Re: Gall Bladder Surgery Errors

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On 4/07/08, Ian Miller wrote:
> My wife Tammy had gall bladder surgery done on 1 Feb 2008
> at
> Easley Baptist by Dr William Wheeler of Easley General
> Surgeons.My wife
> was in incredible pain. She was unable to eat and was
> vomiting. On 15
> Feb 2008 she saw wheeler on follow up. She told him of her
> pain and
> vomiting. He said this was normal. On 25 Feb she was
> admitted to Easley
> Baptist and had to have a bag installed to drain bile from
> her liver.
> She also had a shunt put in her liver(still in).There must
> be something
> which can be done. My wife is still recovering from the
> pain.

I had the same thing happen to me 5 years ago. I had
emergency gallbladder surgery and ended up with having the
common bile duct to my liver stapled. The surgeon that
performed the procedure claimed it was an accessory duct. I
also had drain tubes inserted. I had two drain tubes.
After the repair to the bile duct was done....the pain seems
to come and go. It's not a stabbing pain but more of an
ache like being punched in the stomach really hard. My
doctor that I see now, monitors my liver enzymes every
month. Because of the surgery I have suffered from two
hernia repairs due to the weakness of the abdominal wall. I
feel for you wife and have her in my prayers. Some days she
may feel great and some days are just the pits that you
learn to live with....

laura