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Here are the answers I received.  Thank you all for your advise and support!

My wife works for surgeons and she says it is very common for the pain to
persist for up to 6 months.

I still have pain at my largest incision site 1 year later. I saw the
surgeon earlier this year and she said it was probably scar tissue. I could
have it opened up and excised or live with it. I've chosen to live with it
for the time being. My gall bladder also failed and it took me a long time
to heal...longer than those who had gall stones. I wasn't prepared for this
after hearing other people's experiences but now understand why it occurred
(everyone else I talked to had gall stones but an otherwise healthy gall
bladder, etc.).

I had my GB removed over 14 years ago, and my recollection is that I had
residual pain for possibly a year.  Some times worse than other times.  I
think one of the causes of pain is the formation and occasional tearing of
scar tissue inside.  And I'm pretty sure this is normal. At the time all
this happened, I didn't know that I had celiac disease, so I really can't
match that up.

*I had mine taken out about 4 years ago and I had this type of pain quite
often afterwards too. It did lessen with time. I will get it only now and
again still.**I sort of think it correlates to having eaten too much greasy
food. Drinking peppermint tea or rubbing peppermint essential oil on that
area always gives me relief.

*I had my gallbladder removed September 3, I was miserable for almost two
and a half months. My gallbladder had completely failed. My primary care
physician saw me a few weeks after surgery and put me on meds because I was
still in pain, nauseous and throwing up bile, Once I had been on the meds
for about three weeks I felt better, stopped taking them on my own and let
my body finish healing, now besides the scars I am as good as new. However I
have read posts where some people are sick for more than 6 months after
their surgery. It's each persons body needing it's own time to heal. I would
recommend seeing your primary md and getting their take on the situation.
Feel better, and stay away from spicy foods until you are fully healed.

Have you looked into sphincter of oddi dysfunction? Its very common in
celiac disease
http://www.ddc.musc.edu/public/problems/diseases/pancreas/sphincterOddi.cfm

I am the one with CD in our family and have had no trouble since my gall
bladder operation. My husband had his operation about ten years ago and has
what he calls gall bladder pain several times a month. I think it is
probably something else but who knows.

I TOO AM ON A GLUTEN FREE DIET SINCE 2005. I HAD MY GALL BLADDER OUT JUNE
5.  I HAVE TALKED TO OTHERS ALSO. I CAN NOT EAT ANY OF THE FOOD (W/OUT
WHEAT) THAT OTHERS CAN, WHO HAD THEIR GALLBLADDER OUT.  I EXPERIENCE ALOT OF
NAUSEA SINCE THE SURGERY.  I HAVE BURNING IN THE CENTER OF MY STOMACH.
(THAT IS WHERE I BELIEVE IT IS).  I TAKE DAILY ACID REDUCERS FROM WALMART,
EVERY MORNING AND BEFORE DINNER.

I had similar issues for over a year after mine was removed.  For me it was
linked to eating carbs.  Since changing my diet again I have eliminated the
discomfort, as long as I follow the guidelines. If I eat wrong the signs
return.  Good luck - it is a frustrating issue.

Johnathan Wright suggests that gallbladder problems are a food allergy. It
might be good to get tested with a Biomeridian or BEST or Asyra
machine...usually those docs who do NAET can do the testing. It would
probably be smart tho to go off the casein too if you havent already and
give that a try. Another option would be to get with a Scenar Therapist to
enhance the healing process.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was common.  I have a coworker who had pain
for a year or more.  Best thing to do is to gently poke around and find the
painful spots.  You can slide finger around pretty easily through a
teeshirt, the finger can detect tight spots in the skin, but more likely
your skin will let you know when you hit the painful spots!  hold gentle
pressure on the painful spot, the pain should subside in 4-7 seconds.  There
will be more than one trigger point, you will probably need to treat at
least a whole row of them along the scar, they'll be in a continous line.
Under the skin there will be scars through the muscles that are not
necessarily right under the skin scar.  The nerves are unhappy about the
surgery, when you poke them you find them, when you hold or rotate on the
spot you push out waste products and then let fresh blood in.  It also helps
normalize nerve function in the area.   Let me know if this helps.

I only ask because I have known other people who have had their gallbladder
taken out and the pain continued.  As a thought, try taking fluoride out of
your diet for a few weeks and see if it stops the pain.  I know it sounds
like a stretch, but it might help.  My friend, Kenny, was having pain at his
sternum and when he removed the fluoride it made a difference. Here is a
great website that tells you what things contain fluoride:
http://www.fluoridealert.org/f-sources.htm

Faith is not a leap into the dark, but a step into the Light.

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