I was banned on 4/21 and was in the hospital again due to pneumonia on 4/22. I have this stabbing pain on my left side kind of like when you drink a bunch of Water and then go and run and then you have a stabbing pain. The pain is not under my incision, it is closed to my waist. I cannot sleep on the left side at all. What could it be?

Another thing, I still have this tightness in my chest and the nurse told me it takes time to heal. Every time, I moved from from sleeping on the right side to my back, the tightness will begin and would go away in about 5 mins. I am still on liquid even if my surgeon said I can start on soft food. How can I eat soft food when liquid is hurting me? I am so ready for the pain and the tightness to go away.

Any advice is appreciated.

can you lay flat? i had the chest tightness following the delivery of my son and it was my lungs filling w/fluid. Given that you recently had pneumonia I would be concerned about that.....sorry you've had such a hard time w/your band. I wish you luck! ((hugs))

I can lay flat but it will be tight the first 5 mins. I just called the surgeon and he wants to see me at noon today. I'll let you know what he said. Hopefully, my pneumonia has cleared up.

Man tcb you're having a rough time of it. (((HUGS))) I hope it's easily treatable.

I had a lot of chest pain when getting rid of the gas after surgery. Walking & heating pads were my best friends. But I doubt that is your issue.

Take care and keep us updated please.

Just got back from the doctor. I saw the doctor on call today and he is really nice. He checked me and asked me to do something like sit up, turn on my side, lay down and etc. the doctor said he thinks it my muscle because the equipment (tricor or something) is pretty big and it went straight through my muscle. I asked him how come my right side is ok, he said if you look the incision on the right in very low compared to the left. He prescribed me more pain medicine (loritab liquid form). He said my muscle is injured and needs time to heal.

For the tightness in my chest, well I found out the my doctor put 2 cc of saline in it. I did not know that but my husband recalled that the doctor said something about saline :thumbup: At this point I wish I had no saline at all but the doctor said it should feel better ina week or two and he wants me to stay on liquid diet till then.

I am glad that nothing else is wrong with me. Hope from now on everything will go smoothly.

TCB Glad it wasn't more serious