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Post- Gallbladder Surgery

I had my gallbladder removed last March, it was a laparoscopic surgery which only lasted like 15-20 minutes tops. Right after my surgery I threw up for 3 days in a row, but the doctor said it was normal. I experience mild pain on my side for  a while, once again the doctor said it was normal for the first few months while the body adjusted to not having the gallbladder. They did a couple of ultrasounds,and blood test to see if a stone was stuck in the duct but according to the doctors nothing. In December the pain started getting worst and worst, not matter what I ate the pain increased and increased so I decided to go to the doctor, who ordered another ultrasound, a CT Scan, and last month I had an endoscopy done. But they find no reason for my pain. Right before the endoscopy the pain on my right side of my waist, where it usually hurt when I had gallbladder attacks, was constant. Once I had the endoscopy the pain went away, and i only experience very mild pain. However since the doctor did not find anythign abnormal on the endoscopy, he ordered an MRI. When I was having the MRI done i felt discomfort and pain as the scanner was going thru my side, it felt like someone was stabbing me. The pain only lasted a few seconds but it was very severe, and now everyday since the MIR i have experience pain again, at times severe and like i said it does not matter what i eat.
I don't have my MRI results yet, but I have a theory and that is that the surgeon left somethign inside me during surgery and that it was triggered by the MRI.  Could it be something else? What questions should I ask my doctor? What other diagnoses should I ask him to explore?
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You may want to consider following a low fat diet as your ability to process fats the way you did before surgery may not be the same and that can cause problems.

In addition, you may want to consider looking into the follwoing issue: http://hopkins-gi.nts.jhu.edu/pages/latin/templates/index.cfm?pg=disease1&organ=3&disease=12&lang_id=1

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it seems that nearly everyone who we talk to who have had their gall bladders removed have pain or ache in the right side. I do too.I had my gall bladder removed in May with no problems but I do get a ache now.
  Can you talk with your ok? If so just tell him how you feel, and your fears, and I am sure he will help you.Where I live they do leave the Titanium clips in with no problems. but I think every country has different ways.
Hope you soon feel better and get the answers to your questions.
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