Pain when sipping......

Firefly2 · January 2, 2011

Okay for all you post sleevers I need to know if any of you have experienced this.

I was sleeved this past Monday, and I have totally been following my doctors instructions and not gone over the amount of Fluid I can have but starting yesterday when I am sitting down and take a sip of Water or anything about 5 seconds later i feel pain in my stomach and across the middle of my back that lasts a couple of seconds.

I called my doctors office and they don't think i have a leak since I am not running a fever nor do I feel consistent pain but has anyone experienced this before???

Thanks - Tiffany

tiffnie · January 3, 2011

I havent experienced anything like that, but if it continues maybe you should call your dr again, just in case

SFOTraveler · January 3, 2011

That was my experience the first 2 days but it got a LOT better. I think mine was just a very swollen food channel. Is it the same with warm beverages?

Raechelle · January 3, 2011

Hi I was sleeved Tuesday and I have experienced a similar feeling. When I first swallow it is fine but a few seconds later i feel an uncomfortable feeling in my stomach. No back pain though. My surgeon and his team of nurses are very proactive in follow up and they said a sure sign of a leak is left shoulder pain not just an ache, they said you will know if you have a leak. I think what you are experiencing is just stimulation of the stomach as the food/liquid glides into it. You have to think we just had a major surgery it is laproscopic , but they have removed 85% of you stomach and sealed the remaining portion off, so it hurts. I can relate it to my c-sections in a sense. At a week out my scar looked pretty good but to touch it was very tender. Give it time and if your dr. is anything like mine no question is a stupid question.

MommyTawnie · January 3, 2011

I will be 2 weeks post op tomorrow and I still deal with the tightness in my chest/stomach when I sip or try to eat anything. I wait atleast 3-4 minutes between nibbles and my sips are very very tiny, but yet it still happens.. I don't know what causes it "maybe air you are taking in with out knowing you are doing it" Try spacing your sips farther apart, and be extremely careful when eating anything.

Firefly2 · January 4, 2011

well I went to the drs today to see what was going on and we did a leak test, and I don't have a leak, yay!!!! my sleeve looks great and he said that the pain could be coming from gas or I could be Constipation (oh fun) but the pain should go away here in the near future. So happy!

gorditabonita50 · January 4, 2011

SAME THING WITH ME -GAS X STRIPS GAS X STRIPS GAS X STRIPS THAT IS THE MIRACLE!!!!

Beverly · January 4, 2011

Okay for all you post sleevers I need to know if any of you have experienced this.

I was sleeved this past Monday, and I have totally been following my doctors instructions and not gone over the amount of Fluid I can have but starting yesterday when I am sitting down and take a sip of Water or anything about 5 seconds later i feel pain in my stomach and across the middle of my back that lasts a couple of seconds.

I called my doctors office and they don't think i have a leak since I am not running a fever nor do I feel consistent pain but has anyone experienced this before???

Thanks - Tiffany

I will be 2 weeks post op tomorrow. I have been experiencing a similar pain in my back. only when I eat or drink. I went to see my surgeon today, he did an upper GI and like you there was no leak. However he did notice I am having spasms in the lower part of my stomach. He thinks this might be causing the pain. He prescribed a med that will hopefully help. I hope your pain is getting better, I know this is no fun

NewMe2Bee · January 6, 2011

Yes i am 6 days out and I have experience the stomach pain more with cold liquids though. When I sip warm liquids not so much. It's getting better as the days go by. I just thi nk its part of my healing process. I mention it to my doctor before discharge and he said that it was common with some of his patients and especially when trying to drink cold beverages. He said stick to warm for now until I can handle the cold beverages better.