For the past week or so (I was banded on the 4th) I've been waking up in the middle of the night with pain in my back between my shoulder blades and near my spine. It felt the same as the surgery gas pains so I thought it had something to do with gas. But Gas-ex didn't work. A bit of warm Water seemed to help a little.

I thought maybe that I was eating too late at night so I changed that--still getting woken up. I thought it was acid reflux maybe so tried an acid reducer--no change. I got worried it was my gallbladder--but I don't have pain on my right side or under my right shoulder. Plus it ONLY happens in the middle of the night.

Last night I thought it might be hunger pains radiating to my back. Sure enough--I had 8oz of milk right before bed and I slept all the way until 4:00am (longest stretch of sleep in about a week) until I was woken up with the same back pain. I got up and ate a low-fat cheese stick and SF Jello. The back pain left by the time I got back in bed and I slept through the rest of the night! Weird!

I am going to mention the back pain to my surgeon this Wednesday just to be on the safe side. Anyone else experience unbearable (I guess when you can't sleep from the hunger pain then it's "unbearable") hunger at night?

I've been getting is during the day at work, but I'm not sure if it's cuz I'm a hairstylist and my muscles are weak cuz of taking time off. I always say my back doesn't want to hold up my boobs anymore. lol But I'm gonna have to check the hunger thing cuz I don't eat as much at work. Also, I'm 2 weeks out and all of a sudden my port hurts again and is swollen. IDKY?? Weird!