Never constant pain. Instead I'd have pain at times in my right shoulder blade, and one time in my chest and back bad enough to send me to the ER. I could always relate these attacks to fat consumption. Even though I've eaten a relatively low fat diet for years (never any fried foods, etc.), it didn't take much extra fat--even one of the good fats--to trigger gall bladder pain.

I had my gall bladder removed in May.

The pain would come and go but when it came, it was very severe.

I'll know more when I go to the doc but my pain is really sharp/stabbing/searing and it's to the right and slightly up from my belly button. The pains only last a second or two and come every few hours. I was just curious.

I had a searing pain in my upper right abdomen that lasted 4-6 hours with each attack. A 9 out of 10 on the pain scale to the point where I had cold sweats and nausea. The first attack came almost immediately after my first c***d shot and I thought I had a reaction to the vaccine. In hindsight I believe the attack had been building for months if not years and was triggered by the greasy grilled cheese sandwich I had for lunch and was in no way related to the vax. A second attack followed a month later and a third a few months later which sent me to the ER for a diagnosis. I had a fourth attack a few days after the ER visit while waiting to have surgery scheduled. If it is gallstones, I’d recommend having your gallbladder removed sooner rather than later. Good luck.

I walked the floor many a night in misery but never stabbing pains. My right shoulder ached very often but I attributed that to playing the violin for hours. I felt so much better after the gall bladder surgery. I hadn't even realized how terrible I had been feeling for quite some time!

DH's pain was constant while he was passing small stones. Once passed pain gone and he felt fine. Eventually the stone was so large he couldn't stand the pain....

It was years ago, but as I remember, it was sharp, stabbing pain. Doubled over, hyperventilating pain. I had mine removed at age 24, and have never had dietary restrictions or other problems.

Don't put off seeing your doctor or having the surgery. It only gets worse.

If you do have surgery, it's very easy. The first 48 hrs after are the toughest and it's mostly the pain from the gas they inject to do it laparoscopically and the effects of the anesthesia. Once past that, you'll feel a lot better.

I do find very high fat foods will give me indigestion so I have to eat them in small quantities, and there is an increased risk of peptic ulcers in those who have had the surgery, so just something to watch for down the road.

I had my removed in 1995 and I was so happy. The pain was so bad when I was passing a stone. The surgery was the 4 small slits. Back then I had an overnight stay. Good luck.

ETA it was not an overnight stay but was out patient. I went home the same day. It was laparoscoptic surgery. The pain got so bad, it was like having a red hot blade stabbing me in the side. I was so glad to get rid of it, don't miss it.

I had mine out in 2020. So glad I did. I had two attacks, both which brought me to the ER. Morphine was the only thing that would make the stabbing pain go away. I was told the gall stone was likely a result of weight loss.