hello,

I had my gallbladder out in 1994. During my surgery the doctor accidentally cut out my bile duct. I had 5 surgeries since then. Eventhough they took out my gallbladder, each surgery I had done I had new gallstones removed.
The doctors told me that it very common to have new gallstones, however, they form in your bile duct instead of your gallbladder. It will be 10 years since my last surgery.

Hope this helps,

theresa

There is a syndrome which affects about 1 in 10,000 people who have their gall bladder out called spasm of the sphincter of oddi. it is horribly uncomfortable and is just like gall bladder pain. There are three types of this pain: Type I which includes elevated liver enzymes, pain, and increased pressure of the bile duct. Type II involves Elevated liver enzymes and pain. Type III involves occasional liver enzyme elevation and pain. If you are worried about this pain, consult your gastroenterologist to see whether testing for this problem is indicated in your case. I hope you get to the bottom of it.

Hello,
I have the very same problem, had suffered 11 years of the stones pain attacks, diagnosed by common bile duct's stones just 16 months ago, my bile duct had been cleaned by ERCP method, but then my doctor suggested that my gallbladder be taken out to eliminate any risk of future stones. However only 4 months after the ERCP and GB operation, I was recovered at the hospital again because of another stone pain attack, and this time they found 3 stones 7 mm. width each! My bile duct has been cleaned again by ERCP, now it's been a year since my second bile duct cleaning, and I have the pains again! So in my case at least it's not just a spasm, but the real reformation of stones!
I wanted to know why these stones are formed even though there is no gallbladder, and even though I consume very small amount of fat in my diet.