5 months post-op with excruciating left side/shoulder pain. Please help!

[momofsix 2]

My husband and I both had sleeve surgery in March. Both of us are experiencing terrible pain in our left side (stomach area) and in the left shoulder/collarbone area. The pain has got to be related to gas or something we have eaten. We just aren't sure if it is normal to be experiencing this at five months out? Please provide feedback if this is something you have experienced and if you have solutions for what has helped you alleviate and/or avoid having this terrible pain. We are begging for help! Thank you in advance.

[No game 14,436]

Gallbladder? Though it would be weird if it hit you both at the same time...

[No game 14,436]

Or kidney stones? I say that because typically the pain for gallbladder is right (but some do feel left side pain)

[Vicki1955 11]

I google searched this and said possible leaks or strictures..on Obesity Help. http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carmelita/blog/tag/vsg+leaks+and+strictures/

[momofsix 2]

We are thinking our symptoms could be related to lettuce wraps we had on Sunday. The DH has only had the terrible pain (that comes and goes) but that got a lot worse AFTER he ran three miles this evening. My pain hit me at the end of the day today but I had other issues yesterday (diarrhea). This is scary to us because we haven't had these bad of pains since about two months out. Thank you for your responses to our strange situation!

[LIN140 15]

I am 4 weeks out and have had occasional pain on my left shoulder in the morning while still in bed. Should I consider this as a symptom of a leak? Over all I feel good, sometimes a bit of discomfort while laying on my side.

Any thoughts?

[pamelawilliams16 4]

My husband and I both had sleeve surgery in March. Both of us are experiencing terrible pain in our left side (stomach area) and in the left shoulder/collarbone area. The pain has got to be related to gas or something we have eaten. We just aren't sure if it is normal to be experiencing this at five months out? Please provide feedback if this is something you have experienced and if you have solutions for what has helped you alleviate and/or avoid having this terrible pain. We are begging for help! Thank you in advance.

I'm sorry to hear that but I woke up one day having pain in my shoulder and my right side. Also hurting when I breath. I was 5 weeks out. At first my dr. Office thought gas but it came out to be a blood clot and pneumonia. So be careful and good luck.

[SassySenior 111]

I'm sorry to hear that but I woke up one day having pain in my shoulder and my right side. Also hurting when I breath. I was 5 weeks out. At first my dr. Office thought gas but it came out to be a blood clot and pneumonia. So be careful and good luck.

OMG - How did that happen? Was it related to the sleeve? Did you ever have pneumonia before? What did Dr. say?

[pamelawilliams16 4]

OMG - How did that happen? Was it related to the sleeve? Did you ever have pneumonia before? What did Dr. say?

Yep, it was from being sleeved. The Dr. at the ER. said that you can get a blood clot anytime after surgery if your obese and they said the pneumonia goes hand and hand with blood clots. I spent 2 days in the hospital then I was transported to a medical rehab place which I spent 7days in pain. I got release with the pneumonia still and having nurses coming to my house because the blood thinner meds I have to take to continue to dissolve the blood clot. Still in pain but can breath a whole a lot better than 10 days ago. So then experienced has not been good for me.....

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

Both of us are experiencing terrible pain in our left side (stomach area)

momofsix

sorry you and DH are having issues/problems

posting on the board with your question is good

getting a few possible thoughts on your situation

but IMO for a medical issue like this............

always call your doc

good luck

kathy