I was sleeved on 8/20/13 and had a pretty drama free surgery and first couple of weeks. Thursday, I was constipated all day, so took a laxative at bedtime. All day yesterday and all day today, I've had the worse stomach pain. I called the doctor this morning and he said to go back on nothing but liquids and allow my stomach more time to heal. I am at my wits end with this pain. I had taken one of the pain pills left over from surgery before calling him this morning. I told him I took it and he basically said not to take a narcotic for a stomach ache. Well, the pain I've been having is worse than anything I had after surgery, so I believe my decision had merit. Now, after suffering all day, I've taken another one so that I may hopefully be able to sleep. I'm terrified. Truly terrified. I can stop projecting and worrying about being in pain the rest of my life. I've lost almost 33 lbs since the pre-op diet, but if this pain doesn't go away, it's not worth it. I'd love to know if anyone else went through anything like this, what was determined to be wrong, and if it was resolved. I know there are those that have had trouble, even to the point of not being able to keep any solids down, but I started off so strong. I can't believe I'm going through this now. It's killing my attitude. I'm trying not to cry, but it's really hard.

im sorry to hear that i hope u get well soon!!

Let us know how you are doing. Hope you are feeling better:)

I was sleeved on 8/20/13 and had a pretty drama free surgery and first couple of weeks. Thursday' date=' I was constipated all day, so took a laxative at bedtime. All day yesterday and all day today, I've had the worse stomach pain. I called the doctor this morning and he said to go back on nothing but liquids and allow my stomach more time to heal. I am at my wits end with this pain. I had taken one of the pain pills left over from surgery before calling him this morning. I told him I took it and he basically said not to take a narcotic for a stomach ache. Well, the pain I've been having is worse than anything I had after surgery, so I believe my decision had merit. Now, after suffering all day, I've taken another one so that I may hopefully be able to sleep. I'm terrified. Truly terrified. I can stop projecting and worrying about being in pain the rest of my life. I've lost almost 33 lbs since the pre-op diet, but if this pain doesn't go away, it's not worth it. I'd love to know if anyone else went through anything like this, what was determined to be wrong, and if it was resolved. I know there are those that have had trouble, even to the point of not being able to keep any solids down, but I started off so strong. I can't believe I'm going through this now. It's killing my attitude. I'm trying not to cry, but it's really hard.[/quote']

Wow i'm surprised it was a blood clot... Yesterday morning i started to have just a sore stomach not just on my left side but my whole abdomen. I took leftover pain pills that i never took from my trip home and out worked but it's only a temporary fix. If i'm still in pain which i do fill at the moment I'll call the doctors tomorrow and see what they say.

P.s. I sure hope everything works out for you

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

Just wondering how you're doing? Did they figure out how to treat it yet?

They had me on a heparin drip all day. Doc said he was consulting with radiology about dissolving it. That was at 2pm and I've not seen or heard from him since. I plan to start raising hell in the morning to get answers. Still needing pain meds every couple of hours. I feel like I've been thrown in a room and forgotten.

They had me on a heparin drip all day. Doc said he was consulting with radiology about dissolving it. That was at 2pm and I've not seen or heard from him since. I plan to start raising hell in the morning to get answers. Still needing pain meds every couple of hours. I feel like I've been thrown in a room and forgotten.

That sucks. Do you have a family member there who can advocate for you? Maybe see about getting the doctor paged or whatever?

Update...I have a blood clot between my stomach and liver. ER doc has never seen one there and no idea how to treat. They admitted me' date=' giving me Heparin to stop growth and will consult with specialist in morning.[/quote']

I'll keep you in my prayers. I hope you have a speedy recovery!

Well, the hematologist showed up Tuesday night at almost 11:00. He was the first doctor I saw who had ANSWERS!! Yay!!! and he was pretty, too, so that made my night. LOL Anyway, I have a "superior mesenteric venous thrombosis". Basically a clot in the vein from the intestines. Here's a page about it. http://www.cmaj.ca/content/183/6/693.full Anyway, I was taught how to give myself Lovenox shots for the next week and am on Coumadin, both are blood thinners. It is now just a matter of time for the clot to be absorbed. He couldn't say for sure that the clot was a result of surgery, although he wouldn't rule it out. I don't think anyone wants to say that it was, but I have no doubt. It's not like I hold anyone accountable for it. **** happens and, if I got a clot, I got a clot. It wasn't like something was done wrong that prompted it. He does, however, want to start extensive blood tests on me to ensure that there isn't a clotting issue with my blood to begin with. The pain is more tolerable today. I'm trying not to take pain pills, but I am going to be concentrating solely on meeting my water and protein goals. As it is, I lost another 2 lbs in the hospital, so I guess things could be worse. I appreciate all the posts, prayers, and concerns. You guys ROCK!