I had my gall bladder removed 10 days ago, and recovery has been slow. Today, I am having some pain in the right side, and in my shoulder blade area, and I think there is blood in my stools. Some stools have "black" through them, and some I can see red on them, along with some mucus. I have battled breast cancer and won, but am taking femara on a regular basis. Could this be a more serious sign or is it normal to have blood on and possibly in the stools after gall bladder removal. It was done with the 4 small incisions.