stinky60504

Before I can call my dr.'s office this morning, I thought I'd ask this question here. This coming Tuesday will be 2 weeks since I was banded. I started with some unusual pain yesterday and am wondering if it's the gas still working it's way out of my system or if it's a blood clot. First, does anyone know if after two weeks you can still be working the gas out? My stomach does still feel a little bloated too. I have pain in my calf, right shoulder, back (just above my waistline on the right and left sides), and pain in what feels like my lungs -- I'm coughing a little and when I breathe in deeply it hurts. I've taken some liquid tylenol which calms the pain a little bit and helped me get some sleep, but not much. Please let me know if you've ever experienced this and what it actually was! Thanks!

Well, I wanted to give you an update on what happened to me. I did call the dr. Monday morning (Dec. 29). He had me rush to the hospital because he feared it was a blood clot. After an ultrasound and a CT Scan it was confirmed that I had a blood clot behind my knee and two pieces had broken off and each one had travelled to both of my lungs (hence the pain in my back and shoulder). I am now on coumadin for 6-9 months and just have to take it easy. The pain in my back and shoulder are gone but I still have severe leg pain which they say will go away in a few weeks. I just got out of the hopsital yesterday (Jan. 3rd) -- what a long time to spend in a hopsital! They think the clot was beccause of the Lap Band Surgery. You see where I live we've had a really bad winter already and we've been housebound a lot! Both my husband and I thought I was walking around a lot. We even were out the day before all this happened with my kids. I guess even though I thought I was walking a lot I should have walked more -- lesson learned! I'm just glad I called the dr. when I did. Listen to your body and if you have any unusual pain or problems don't hesitate to call your dr.!!

I'm December 16th too! I'm so excited and so nervous at the same time! I'm being banded at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. Good luck on your banding. Is there only two of us???

I'm having my surgery done by Dr. Woodard on December 16th. So far I have no complaints about his office. I'll let you know how the surgery goes and what happens after.