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So many people, even with problems, say they love their band. I have a very experienced lapband surgeon. He can not guess why I am having periodic pain. Chest pain (diaphragm) and left shoulder pain. Nothing on upper endoscopy. Tried double-strength Gas-X up to 8 times per day. I can have pain when hungry (great help there), after drinking (also not helpful), an hour after eating - etc. etc. He is guessing tube might be rubbing my diaphragm? Maybe I had a small liver & it does not protect/prevent this? Surgeon is looking at having to remove my band. Not happy. :party: :tt2:
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So many people, even with problems, say they love their band. I have a very experienced lapband surgeon. He can not guess why I am having periodic pain. Chest pain (diaphragm) and left shoulder pain. Nothing on upper endoscopy. Tried double-strength Gas-X up to 8 times per day. I can have pain when hungry (great help there), after drinking (also not helpful), an hour after eating - etc. etc. He is guessing tube might be rubbing my diaphragm? Maybe I had a small liver & it does not protect/prevent this? Surgeon is looking at having to remove my band. Not happy. :biggrin: :tt2:
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I have having periodic chest pain and as worse it becomes left shoulder pain. I am 10 weeks post surgery with NO fills. I have tried double-strength Gas-X with twice the recommended dosage (several days at 8 tabs a day). They have done an upper endoscopy. Laying down no longer is complete relief. It can hurt with no eating or drinking for 2 hours. It can hurt an hour after eating. Some relief while eating or immediately after things such as yogurt, pudding. My surgery has many years experience with lap-bands & did full residency with them. Over 500 lap-band surgeries. Thinks possible that tubing is rubbing on my diaphram (saw 1 patient like this). But does not really know. I am exhausted after a bad day. Some days with pain only once in the day, others all day long. I am starting to again to pain pills I have left over from prior surgeries. They are thinking that I probably may have to have the lap-band removed. Lori :biggrin: