 [ Symptoms ] what would cause pain in abdoman and mid back area streching or taking deep breaths after gallbladder removal surgery  surgery was three weeks ago there were no complications mostly healed nothing went wrong with the surgery [ Disease ] it is hard to say what is causing this although outwardly everything may look healed that is not necessarily the case inside it takes about 6 weeks for scar tissue to become as strong as suture it is possible you popped a small suture during stretching which is now causing you a little pain or it is possible this is simply residual pain from the surgery it is not uncommon for nerves that were cut during surgery to start waking up around this timeframe you might expect on and off pain from this nerve healing process for several months if you have been doing vigorous exercising i would advise you to speak with your doctor it is possible you worked out too hard to quickly this probably would not cause any serious or lingering health problems but it is worth investigating if you have not been cleared by your surgeon to exercise then you should stop until you have clearance wish i could give you a better answer but it is impossible to say what is going on here without a physical exam if the pain persists or if you suddenly spike a fever over 101f you definitely need to seek medical attention wishing you all the best