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Q: Gallbladder Or Not?
asked by: Mollipie on March 27th, 2005
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For a few months now, i've had occasional nausea (no vomiting or diarreah, just queasy), pain in upper right side (sometimes severe), and sometimes lower too, and pain in shoulder that feels like arthritis. I also have sometimes severe pain in lower right pelvic area.

I've had an ultrasound, a cat scan with and without contrast, and a hida san because I figured it was either my gallbladder or my appendix. Both came back normal! But when I was getting the hidascan done, the technician first said "ok, I do see some blockage", but then as the test finished, she said it was all normal, and when my doctor read the results, he said everything was fine.

Isit possible that it could still be my gallbladder? What else is over on the upper right side then, besides gallbladder? And if this is stomach related, why does my shoulder hurt so much when my stomach hurts?

Bowel movements are normal also.

I had a complete hysterectomy last june-could this possibly be scar tissue damage that far up, under my ribcage?

Not sure what other tests I need to have done, but i'm tired of this pain....
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tbrodie
replied on May 12th, 2005
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Gall Bladder Or Not?
I had similar pain for months. I am a gastric bypass patient, so I just figured I ate something that upset my stomach. The pain would wake me up at night and I would have to get up and eat crackers or bread and then wait 1/2 hour for it to ease. The attacks would come and go for a week or so and then nothing for a month or two .. Then started getting more severe and frequent. The pain was high, and wrapped around my right side into my back. It was exactly like a gall bladder attack, but I knew it wasn't that because I had it removed 10 years ago. I finally called my surgeon and they did an endoscopy .. I had 3 ulcers. I don't remember if the pain went up into my shoulder, but it definitely radiated into my back like when I had gall stones. I took nexxium and sucralfate for 6 weeks and haven't had any problems since.
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winkiestar
replied on May 17th, 2005
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Gall Bladder Problems Related to Uterus Surgery?
Molliepie, your entry interested me because I never had any pain on my upper right side until I had an emergency c-section during a miscarriage at 6 months. I've still got my uterus, but, like you, my pains began after that surgery. I've always wondered if the trauma affected my body to the point that my gallbladder stopped fuctioning right. I know my calves were very sore after the surgery and never before. I almost feel like my whole system went sluggish after my miscarriage and operation. I was transfused too. It's always been at the back of my mind that the operation played some part, so your case interested me. Let me know if you find anything out.
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