In Pain - Help!

[cmoody821 44]

I am 3.5 weeks post op and have been eating slowly, chewing my food and having no issues. Today I had lunch during a meeting and I guess I got caught up and started taking to big of bites.

I have this horrible pain under my left rib cage. It’s a shooting, stabbing pain. It has been going on for about 4 hours now. What should I go? I actually almost buckled from the pain in the hallway at work. I have taken some papaya enzymes just to see if it would help, but no luck. I have left a message with the nurse just waiting to hear back.

[adorkbl 156]

Does it feel like food is stuck? Any sweating or nausea? When I had pain under my ribcage... it was my gallbladder. When I am stuck, it feels higher up in my mid chest. I hope you feel better soon and that the nurse gets back to you soon!!

[cmoody821 44]

No food stuck. I just ate dinner and everything went fine. The nurse never called back! Not very happy about that.

[honk 780]

Sorry, little confused. Are you saying you can eat but are still having the pain? It does sound like you had a bad stuck episode.

[cmoody821 44]

Yes, I can eat just fine. I have never been stuck before but I would imagine it to be somewhere near my chest. I, of course, could be wrong but the pain was right under neath my left ribcage. This morning when I woke up it was gone, so hopefully it will remain that way.

[adorkbl 156]

Glad u are feeling better!!

[jeani81 93]

The stuck feeling is more in the middle of your chest, not under the rib age for me