I'm having this pain in the right lower quadrant of my abdomen. I've had it for the past few days. Not sure what it is. Anyone else ever had this? not sure what to do? I feel bad about bothering my surgeon's office if it's nothing.

YES MAAM! Went through testing for three months, gallbladder, band slippage, you name it. Everything was ruled out. FInally found a post on here about a girl who had the thing same. Our pain were both happening about a week before our mentrual cycle and stopped right before. Is this happening with you? She went to a specialist found out it gas that reacts with hormone level changes. Sounds weird but all the signs point that way. I now just pop some Gas X strips and Im good to go. Mine actually stopped last month.

This was the post the girl put:

For 3 years I got the same pain (I was not banded then). It would be so painful that I couldn't move for days. Sometimes eating helped, but if I ate too much, I would throw up. I went for every test in the book and no one could figure it out. Finally, one day it happened and I went to another doctor and explained everything (when it happens, the tests I took, what was ruled out, etc) and it was gas, plain and simple. Caused by a fluctuation in my hormone levels, causing my stomach to tighten up and not let the air pass through. (This actually made me think maybe I shouldn't get banded.). The doctor started massaging my stomach for about 5 minutes, and air just started flying out of me. I started hormone replacement therapy and the pain went away. Then, my hormone levels dipped (because I'm at that magical time in my life :thumbup:( )and it came back after about 1 year. It's very painful, and I feel sorry for you.

I would check out to make sure that nothing is wrong with the band, and if everything is ok, then think about how to get rid of the gas. I notice now with the band, if I'm stressed out, I get similar gas pains, but they are not anywhere as painful and they don't last as long.

Good luck!

Thank you Rockstardiva! I hope this is all it is! Wish me luck! :tongue2: