Pain On My Left Side Chest

[Regina J. 1]

Question i was just banded 4/23 and i have been eating oatmeal with no problem...So while making my husband a burger i decicded to eat a very small piece thinking nothing would happen now i have a small pain on my upper left side of my chest what is this pain?

[Emilie1 3]

If you can drink with no problem you probably just irritated the band....if fluids are not going down you need to call your dr. For some reason I can not eat hamburger meat at all anymore, even a little bit gets stuck and it doesn't matter how tight or loose I am..... Good luck...

[elcee 3,341]

The problem is that so soon after surgery you should not be eating solid foods. You are not ready for them yet. The piece of meat is probably sitting in the stoma trying to go down. Hopefully it will pass through quickly.

Remember to stick to your post op diet and when you do progress to solids make sure you take small bites and chew really well before swallowing.

[kll724 3,055]

Elcee is right! Take it easy. You are still healing. Don't be tempted by what you should not eat. Good luck.Karen

PS: My daughter's friend(who also had the surgery) was so tempted by McD's that she woudl lick th eburger paper after unwrapping the sandwiches for her kids!!!!

[jesscaba 24]

I had my surgery on 4/13 and I get that same pain sometimes.

[shuckybucky 107]

I can not eat hamburger meat at all since being banded a year ago. I can't even have it in chilli or stew where it is very juicy. It gets stuck and is extremely painful and seems to sit in my pouch an make me sick a few days later. Remember that everything is irritated and swollen right now and that is why they want you to eat liquids or mushies. The pain is probably from being irritated. Good luck with your band.

[byrd 28]

OMG!!! hamburger is a no,no i'm 9 months out, and still try every now and then, nope, not going to happen...and since you are so early, please don't try. you don't want to stretch your band. Good Luck

[honk 780]

Please stop eating solids! At day 8 I was just moving to full liquids. Solids was another 4 weeks out. You can do serious damage to you stomach eating solids at this stage. Yes I am being pointed and direct. Significantly less pointed or direct however than my nurse practioner however who can be a bit of a dictator.

[babibooluvzzu 1]

yeah this explains my pains. having same issue and i cheated and ate soild and should not have eaten it. im going to go back on the diet good luck regina.

[Regina J. 1]

Thanks Guys I really appreciate all of the information you all provided for my benefit...I will truly be careful from now on.Going back to the diet...Thanks Guys