Due to feeling like crap with upper belly pain after eating plus 4-5 other sign/symptoms for possible gallbladder issues, they ordered a scan.

Now I have developed pain/discomfort on the upper left side. It feels like it is "hot" on the inside of my abdomen.

Thoughts?

I unfortunately have had several complications that have required surgery, so using my experience, here's what I can tell you about abdominal pain:

- upper center/right: gallbladder

- upper center/left: ulcer

- upper center/middle: ulcer/intestines (twisting/herniating)

If your scan comes back as "normal", push for additional testing. Both myself and my husband (he did not have bariatric surgery) had "normal" HIDA scans, but continual upper right quadrant abdominal pain that often worsened after eating (and was also accompanied by bloating, indigestion, and constipation) - surgery for both of us found horribly scarred up, oversized gallbladders that were in desperate need of removal.

Scan is Wed. I think there might be two issues. One gallbladder, pain in center upper right side and two, ulcer left side.

I've been scheduled for hernia repair this week. What can I expect recovery wise? I saw my surgeon he ran some tests today and is scheduling surgery for Wednesday. I don't even know if I will be back on a liquid diet or mushy foods? How much time do I need off of work ?