I feel this dull aching pain on my left side whenever I eat or drink. Sometimes it's so strong it is immobilizing. I can't get all my daily protein in or ever get out of a seemingly dehydrated state because I just can't eat or drink enough throughout the day. This is so discouraging. I'm not even straying from the diet one iota. I love eating less and feeing satisfied, but the pain while eating is not something I expected to this extent. Does anyone else experience this at this point? Does it get better? What can I do to help with the pain so I can at least get my daily limits in without hurting?

Have you talked to your surgeon about this?

I have but they keep telling me it's normal. The few close friends I have that have had the sleeve surgery did not experience this. Makes me feel very conflicted.

When did you last talk to them about it. 5 weeks seems like a long time.

At least a week.

I had the same issue. My doctor asked if I was constipated...and I was. Try some milk of magnesium. He told me I needed a good blowout...lol. He said constipation is common with sleevers. Hope you feel better!

I'm not sure if I have a constipation problem. But I won't say I'm regular. Pretty watery stuff but that's basically what's coming in as the full liquids are what doesn't hurt.

Have you contacted your doctor

I get a kind of pain too... it feels like I need to burp... So I make myself burp... It might be from swallowing air its like a heavy feeling in my chest area.... Doc said not to worry about it as well... Stick with soft foods for a week see if they help and try to make yourself burp... I never burped so much my entire life and Now I do it a lot... it makes the pain weird feeling go away... it happens when I drink liquids and not sip them... like a full mouth full...Mine isn ot especially painful.... So see if forcing a burp helps.... IT can't hurt to try...