines.
How are you?
Did you return to the ER. Did you receive resolvement of your pain? After the perforation I suffered with recurring bouts of pancreatitis for many years. Please take care of yourself.
Sending prayers.
💗🙏

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Are you near Mayo Clinic?
Go through the ER.
They will call for a gastro consult.
They will resolve this.
I was a patient in 2019.
Flew to Rochester, Minnesota from NJ.
Had a cancer diagnosis from a NJ physician.
Did not have cancer.
Was at Mayo for 2 weeks.
Mayo is where you need to go.
I have been told if you can't get an appt right away. Go to the ER.
Praying for resolvement of your pain.
🙏

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mjzd | @mjzd | Feb 14, 2023
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@hines6852

January 20,2023

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So a few weeks ago… at this point any bloating should be resolved, suggest you follow up with your surgeon, doesn’t sound or look right.

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hines6852 | @hines6852 | Feb 14, 2023
In reply to @collenp "This post goes out to Ms Hines. How are you? Did you return to the ER...." + (show)
@collenp

This post goes out to Ms Hines.
How are you?
Did you return to the ER. Did you receive resolvement of your pain? After the perforation I suffered with recurring bouts of pancreatitis for many years. Please take care of yourself.
Sending prayers.
💗🙏

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I seen my surgeon today. Well actually the PA. She never laid a hand on me. She looked through my records and said nothing was wrong with me 😡😭

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hines6852 | @hines6852 | Feb 14, 2023
In reply to @collenp "Are you near Mayo Clinic? Go through the ER. They will call for a gastro consult...." + (show)
@collenp

Are you near Mayo Clinic?
Go through the ER.
They will call for a gastro consult.
They will resolve this.
I was a patient in 2019.
Flew to Rochester, Minnesota from NJ.
Had a cancer diagnosis from a NJ physician.
Did not have cancer.
Was at Mayo for 2 weeks.
Mayo is where you need to go.
I have been told if you can't get an appt right away. Go to the ER.
Praying for resolvement of your pain.
🙏

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Mayo in Jacksonville is about an hour and 45 min from me. I’ve been there before and they were amazing! I’m really considering going back. I seen the surgeon’s PA today. She never even touched me just looked through my records and said nothing was wrong

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hines6852 | @hines6852 | Feb 14, 2023
In reply to @mjzd "So a few weeks ago… at this point any bloating should be resolved, suggest you follow..." + (show)
@mjzd

So a few weeks ago… at this point any bloating should be resolved, suggest you follow up with your surgeon, doesn’t sound or look right.

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I seen my surgeons PA today she never even touched me. Just looked through my chart and said nothing is wrong with you

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mjzd | @mjzd | Feb 15, 2023
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@hines6852

I seen my surgeons PA today she never even touched me. Just looked through my chart and said nothing is wrong with you

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Ask them via your electronic medical record why your stomach is still swollen, tell them that you need to know the answer, that way it is in your record

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