I have been banded for about 3 months.....and last night at 12:00 am I woke up with a severe abdomen pains. I ate at about 6:30 pm and I had a Rachel melt...which is alot like a Rueben but with turkey, the bread was the 12 grain bread and I had toasted it, I had no problems eating it at the time, but could that be what gave me the pain? The ER doc thought that could be it or maybe my gullbladder. Has anyone had this? My pain seems to be in the middle and wraps around to the right into the middle of my back. The pain did subside about 1 hour into it, and today I feel like a bus hit me. Horrible backaches....if anyone could shed some light on this I would appriecate it.

Thanks

Its a gallstone or gallsludge. You need to restrict your fats since they are what triggers the gallbladder releasing the bile.

A few years before surgery I had gallbadder attacks and 3 months later it was removed. My attacks were immidate. Right after I would eat a fatty food, I was in sever pain. I thought it was in my chest because it was hard to breath. With an ultrasound they found out it was the gallbladder.

Good Luck

Thanks everyone for replying so quickly. I am feeling better today(thank god), but I did make appointment to see my doctor that did my lap band on Tuesday. So for now, I am going to lay off on the fatty foods and see what happens. Plus that will help on WL.

Thanks for all you help!!!!!!!!!

I'm so sorry you had this. I had so many of these attacks before they would take my gall bladder out. They coudln't find stones because it was apparently sludge in there not letting anything in at all. I had to go through another test to find out about mine later and had about 3 months worth of these attacks in the mean time. After I got it out they all stopped. Here's some tips for the mean time: no fatty foods, don't eat after 6:00 pm and lots of water!!

Hope this helps and get yourself to the doc!!

Please get a ultrasound,the attacks can get really bad I had a attack so bad I couldnt even walk!!They get worse so get it checked.