Severe Pain

[Melessa1970 0]

It has been two years since my surgery. In the last couple of months, I have started having severe cramping like pain in my left side just under my ribcage after eating. Has anyone else experienced this?

[Cocoabean 430]

Someone else recently posted this same issue. She is going to see her doc ASAP.

Here's the post:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/topic/140868-pain-under-left-rib-cage-4-years-post-surgery/page__fromsearch__1

[Melessa1970 0]

Actually my husband and I have been researching and the pain is located near the upper stomach near the pancreas. In tend to call doc. Thanks for the feed back.

[psychnurse 2]

I have been to the urgent care for this pain and they said it was an air ileus (air this is trapped in the small bowel). She put me on a clear liquid diet and to progress to mushies in 2 days. It did help some. I called the surgeon and the nurse told me to take gas x with each meal. An ileus can be very dangerous and should be taken care of quickly. Please see your doctor. I am going to call back tomorrow as soon as I went to solid foods, I can feel the air bubbles in my left upper quadrant and sometimes they are painful.

[Cocoabean 430]

I have been to the urgent care for this pain and they said it was an air ileus (air this is trapped in the small bowel). She put me on a clear liquid diet and to progress to mushies in 2 days. It did help some. I called the surgeon and the nurse told me to take gas x with each meal. An ileus can be very dangerous and should be taken care of quickly. Please see your doctor. I am going to call back tomorrow as soon as I went to solid foods, I can feel the air bubbles in my left upper quadrant and sometimes they are painful.

wow, pshychnurse! Did they say this is due to the band or just something that happens?

Thanks for sharing the info.

[psychnurse 2]

Im not sure if it is related! I can be a rare side effect to not being able to burp. I cannot burp since the surgery. I have seen some here burp all the time. Not sure