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What Causes Gallbladder Surgery Pain With A Bile Duct Cut, Nausea, Pyrosis?
I had gallbladder surgery in May and have been in constant pain ever since. After seeing many doctors I found a doctor that found that the doctor nicked my bile duct. During surgery she said there was alot of sludge in there...which I dont understand what that is. My pain is still bad. It has been a month since the sugery. I saw her today and she is stumped and said perhaps the surgery didnt work. She also mentioned that I may have cronic pain. I dont think I can stand this, I was fine before. I have nausea heartburn and constant pain. Any suggestions of anything else this could be?
Gall bladder surgery is not free form complications. Your doctor meant that the gall bladder contained a lot of concentrated bile which is called sludge and if allow to stay might form stones. That might have caused you the discomfort you were experiencing earlier.
When gall bladder is removed then there is no place for the bile to collect and it is directly released in to the small intestine. This causes discomfort associated with eating and digestion in some people and improves with time. The nick in the bile duct is to be evaluated in detail for any stricture or leak. Probably another imaging procedure might be required to know if the bile is draining properly and whether any corrective measures are needed to reduce your nausea and pain abdomen. Please do not worry.
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What Causes Gallbladder Surgery Pain With A Bile Duct Cut, Nausea, Pyrosis?
Hi, Thanks for writing in. Gall bladder surgery is not free form complications. Your doctor meant that the gall bladder contained a lot of concentrated bile which is called sludge and if allow to stay might form stones. That might have caused you the discomfort you were experiencing earlier. When gall bladder is removed then there is no place for the bile to collect and it is directly released in to the small intestine. This causes discomfort associated with eating and digestion in some people and improves with time. The nick in the bile duct is to be evaluated in detail for any stricture or leak. Probably another imaging procedure might be required to know if the bile is draining properly and whether any corrective measures are needed to reduce your nausea and pain abdomen. Please do not worry.