Wendyhal

I had stage 4 endometriosis and had a total hyst 1 year prior to my lapband. Unfortunately there was so many lesions they were not all removed at the time of surgery and I continued to have pain. After I lost weight - a total of 56lbs after the band, my pain is mostly gone. I am an RN and have talked to my doctor about this. It seems that our fat cells secrete estrogen along with our ovaries. Therefore, the more fat you have, the more estrogen you produce which activates existing endometriosis. Losing weight reduces the amount of estrogen, which reduces the activation of endometrial lesions. I hope this helps. Wendy

leenerbups - I am a registered nurse - your left sided pain may be kidney related. Pancreatic pain is mid-abdominal and toward the right pain. Pancreatitis usually involves pain and vomiting severe enough for a trip to the ER. Have you noticed the color of your urine? If it's on the orange side or you see frank blood then you have a kidney stone. At the very least you should see your PCP have have a urine spec and a blood test to rule out kidney stone or infection. Best of luck. Wendy

Hi all: I was banded on March 2nd by Dr. Sanchez. I'm doing well. I had my first follow up appt. with Kelly (Nutritionist) today. Wendy