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Why Am I Having Pain In Upper Stomach After Appendix And Gall Bladder Removal?

I have had gastric bypass surgery, my appendix removed and my gall bladder removed... quite often I get woke up with pains in my upper stomach going across the right side of my body to the center of my back... it s a more sever pain than my gall bladder attack when I had to get it removed
posted on Sun, 6 Oct 2013
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hi, mild residual pain after surgery for GB is common but is generally transient. as you are having severe and persisting pain abdomen, i suspect you could be having an infected stump or a peritoneal leak. i would recommend to visit a general surgeon before anything turns worse. Hope this helped.
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Why Am I Having Pain In Upper Stomach After Appendix And Gall Bladder Removal?

hi, mild residual pain after surgery for GB is common but is generally transient. as you are having severe and persisting pain abdomen, i suspect you could be having an infected stump or a peritoneal leak. i would recommend to visit a general surgeon before anything turns worse. Hope this helped.