I have a horrible pain in my left side, near the bottom of my ribs. It feels like when you run and get a stitch (or charley horse) in your side -- that is really the only thing I can compare it to. I am at work and I cannot sit in a comfortable position to make it stop hurting. The only time that it is somewhat alleviated is when I lie down at night.

Does anyone know what this could be and why??

My port is on my right side, so I know it's not from that.

I'm so sorry to hear that!!! My pain is going away ...I hope it has been about 3 days since I felt it. My Doctor assured me that it had nothing to do with the band. How much weigh have you loss?

i am 9 mths out, i am also experiencin the left side pain. mine though feels like its on the last rib at the bottom. When i touch the rib itself it feels worse?? no ryme or reason sometimes its their sometimes its not. Whollly cow about the lady who postedwith a perforated esophogus. Talk about scary!

WOw! I feel much better.. I pray you feel better too....that is scary though ...I still have not had a fill ..I'm Nervous!

Ok, I am not alone. I have had this pain since last Friday evening. As I turned over to my left side during my sleep and It felt like a knife stabbing me, brought me up out of that bed. Thought my band had become unclamped and was pulling on my scar tissue for the band stitches or something. I have had pain(milder) pain everyday, dr though it was a pulled muscle. Went in yesterday, he check the port area, all ok and the placement of the band on the tummy is a little higher up. If I reach at the bottomleft rib and do a gentle push, it is a very bad pain, food or no food in tummy. He schedule dme for an ultrasound on tuesday, to look at the pancreas(lft side) and the gall bladder( rt side). Stil cant lie on my left side. It is just a constant dull pain about scale of 6. We shall see. It may very well be a pulled muscle.:thumbup:

I've seen recent posts re: the "pain in the left side" thing some of us are expieriencing, so I wanted to update you all on what my Dr. told me about mine; he said that some people have pain in the area where the tube (that connects the band to the port) runs through a muscle in that area because the tube rubs against the muscle when we move in such a way that causes a strain on the tube in that area. I know there are other possible causes for pain in that area, some of which are serious and should be referred to an MD. I am not reccomending anyone assumes their pain is caused by the same thing as mine. Each one should consult their Dr. to be sure.

Debbie