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I had my VSG on December 30, 2013. I had no complications after surgery, though it did take 9 days to have my first bowel movement, and I developed a short-lived rash from the surgical glue on my external incisions. I had a lot of gas pain the first month or two, but have not had any problems until now. I decided several months ago that I wasn't in the mindset to lose anymore weight, after having lost 80+ pounds before surgery and another 40 after surgery. My weight has been stable for the last 5 months or so. My surgeon told me she was disappointed in me, and now I don't want to return to her, mostly out of embarrassment. For the past four or five days, I've been having a lot of abdominal pain. On Friday, October 10, I took an Imodium with anti-gas medication in it to prevent the loose stools I felt coming on and to treat what felt like gas. I then felt constipated on Saturday, but I did have a regular sized bowel movement in the late afternoon. I have been in some pain today, and I am not able to eat more than one or two bites at a time because it hurts so much. I am mostly feeling pain in the upper abdomen, but some in the lower abdomen, around my belly button, as well. It feels like there is a vice around my stomach, and it's almost a burning sensation. I take Omeprazole, the generic for Prilosec, daily, and I have since I developed severe heartburn in 2007. I typically pass a lot of gas, and I've only passed a little this entire weekend. I am concerned at this point, as it's so difficult to eat, and I will call my primary care provider in the morning, hoping she's not closed due to the holiday. Has anyone had any post-op complications this far after surgery?

Good call, Dallas Sleeve! I had an abdominal ultrasound last Monday, and I have sludge in my gallbladder. I went back to my surgeon on Thursday, and she recommended removing the gallbladder. I scheduled surgery for this Thursday, but my pain is completely gone, so I'm on the fence. This morning, I called to cancel my surgery, but the scheduler was totally against the cancellation. She said that she had had gallstones, and that her pain went away and then came back and got so bad that she blocked her common bile duct. I'm keeping my surgery appointment for Thursday. I'm struggling, because my sister, to whom I'm very close, is totally against the surgery. She thinks it's rash and that I need a second opinion.