I am noticing that I am having a side stitch pain on my left side where he took stomach out at. I didn't have that before. I started puree foods about 5 days ago. This didn't start until 3 days ago. Is it related. Or is this just normal pain. No pain anywhere else. Just my left side stomach area. How will I know if I am leaking?

I was sleeved 8/19 and having the same sitch pain. I also had an abcess under my incision in my belly button. That was as big as a cherry and red/swollen as heck. Couldn't even wear clothes over it. I sat with alternating cold and heat then then next morning, while walking around shopping of all things pop! Now it's just a small knot, but still really tender.

all this has me thinking about leaks too! Any help from anyone out there? How do you know when things are going south or you? I'm only a week out of surgery and still having some difficulty with fluids and managing to get about half of my protein in. No nausia or vomiting though so I think that's good.

ok guys, i was sleeved the 17th and I just started the same pain!!!! I have my follow up tomorrow! I did pick my daughter up today and she weighs 25 lbs., I am kinda freaked out that I hurt myself by picking her up, but, i didnt have a choice, she was having a melt down on stairs and my hubby was nowhere to be found! I will report back tomorrow!

As far as leaks go, if you begin to suffer nausea, vomiting or have a fever that is a bad sign and you should get it checked out right away...

I don't know anything about leaks, but I know that I had pain that came and went for 3 1/2 weeks post op. Sometimes the pain was really bad, but then the next day it would be better...then reapeat. I was so glad when that finally ended. I'm now 7 weeks out, and haven't had any pain there for over 3 weeks so it does get better.

I also had surgery on 8/15 and had really bad left side pain over this past weekend. Yesterday it seemed to lighten up. Today I go for my 2 week post op. I hope it gets better for you.

Hi guys! I had my follow up today and she removed the steristrips and stitches and she said the pain in that site will come and go for about 8 weeks. There was no infection and the pain is normal. She advises to start an exercise program and said that I will feel pains come and go for a few week and not to lift anything over 10 pounds. Thats about it! I guess we are all having normal healing pains!

Yes I'm only 3 days out but my husband had his on 6/15 and he said that its normal...and I have blisters for the big bandages over the steristrips ...so I think we will be fine....

Oops Im tommorow one week out sorry...meds...

My Doc told me that is normal for that site to be the most painful for longest as it had the deepest "Stitches" so a stitch in the side is very fitting here

I also had unexplained dull pain under the back left shoulder blade for about 8 weeks. I think it was either pressure from swelling or some type of nerve pain. I never had any complications to speak of so the pain was listed as unexplained.

I had the most intense burning pain on that side. I would lay and cry. I used warm heating pads, they helped a lot. I was going back to work on a Monday and was so worried that I would not be able to work because the pain was so bad. I wake up on Monday and go to work and never have felt the pain there again. I think my body or God wanted to spare me the pain!!! lol. Thankfully! That was at 4 weeks, i dealt with it for a solid 2 weeks. It was horrible but it DOES get better!!! I promise! (someone said the same thing to me when I posted about this issue, "I promise it does get better!") Good luck everyone!!!

My surgery was on 8/23 and the amount of pain for the first week was something I wasn't prepared for. I never heard from anyone with VSG before surgery, only RNY. They all said "it was nothing" "no pain", etc. I saw the Dr. yesterday for my post op, and he said VSG will not only have more pain than RNY, but also not be able to move to smooth foods, or pureed foods as fast as RNY. I love the way I'm feeling today, by the way. Also, I haven't even attempted any kind of real food. Just liquids, broth, water, protein shakes (I treat them like my meal and don't drink other liquids with those shakes, and not again for 30 minutes). As sort of a consolation, the doctor said that Lap Band feels the most actual pain after surgery because of the port they have implanted under the skin.