Severe pain when inhaling, coughing?

[cristinaann 0]

I was banded Jan. 11, 2010 and have not had any problems until 2 days ago when I started having an intense pain when I inhale, cough, turn, sneeze (almost anything) around the area where my band is on my stomach. I don't know if it is rubbing on something that is irritating me or if something else is wrong. Have any of you had this problem?

[natismi 0]

I had this problem the following day after my surgery but it went away already.

[macleay 0]

I also had this following surgery. It hurt to cough and sneeze. It also hurt to bend over. It lasted maybe a week. I was banded Jan 7, 2010.

I think you should call your doctor to be sure, since this started well after surgery.

Edited January 19, 2010 by macleay

[onikenbai 33]

Depending on individual anatomy, the band can end up rubbing the diaphragm and irritating it, which would result in pain every time you inhale. This is definitely a check with your doctor situation. It could be a passing thing which will resolve itself when the swelling goes down, but a hole in your diaphragm is a much more serious matter that can result from ignoring something like this.