I am 30 weeks pregnant and banded. About 1 month ago I started having pain near my ribs on my left side. It started out managable and I mentioned it to my band surgeon and he said no it's not the band. The pain continued to get worse and made it almost impossible for me to stand more than a 30-45 minutes at a time. I went to my general doctor and she did some labs etc., nothing wrong. She referred me to my OB and he said it's just the pains associated with being pregnant. I have not had any relief unless I am lying down. Now I feel a tingling sensation in my upper left side as well. I wonder if anyone has or is having similiar problems. I wonder if this is band related and I should consult the band surgeon again. Only problem is how much can they really do being pregnant? Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated. FYI I have been unable to work sinc I work in ER and stand on my feet. This is really getting me down.

Tami, Do you still have your gall bladder? I have to think your doctor would have tested you for this, but did you get tested for possible gallstones? During one of my pregnancies, I started having pain on my right side just below my ribcage that radiated around to my back. Once it doubled me over, but for some crazy reason I attributed to gas. About two weeks after my baby was born, I had an attack that almost knocked me out, and that was when I had a sonogram that showed that I had gallstones.

Good luck, and I hope you get to the bottom of this soon.