Hey all,

I'm headed to the Morristown ER now. My port area has gotten worse, (the aching) and the area hard and for some reason now my left lung is hurting me too. When I take in a deep breath everything hurts.SO called my doctor at 5 am, because I woke up feeling terrible and he said to go to the ER for a cat scan.

Please say a prayer for me.:phanvan

Thanks Decarla. I'm sorry you have that. I have read about it before.

I have no idea how it got there, but it's freaking me out. I have a phobia about not being able to breathe and I hope I don't have some progressive lung problem.

I worked for years in a cocktail lounge so I wonder if that is it? I also have very bad bronchitis one year as well.

We do have new neighbors that moved into the apartment downstairs and they are heavy smokers. The smoke comes into our apartment and I have had to places fans, filters around and towels at the doors to block it out.

I had the same exact problem. I was hospitalized with a mild/moder case of Lt upper lobe pneumonia. It hurt so bad. I was put on antibiotics. It tookk a few weeks ro really go way. I work in a hospital and My radiologist said it was walking pneumonia from a case of Strep throat I got a few weeks before the chest pain started.

I hope your doing better!

Hi Leenerbups - I hope you are feeling better! I feel bad that you have to deal with your downstairs neighbors! I used to smoke and now that I don't, I can't stand the smell. I hope the 2nd hand smoke isn't the cause of your problem and terrible case of bronchitis.

Best of luck to you!

Well as one of the three Amigas....you can say I was very concerned...but came in after the fact! So glad your feeling a bit better Leenerbumps!!! Can't have only 2 !!!! Also ya made me nervous....don't like these complications!! Scar tissue can come from anything....2nd hand smoke.....prior pneumonia.....asthma....anything that has aggravated the lung can leave a scar....just like on the outside. I don't think it will spread or cause problems if it's a scar. Just my humble opinion!

God Bless,

Melody

Banded 3/20/06 -43lbs

Just checking in with you, glad to hear you don't have problems with the band, but will keep praying for healing in your lungs! God bless you today!

LOL you two. :-)

Thank you for your concern and prayers. I just hope everything is on the upswing. EVERYTHING in my life, including my health. That is why I did this.

Leenerbups,

Well..."Amigo" so glad to hear you're ok. What's your weight loss these days? I think I still eat too fast when I'm stressed or not actually sitting down with a timer.

Me too. I still find I eat too fast and then get that ache in my left shoulder.

I have not lost any more weight in a month. Doctor want me to wait and see if the weight does not start to budge again before getting a fill.

Does anyone know what exactly causes the shoulder pain? I mean I know the eating too fast or getting too full causes it but what physical thing causes it? Is our band somehow connected to a ligament of muscle there?

I was told by the facilitator for Dr. Kuri that the left shoulder pain is related to gas. When I get it I put a heating pad on it and it goes away pretty quick.

From what I have learned, the nerve related to the stomach refers to the left shoulder (the gallbladder to the right shoulder)