I had the lap band surgery. Then they removed the lp band and did a sleeve. I've been having pain in my left quadrant for about a year now. This whole process has been very irritating for me. They did a bunch of tests and they say that the pain might be not very bad and I would have to just deal with it. It seems screwed up to me because I don't think I should be feeling any pain.. all they did was make my stomach smaller. They said it may be in my colon or in my gallbladder. This is a frustrating subject for me.

Edited May 31, 20179 yr by Green1

@Green1

How long since surgery?

I had lap band in 2011..taken out in 2016.. sleeve done 2/10/17... im only four months post op but ive had the same left shoulder pain. they say it takes some time to go away. and my surgeon said it could have to do with how I was positioned during surgery.

First off, if a surgeon told you that left flank pain could be due to your gallbladder, run! Your gallbladder is on your right side and I've had this pain MANY times before, With regard to what you're describing it sounds much like the same pain that I experienced at about 6 months post lap band surgery. I recently found out that it was a result of my liver, stomach, and upper intestines fusing together with scar tissue. I'd see if you could get a CT scan to see if this could be the case.

First off, if a surgeon told you that left flank pain could be due to your gallbladder, run! Your gallbladder is on your right side

The surgeon may have suspected gallbladder because it's a somewhat common condition with wls patients and believed there was some degree of referred pain

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Can anyone out there give me an advice? My doctor ordered a test done on my colon to see if there is anything in the intestines. i did happen to lose a lot of weight but it shouldn't be a the cost of me having pain in the left quadrant. anything to expect when they this test???

Can anyone out there give me an advice? My doctor ordered a test done on my colon to see if there is anything in the intestines. i did happen to lose a lot of weight but it shouldn't be a the cost of me having pain in the left quadrant. anything to expect when they this test???

What side was your port on? Mine was the left.


Band to VSG revision:5/23/17
HW: 315
Pre-op: 294
SW: 283
CW:268.7
GW: 175

mine was on the left side also. ive been getting pain around that area. its a congested cramping pain.

Maybe that is what your left quadrant pain is. I'm only 2 weeks out but occasionally it hurts. Maybe it's a build up of scar tissue?


Band to VSG revision:5/23/17
HW: 315
Pre-op: 294
SW: 283
CW:268.7
GW: 175

I have left shoulder pain if I eat one bite too many or the wrong thing.


Lap band 2009
Sw 200/lw 161
Sleeve revision 17 May/17
Sw 217 CW 198.8

Yeah. I've been dealing with this situation for a long time. The pain is on the left side of my abdomen. It may be gallstones. They are doing some further testing in a couple of days. Is it normal to feel this type of excruciating pain? It goes a way a bit with advil. It feels like some sort of tension and release, and cramping.

I'm still at a loss for why I feel this pain. Are you supposed to feel the staples (seriously) in your stomach? It can be really bad at times.

Did you have gall stones?


Lap band 2009
Sw 200/lw 161
Sleeve revision 17 May/17
Sw 217 CW 198.8

they say it could be gallstone related but its on the left side. not on the right side. i do have a family history of depression but its actual pain, it feels like a cramping or muscular pain. ive been having this for like a year and a half now.

I had gallstones and I always felt it as referred pain on my left side. It went away after I had gallbladder out.


Lap band 2009
Sw 200/lw 161
Sleeve revision 17 May/17
Sw 217 CW 198.8

I always got that shoulder pain if I ate too much with my band. I did have shoulder pain 1st week after surgery, but now it has subsided. Sorry, to say this, but if your system is not running smoothly and you are not regular, that can also cause that pain.

I hope you're able to get to the bottom of this.