I was banded on 1/29/2008. The last couple of days I have had a sharp pain when I bend, take a deep breath, eat or sneeze in my lower left back below the rib cage. It is a sharp sharp pain. Could I have a kidney infection? Has anyone gotten this postop?

I was banded on 2/4/08 and have been having kidney pain for 2 weeks, on Friday they did a CT scan and found a kidney stone. It has been very painful, but I don't know if it is related to the surgery. My surgeon told me to stop taking calcium.

So what happened? What did they put you on? I don't know if I should call but it seems like every time I move I get the sharp pain

They gave me pain killers, Flomax which helps relax the muscles in that area, and an antibiotic. Unfortunately, they said the stone has to pass on it's own. If it becomes unbearable, they will admit me for pain contol, but they really don't want to try anything invasive unless it is absolutely necessary. Do you feel the urge to go, but then only go a little? If so, I'd go ahead and go to your doc before it gets bad.. because once it gets to a certain point, only hard drugs will help that pain!