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What Causes Shoulder Pain And Breathlessness After Gall Bladder Removal?
Hi My self Tania It s been 5 day I had my goldblader removed. I didn t had sholder pain before surgery. And last 2 days I am not constipated. When sholder pain come I feel aces under my rib cage and feel short breath. In the same time I feel rib and sholder pain when I try to breath. THANKS TANIA
Mon, 18 Jan 2016
dear tania
the pain from an inflamed gall bladder is also felt on the tip of left shoulder and it is called referred pain as the sensory nerve which supplies the gall bladder also supplies the shoulder area,
since the gall bladder is removed and the area of surgery will be sore and inflamed for the time being till healing completes it is possible that there may be some pain similar to gall bladder pain be felt. please be patient and wait it will go away not extra treatment will be needed
the pain from an inflamed gall bladder is also felt on the tip of left shoulder and it is called referred pain as the sensory nerve which supplies the gall bladder also supplies the shoulder area,
since the gall bladder is removed and the area of surgery will be sore and inflamed for the time being till healing completes it is possible that there may be some pain similar to gall bladder pain be felt. please be patient and wait it will go away not extra treatment will be needed
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