Help Needed

hollyberries · November 14, 2007

Hi everyone!

I am banded a week today and am still feeling really bloated and some residual pain in my left shoulder. However, yesterday I tried to go to my business and do some paperwork and found that I could not sit without pain. The pain was directly under my breasts at the top of my stomach. However, after time the pain became concentrated on my right side. It was sort of like a sharp pain you get in your side and when you take a breath it is really uncomfortable. So last night I took pain meds put a heating pad on it and chocked it up to stubborn gas pain. I went to bed and had an uncomfortable night sleeping because the stabbing pain in on my right side. When I press on my right side it hurts under the skin but enough away from the port to not lead me to believe it is the port. Also, I have had not had a bowel movement in 7 days. Today, I had a litte movement but it was difficult. As directed by my doctor, I have been taking liquid Colace but man that stuff hasn't kicked in at all.

Today, I woke up feeling pretty cruddy for day 7. However, I started to feel better and got some work done (God knows that I need to...I own my own business). However, this evening this pain came back. I am gurgling quite a bit and feel the gas moving around but I am concerned about the sharp pain on my right side. I am going to call my doctor tomorrow because I think that I should be feeling much better by now. I have been eating just fine. As a matter of fact, my hunger has come back full force and I had my most difficult time with hunger today.

Just thought I would check with you all and see if anyone as experienced this and offer up some advice until I talk with the Doc tomorrow.

Thanks a bunch.

LangleyGirl · November 14, 2007

Hi Holleyberries,

I'm exactly a week postop today too. I've been having the exact same symptoms you're describing except on the left side. My right side (port side) is just tender because of the work they did there but I have the sharp pains you describe and the shoulder pain. The shoulder pain started the next morning after my surgery. The nurse and doc told me it's just the gas they use to blow you up for surgery. Since it can't escape, it migrates up in your body until it dissipates. I think the sharp pains that are lower are just gas pains.... taking the chewable gasX has help me with that alot and I'm feeling much better, but it hasn't gone away totally. I'm going to ask my doc about it on Thursday when I see him.

hollyberries · November 14, 2007

Langleygirl, let me know what your Doc says. I would be curious. I don't have a post op appointment with the Doc until 11/29. I kind of think that is long time not to see the Doc for a post op appt. don't you?

The other thing that has been tough is figuring out the full feeling from the bloating feeling.

LangleyGirl · November 14, 2007

That is a long time to wait for an appt. with the doc. Mine wanted me back 7-10 days after surgery.... no exceptions. I'll definately let you know on Thursday what he says. I'm still trying to figure out the gas vs. hunger pain thing. I started taking gasX yesterday and that has really helped. Before I'd be so bloated thinking I was full but my stomach would be rumbling like crazy and I'd think I was starving. When in doubt....drink Water, lol, it helps a little bit.