Last night I must have eaten too much throughout the day, trying to meet the 100 gram protein goal my nutritionist gave me this week. I was eating some deli ham for dinner, felt too full after about an ounce, and felt alot of pain in my upper left shoulder/chest. To make a long story short, for the first time post op I vomited alot foam (sorry).

Today I had water and a protein shake so far as well as my PPI. Feeling ok but a bit nauseous However, I have a dull ache /pressure still in my upper left chest by my arm pit and just above and my left arm feels numb. i called the surgeon and his PA will call me back today some time.

I am paranoid and have already been to the er once at my drs request for a different pain a few weeks ago which was nothing.

Thoughts?

Edited December 27, 20196 yr by Beaconkitty
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29 minutes ago, Beaconkitty said:

Last night I must have eaten too much throughout the day, trying to meet the 100 gram Protein goal my nutritionist gave me this week. I was eating some deli ham for dinner, felt too full after about an ounce, and felt alot of pain in my upper left shoulder/chest. To make a long story short, for the first time post op I vomited alot foam (sorry).

Today I had Water and a Protein Shake so far as well as my PPI. Feeling ok but a bit nauseous However, I have a dull ache /pressure still in my upper left chest by my arm pit and just above and my left arm feels numb. i called the surgeon and his PA will call me back today some time.

I am paranoid and have already been to the er once at my drs request for a different pain a few weeks ago which was nothing.

Thoughts?

This is an important post to me since I spent a week scared to death I may have caused a leak by over drinking pureed beefstew when my labs showed me to be very anemic with hemoglobin level 12.9. I have been taking full vitals BP PULSE RATE O2% TEMP and GLUCOSE 4 times a day and if anything goes out of my normal it's a call to the surgeon and off I go. ( fear is a great motivator lol ) Have you checked out the recent posts here in thread stomache leak ? I had the sholder pains too but differently than yours. What did they do for diagnostics at the E R to clear you a few weeks ago. please please check back after the PA calls. Your report is really valuable to all current and future sleevers. Thanks.

I am in the ER right now. The PA told me my complaints have not been typical such as last night’s chest pressure/pain before I was sick from being too full. He said the pain typically goes away after being sick. I had an ekg and a blood test and I am waiting.

55 minutes ago, Billy Bob said:

This is an important post to me since I spent a week scared to death I may have caused a leak by over drinking pureed beefstew when my labs showed me to be very anemic with hemoglobin level 12.9. I have been taking full vitals BP PULSE RATE O2% TEMP and GLUCOSE 4 times a day and if anything goes out of my normal it's a call to the surgeon and off I go. ( fear is a great motivator lol ) Have you checked out the recent posts here in thread stomache leak ? I had the sholder pains too but differently than yours. What did they do for diagnostics at the E R to clear you a few weeks ago. please please check back after the PA calls. Your report is really valuable to all current and future sleevers. Thanks.

The first time I was here they did ekg, chest xray and blood test

23 minutes ago, Beaconkitty said:

I am in the ER right now. The PA told me my complaints have not been typical such as last night’s chest pressure/pain before I was sick from being too full. He said the pain typically goes away after being sick. I had an ekg and a blood test and I am waiting.

So sorry to hear this. Please keep us posted on the diagnosis. Wishing you the best outcome.

I had a revision to bypass 5 weeks ago. I ate too much by maybe a tablespoon Christmas Eve. I experienced the same as you but after getting sick with foamies, it did go away.

23 minutes ago, Beaconkitty said:

The first time I was here they did ekg, chest xray and blood test

Hopefully it is just a matter of eating a little too much. I religiously measure my food every time now. Fingers crossed.

1 hour ago, Beaconkitty said:

I am in the ER right now. The PA told me my complaints have not been typical such as last night’s chest pressure/pain before I was sick from being too full. He said the pain typically goes away after being sick. I had an ekg and a blood test and I am waiting.

Thank you for the timely responce, my prayers are with you P.S Did they draw a CBC and Blood Culture ? Sorry to pry.

Edited December 27, 20196 yr by Billy Bob

Well the tests show that I did not have a heart attack. They are admitting me so that they can do a cardio ct tomorrow just in case. ...Anyway whatever pain I was having is now gone. I bet it was just me panicking.

So glad your heart checked out ok. Did they leak test or C T your stomache or staple line ? Sounds like you are going to be ok

Glad to hear that they ruled that out. It does get scary when we have unexplained pain post op. Always better to be checked out to be sure.

In the end, my tests for heart issues came out ok and I was discharged. Just wanted closure on this thread.