A member asked:

I had my gallbladder removed 3 days ago. one of my steri strips have came off and i am having similar but not as intense of pain as before. normal?

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Dr. Carson Liu answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Pain after GB rem: if you are having similar pain, get some blood work looking at your liver function and pancreas function. These are simple blood tests to see if a retained gallstone is stuck in your bile duct. If there is a stone, it can be removed with an endoscope. Your steri strip falling off is not a problem unless there is drainage from the incision. Your surgeon can order the bloodworm and check the incisio

Answered 10/20/2015

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