When I take a deep breath, lots of pain in my chest.

[kelli01 5]

Did this happen to you post-op, if so how long did it last?

TIA!

[Pammy S Lewis 2]

yes definitely. i also had a lot of pain in the center of my chest and called my dr and spoke to a nurse. she said it's extremely common. mine went away completely and i could breathe fine after about 4 days. it's been a week and i feel great now. hang in there!

[kelli01 5]

ok today I'm 6 days post-op, so hopefully it will go away soon!

Thanks!

[Jess55 97]

I had that about a week and a half post op and I was worried I was getting pneumonia , but I just kept taking deep breaths., I knew it would hep and it only lasted 2 days, so I knew it was ok

[kelli01 5]

Thanks, just talked to the dr. office, when they did my band, they also repaired a heinal hernia, the nurse today said it was pretty large and all the discomfort was normal. She said to continue with breathing exercises and it should be better soon!

[Patti.Ramsey 0]

Yes, it happened to me about 5 day's post op, I thought it was normal, when I went to my 1 week post op appointment I was told pain in the chest is not normal and they sent me to emergancy right then. They were checking for a blood clot come to find out I had Fluid in my lungs. Though I was using the "blow thing", I apparently wasn't using it enough. Once I began using it more often the pain went away, took a couple of day's.

Patti