Hello everyone. I am just about 10 weeks post op VSG and the first 3 weeks went off great I was sleeved 10/13/16. Sice the beginning of November I have been having issues with constant chest pain, heartburn, back pain and upper right quadrant pain that landed me in the hospital for 5 days with elevated lipase levels and a scope that showed gastritis and some erosions. 2 weeks later I was again admitted to the hospital for the same pain being told I possibly had a kidney stone for another 4 days. I have been scoped 3 times now. I recently saw a specialist in NYC who said I have a small "kink" in my sleeve which could be causing this and if it doesnt improve in a few weeks he will dilate it and consider a HIDA scan for my gallbladder. It has been 2 months now of severe stomach pain, constant nausea and right back pain. I literally barely eat anything ever because I feel so terrible the most I ever get down is Soup and even that is difficult. I have a constant battle getting fluids in because of how I feel and it hurts all the time. I have lost 46 pounds since my surgery and I know this isn't the way things should be. My surgeon is great and the specialist he recommended me to is also very well known but I feel very lost and upset and sick all the time and I never eat and all I do is sleep. Has anyone had any issues similar to this? I take Protonix 40 MG twice a day which doesn't help.

wow!!! so sorry, that is difficult to go through on top of the usual problems with getting used to the sleeve and its aftermath.

It definitely is not normal, and I don't think I could have put up with it as long as you have. Follow drs orders and I hope they can take care of it asap. Good Luck!! And Happy New Year!!!