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I i was wondering if anyone else had this problem, i have a severe stabing pain, in my chest specifically when i breathe in or move from side to side.. any ideas what this may be? i was banded on may 18th

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I too had the same pains and badly for about two weeks after surgery and then it magically disappeared. I think it is just the gas build up in your stomach.. Good luck with it, it will eventually go....

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For about nine days or so after I was banded, I had this horrible chest pain from the gas in my stomach. I found that walking around helped! Good luck!

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I get that pain in my chest/sternum area. It seems when I eat or drink something I have to lay down. And when I ride in the car, it gets really bad. I guess all the gas is pushing its way up.

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I got it the first time about 2 weeks after being banded. IT is a pain in my upper left chest area like just below my clavical and sometimes goes into my left shoulder. It lasted for hours and had me a little freaked. It was associated with TONS of belching so I assumed it was gas pain and when I finally got home from work I took some gas x and leaned over my bed needs on the floor. after abotu 4 times of doing this it finally went away and stayed away.

I decided that it was user error and I was eating/drinking too fast and trapping some gas. The odd pain has appeared on a few other occasions again with lots of belching (which does not relieve the pain at all) but goes away quickly.

That is until yesterday. I had it SO bad and I was stuck with no gas x as I was in the hospital with my daughter having her tonsils out! I too gas x as soon as I got home and have taken it several times since with little relief. the thing is that there is no way it could ahve been an eating or drinking error because it started at 6am right when I got up and had not eaten yet.............nor did I get to eat until 4pm when we got home.

another thing I get is a pain/odd feeling right where my port is during these episodes. feels kinda like something pressing under my ribs. So at this point I dont know if it is gas or if it is referred sotmach pain. I have done a TON of research on the issue and honestly it doesnt seem like anyone else knows for sure what causes it or how to get rid of it for good :smile2: hope it doesnt lost forever. BTW I always have that strange feeling where my port is, and sometimes if feels like my port is buldging out after I drink or eat.......strange

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