Hi there,
This is my 1st time on this forum. I was banded on Feb 1st 2007-just 20 days ago. I live in NH. My BCBS insurance finally approved my surgery after an agonizing appeals process. To date I've lost 19 lbs. Yeh! I am really bumming now though because 2 days ago I woke up with severe stabbing pains in the Left upper quadrant of my abdomen. I called my surgeon last evening and she was terrible. She basically told me she didn't believe my pain could be caused by the surgery- hello my pain is right where the band itself is! She told me I could go to the ER if I was in pain. I feel really abandoned and really disheartened now. If I can't call my surgeon with these problems then who am I supposed to turn to. I still have hope that I will be successful and eventually be pain free. If anyone out there has had a similar experience and wants to share it with me or has some advice please let me know. I can't take a deep breath without it shooting pain into my abdomen. If I move in the wrong way I nearly double over with the pain. I can keep my fluids down without a problem. I'm not nauseated either. I work in a hospital and am really bummed by the poor treatment I am receiving by the Dr.
gb9877
