Gallbladder removal: Suffering in pain, please help
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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I am doing a lot better since I seen my chiropractor! I have been seeing him since I was 14yrs old. I will continue once a week treatments until my GI returns to normal. Basically my GI was paralyzed from the very heavy narcotics they were giving me around the clock for 5 consecutive days
@hines6852
It’s a relief to hear that you got help and feel better.
Dilaudid is very potent- can’t imagine getting it around the clock for 5 days.
Remember- never go there again unless it’s an extreme emergency. Find another hospital to go to.