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On Friday on my way to a meeting I experienced for the 2nd time a sudden pain in the area just under my center breastbone that had me feeling clammy and like I was going to throw up. The week before I had watched my grandbabbies and thought for a momment I had their flu. But it got worse and lasted about 30 minutes. A retired DR. took my pulse and said it was steady, and thought that since I hadn't eaten maybe that was it. You see early that morning I had taken my Boniva and you can't drink or eat for an hour afterward. It didn't feel stuck but like the pain was coming from the banding area. I had had this once in my Lap Band Dr.s office once when I hadn't eaten because of my early appt. and being weighed but it wasn't so bad and the Nurse practioner wasn't worried. I since had had my band filled slightly and they said all looked fine with the flouroscope.

Sorry for the long story here but has anyone had something like this. I'm not sure who to see my GP or my LB Dr., also I was a self pay so if it's a complication with my band it's on me. I do little pbing, had surgery May 29, 2008 and have lost 50 lbs.

Oh and the Dr who took my pulse said there was a condition of upper stomach contractions that with the empty stomach could have been the problem something that starts with an L?

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Did you research gall bladder attacks?

Reflux?

Esophageal spasm?

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Was it exacerbated by exertion and less on rest?

Have you had this before?

Did it radiate anywhere - down arms or anything?

Its probably a band issue - so see your LB doc, and sorry I don't know your age or anything but any chest pain should be investigated fully - incase it is cardiac. If your LB doc cannot work out what it is and it happens again, then see your GP .

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Thanks for the response, I'm 51 and not it wasn't brought on by activity, the only thing in common with the first time it happened, was that I hadn't eaten. But this one was really more severe. After reading up on esophageal spasm it sounds really alot like that. And the retired neuro surgeon who checked my pulse said that sounded alot like a spasm because my pulse was steady. I had no radiating pain only just in the center lowerbreast bone area where I feel band stuckness. If that's a word.

I don't really have heartburn since the LB Dr. fixed my hernia at the time I was banded.

I'm trying to get in to see the LB Dr. himself and not his assistant. Just worries me it will happen again.

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