I just got off a "panic" call with my dr. about this pain...I had surgery 5/29 and was doing great until midnight last night when I woke up with a sharp stabbing pain in my right ribcage. I assumed it was gas and did everything I could think of to alleviate it, but after 18 hours of real pain I called the dr. He said it is most likely the port (and maybe some stictches came loose) causing a flare up as it tries to attach itself to my insides. He reminded me there is a foreign body in there and this is fairly common. It hurts when I move to either side, take a deep breath, etc...He said to take pain meds, kids liquid Tylenol (anti-inflammatory) and warm compresses and call him tomorrow. Ouch!