This is the second time in the last week that this has happened. I start feeling pain directly below my sternum (and behind the lower portion of it). In a matter of one to two minutes, it becomes so severe that it is difficult to breath, I can't get comfortable, I start sweating, and the pain feels like it branches out (like tree limbs) from that area to my abdomen and to my back. It literally feels like someone has stabbed me and is pulling my insides out. There is pressure near the stomach and sternum and feels like my upper back is breaking. I know this sounds dramatic but I am 100% serious. The first time it happened (about a week ago) it went on for over 30 minutes before I had my husband go get some gas x, by the time he got back, I had taken a phenergan (anti-nausea) and a Vicodin I had left from my hand surgey. When he got back, about 30 minutes later, it ha started to ease up (or it could have been the above mentioned meds??). I went ahead and took two gas x and laid down. Tonight, I felt it coming on an in less than 5 minutes it was so severe I had to have him look for the gas x. About 10 minutes went by and the pain continued to get worse so I had him take me to the er, about half way there the pain started easing up so I made him turn around.
So, my conclusion is it is gas but from what??? I hadn't eaten in about 4 hours but I had just had a Protein shake. I have two of these a day and never have a problem with them. I don't know if I had had a shake before the incident a week ago, but I do know that I hadn't eaten for at least an hour before, maybe longer.
If anyone knows what is going on or has ANY ideas, please let me know. I saw my surgeon last week for my 3 month post op and told him about it and he said it could be that I didn't chew my food well enough, but I didn't have a lot of details to give him and didn't think much about it.
This is the second time in the last week that this has happened. I start feeling pain directly below my sternum (and behind the lower portion of it). In a matter of one to two minutes, it becomes so severe that it is difficult to breath, I can't get comfortable, I start sweating, and the pain feels like it branches out (like tree limbs) from that area to my abdomen and to my back. It literally feels like someone has stabbed me and is pulling my insides out. There is pressure near the stomach and sternum and feels like my upper back is breaking. I know this sounds dramatic but I am 100% serious. The first time it happened (about a week ago) it went on for over 30 minutes before I had my husband go get some gas x, by the time he got back, I had taken a phenergan (anti-nausea) and a Vicodin I had left from my hand surgey. When he got back, about 30 minutes later, it ha started to ease up (or it could have been the above mentioned meds??). I went ahead and took two gas x and laid down. Tonight, I felt it coming on an in less than 5 minutes it was so severe I had to have him look for the gas x. About 10 minutes went by and the pain continued to get worse so I had him take me to the er, about half way there the pain started easing up so I made him turn around.
So, my conclusion is it is gas but from what??? I hadn't eaten in about 4 hours but I had just had a Protein shake. I have two of these a day and never have a problem with them. I don't know if I had had a shake before the incident a week ago, but I do know that I hadn't eaten for at least an hour before, maybe longer.
If anyone knows what is going on or has ANY ideas, please let me know. I saw my surgeon last week for my 3 month post op and told him about it and he said it could be that I didn't chew my food well enough, but I didn't have a lot of details to give him and didn't think much about it.