deige40

looks like you just had surgery,,, I was good in the beginning between pain meds and nitetime pain relievers,,,,,,but after a year ? ,,,,, my doc looks at me like he's never heard this before , but does say it's referral pain,,,,,,,but YES,, if my husband massages the area for me it does feel better ,, and so does a heat pad ,,,,,,,,, So I'm at a loss....... like I said,, just like a crying baby , you just keep trying different approaches til one works. The pain is mostly gone right now,,,, and my stomach is growling,,, I think anything that irritates the actual pouch, makes it move closer to the diaphram and then ,,,pain,,, well,, I guess it's a good indicator that if I ever DO have a heart attack,, I'll have pain to alert me ! ,, ( is that a positive ? :biggrin: )

hi I was banded 13 months ago ,, and still have the pain ,, today it's at a point where I can't take a deep breathe,,, I notice it starts if I get hungry , and the times when I drink a shake or a glass of milk , the pain will go away,, if I actually eat ,,,it's hit or miss,,, but once the pain hits a certain threshold,,,,,ibuprophen/heat pad and rest are about the only things that help. I wish I had known had much this referral pain would hurt. It hurts enough to really make me cranky ! Since I know it's referral pain,, I try silly solutions,, I lie on my stomach on the ottoman ,, trying to make the pouch move ..? is that even possible ??? who knows,, but sometimes that seems to work ! ,,,,,, like calming a crying baby,, just keep trying stuff til something works ! ,,, long and short of it ,, I don't see a future without the pain,,, but I am down to a size I like,, SO ?,,,at what cost ?