I started having left side pain shortly after eating or drinking on my left side right under my rib cage. At first I thought it was gas, but it's after everything I eat or drink. It is not severe pain, but just different &akes me worried. Sometimes it's on my side, sometimes more to the front or back. 3 months later it's still there, ct scan showed no abnormalities. No diahrea or throwing up. Has anyone else had this problem?

Andrea Barnes Douglas, how has your situation turned out? Are you better? I am having pain under my left breast at my rib cage too. I am 2 weeks out and am curious about your situation.

Thanks.

So I started feeling those little uncomfortable twinges last night on the drive home from work. All was normal, I was sipping on my water on the drive home and suddenly, those little sharp pings on my left side under rib cage. It got worse until I finally pulled over, got out of the car, stood up and walked for a few minutes and it went away. Then as I drove home I was too afraid to drink any more of my water, as I thought somebody was wrong, or I had a leak or something. Two hours later, I'm sitting at home and I decided to give some soup a try. Sure enough, if I ate the soup too fast, I'd start to feel those twinges again. So I'd stop eating and it would go away. I figured out real quick that as long as I took a bite of soup every five minutes or so, I wouldn't get those pains. I'm very nervous about a leak.

So after those couple times, that was the last I experienced that! Haven't had it since

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Hi I know it has been some years since this was started but I wanted to share my info just in case someone is looking for the same issue.

My left side under rib cage dull pain would only be on set when sitting. I am 16 months since my sleeve and have lost 130+ lbs. I went for several tests and on some days the pain was so bad I would go to the ER to be told they have no idea what is wrong with me. I had CT Scans and MRI but MRI was of spine. Was told by my orthopedic dr I had a pinched nerve in my spine and the nerve that is pinched is responsible for that area. I was told that due to the weight loss, my body is no more 'compressed' and that there is less 'cushion' to absorb the daily bangs of living now. I don't know if this is the settling answer for me but it's been over 7 mos of this pain and tests and more Dr's than I ever want to see again. There seems to be some relief when I take a muscle relaxer like Amtrix/Flexeril (not sure how to spell it) and Valium and if I keep up on taking a vegetable laxative every day. But the Dr wants to inject whatever into the spaces of my vertebra to cushion the area the nerve is pinched.

I don't know about messing with my spine. This is something I can not live with so I have been going to chiropractor before I go digging in my back.

Also, I have GREAT insurance. My sleeve surgery cost me nothing and these Dr visits are all just $10 copay so I also feel like there is a hidden agenda sometimes to milk my insurance and rush me to do this and that.

That's where I am at. Maybe this will help someone?

highest weight 309

sx weight 252

current weight 138

goal 110