I had surgery on Oct. 27th and this is my first post! I have run into several of the same issues as others (i.e. pain in my chest, soreness around the port, etc.) But I am also having pain in my left side along my lower rib cage. It's about 6 inches away from the port and gets worse as the day goes on... has anybody else run into this?

Also, anything fills me up - including liquids. I had some Soup for lunch and I feel like I'm going to pop! I guess I need to learn when to stop???

Thanks, everybody!

I was banded on 10/29 and except for soreness there's not any real pain I can complain about. I do seem to get full at 1/2 cup and you're right about learning when to stop. If I overeat, I suffer for it. When I start to belch or cough - I know I'm done. Hope you do well!

I keep getting, like a stitch or runners cramp on my LEFT SIDE. Its really strange it comes and goes, some days its not there and other days I have to hold my side when I go for a walk with my dogs, i've had it since surgery and i've asked my doctor and they said everything seems fine. I also wish someone could give me some insight to what it could be. PS I was banded 3rd Sept

I had my lap band surgery in January and I continue to have pain on my left side, just below my rib cage. I have discussed with both by bariatric surgeon and my personal care physician. Both have said it could be constipation, but I don't see how it could be. It seems to get worse with exercise. I would love some advice about what it could be.

I had been suffering with what I swore was left kidney pain which started immediately after surgery. I was sure the doctor had nicked my kidney. Well, I had an X-ray and a CT of my abdomen and pelvis and all was okay. My PCP thinks the pain could be from the position I was in lying on the operating room table. At any rate, it's not my kidney, there are no instruments left inside me, and finally the pain is rearing its head less and less often now. Finally!

I had that too and my surgeon said that it was either a pulled muscle kind of thing from being stretched out during surgery or just some gas...I took a few Gas X strips and things felt better Good luck

I was banded in Jan 08 and have some pain form time to time on the left side. Sometimes it worsens with exercize. I have found that if I drink water, it goes away most of the time. I just wonder if it is some kind of cramping that may be associated with dehydration? Maybe gas, I don't know. It has never been a constant pain. It feels different from the gas pain I get on my lower right side. I would tend to say more like a cramping pain. Just my feelings.

I was banded on Oct. 27th, and yesterday was my first day back to work. I am having muscle cramps around my port area. I wonder why? I haven't been cleared to exercise yet, but I have been walking. Maybe it goes away with time.

I was banded on Oct 29th and still feel soreness around the port, but, I can tell it's getting better. Still swollen and bruised. I started walking on the 30th and that seems to help alon. I went back to work on Oct 31st. Everyone's different, I guess.

I was banded on the 25th, and I am very sore around the port. Yesterday, while I was walking, I started to feel some pain on the right side below the scar. My doctor told me it was all internal bruising and it needed time to heal. So, I am not really worry about it...I am sure it will eventually go away. Good luck!

Been there done that and thank goodness it goes away.....along with the other symptoms.. It only gets better....

I have the same pain, on my left side right by my rips, my doctor said it was trapped gas also but the gas-x strips don't work for me so i guess ill have to try something different...