Gallbladder Problems?

[JJLaw08 4]

I have my band repositioned on March 8, and I was doing fine the first week. About a week after surgery, I started having pain where by band is and going through to my back right around the rib cage/shoulder blade area. So of course I freak out because I had to have mine fixed. I thought it might be soreness from the surgery or whatever, but it hasn't went away. I went yesterday for a fill under fluro, and the band looks fine and is positioned fine. I still have this pain after I eat, and sometimes after I drink. For example, after Easter dinner I immediately had this horrible upper back pain. I don't know if it is my gallbladder, but I go for a test on Monday. I'm only 25 so I don't know what to do. I've never had anything like this done, and I don't know if I want my gallbladder removed (if it gets that far of course). Any suggestions from people who have had problems with their gallbladder?

[JJLaw08 4]

Forgot to mention. Lately the pain is like a cramping underneath my right breast bone area, and goes into my upper back on the right side.

[honk 780]

Talk to your doctor and ask for an ultrasound. Gall Bladder pain is HORRIFIC. To be perfectly clear EXCRUIATING. I know some doctors perscribe a medication that prevents the stones or gravel from forming. I don't know if it does you any good once they are already formed. If you eat any fat it will give you an attack. ANY fat!!!!!! After loosing 100 pounds at 18 I had to have my gallbladder removed at 19. Genetically my family has bad gallbladders. All of my mother's siblings had it removed (all 8 of them). Today it is a laproscopic surgery. When I had mine out 22 years ago it was a regular open surgery.

[Doriehi 3]

If you're having galbladder problems, you might want to go ahead and have it taken out. It is the most horrible pain you can think of. I've lost 30 lbs and had one attack. I'm going to have an ultrasound soon. I would rather go ahead with the surgery than wait for it to be infected and have more attacks. My daughter said she tore her bra off and laid down to die. I didn't know what was going on but I thought it was my band. I was screaming with the pain. Tell your Doctor what happens when you eat. Good Luck.

[Toddy 758]

This is just one post to show that everybody is different. I woke up one Sunday morning a couple of years ago and felt a little nauseous. Because it was a Sunday, I decided to stay in bed for a while until I felt better. I never did start feeling better. About 5:00 p.m. I was having a very slight amount of chest pain, and bad hearts run in my family, so I decided I better go to the ER. Got up, took a shower, dried my hair and went to ER. They did an ultrasound and diagnosed gall stones. I had to have surgery the next morning. The surgeon had two surgeries that morning and took me first because she thought I'd be the easy one. She told me afterwards that my gallbladder was a total mess!! Anyway, all this to say I had very little to no pain, and absolutely no symptoms before that Sunday morning.

[JJLaw08 4]

I do have a scan set up for Monday morning. It is not terrible pain. It is more like a dull aching get on your nerves type pain. It is kinda of hard to explain. I hope we find out what is going on. Maybe it is just my back acting up since I have to tug and lift heavier items everyday.

[honk 780]

Consider yourself lucky if it is indeed a bad gallbladder and you only have mild pain. My worst attack I was laying on the bed in my dormroom, fetal position and literally could barely breath from the pain.

[winniewhos 3]

If its your gallbladder TAKE IT OUT! the pain is the worst I ever had in my life during an attack, its an easy larposcopic job these days! went well for me.....