Ugh!! What a horrible little organ to have and then it malfunctions and WHAMMO!! I felt like a steel band was being tightened around my middle, had pain in my back and abdomen, couldn't even breathe when I had my attacks.
I was only 23 and couldn't understand what was wrong. Yes, I was overweight but I hadn't been on a diet. In fact, I had just had a baby. "A BABY!!!!!" the doctor screamed. "That explains everything!!!" Apparently when your organs get shifted around to make room for the child, the opening of the gall bladder gets squeezed shut and the bile cannot get out. That makes it crystallize and there are your gallstones. I had 7 of them.
I had been having stomach-aches that felt like gas, where your stomach is bloated and pressing up against your ribs. That went on for months, my doc thought I was allergic to milk. Then I found out what pain is! My first attack was a trip to the emergency room, but by the time I was seen, the pain was gone. They had no idea what caused it. The second attack was a month later, and the doc pressed up against it, and I slugged him!
Well, he should have known better!!
They scheduled my surgery for that day, and I was home the next day. The 4 incisions are pretty small, but did leave noticable scars. Afterwards I felt like I had done 1000 sit-ups, but it was gone in a week.
Every now and then I get a stomach-ache that feels like the same pain, only milder. Sometimes I wonder if they left the dumb thing in there!!!
Sorry for the novel, but I wanted you all to hear my story. Nora, did you recently give birth?? That could explain your problem.