Severe Pain! Please help!

[Missiecraig32 0]

My name is Missie Fisher and I have had the lapband for a year and a half. I have been suffering for the last week from severe stomach pain and mid-central back pain. I have spent 2500 bucks in the last week on internal EDG tests and exrays, etc etc etc. They can find nothing but minor irritation. I know its from the band b/c this pain worsens when eating or drinking. They say that it might be acid reflux....if anyone has had acid reflux due to the band please let me know how long after taking the medications did the pain subside. I have been crying all day and night and I dont know what to do...I almost want to have it taken out.:help:

[DonnaB 3]

Sorry to hear you're suffering Missie. I've been taking Nexium for about 2 1/2 weeks now and I'm starting to get some relief but I still get the occasionally pain in the sternum and back area. Mylanta or Malox Max help a little bit.

Hope you feel better soon.

[Missiecraig32 0]

Thank you for responding...was the pain so bad that you couldnt sleep? ? My poor husband has been sleeping alone and me on the couch...I just rock and cry and then fall asleep out there...I have never felt pain like this before

[DonnaB 3]

No. My pain is/was more discomfort and worry about WHAT was going on in there. Sorry.

[PamRN 0]

Have you been checked for pancreatitis, or kidney stones? Pain from those are similar to what you describe.

[Missiecraig32 0]

They have checked everything....gaul bladder, pancreatitis.....I just got off the phone with my doctor...anyone heard of H Pollvori<--spelling is wrong I know??

[Dianechef 3]

Hi Missie! (I am assuming that's your name?!?) :girl_hug:

I have had the pain you described in your back & stomach. One night I was so miserable I just cried. I took some tylenol & it did nothing. I couldn't figure out the problem because i was eating fine & food was going down without PBing. But, just like you, the pain was much stronger after I ate.

I went on a liquid diet for 3 days until the pain went away. I downed a whole gallon of Aloe Vera juice. Warm broth, hot chocolate, tea & Soups were my friends. I also used a heating pillow on my back. It eventually went away & I am feeling fine.

I don't know if my problem is what you have, but I thought it was worth putting it out there to try!

I wish I knew what it was so I could explain it better!! It is miserable!! Big HUGS to you!! You can make it through.

[msbug 0]

It sounds like the same kind of pain I had with my gall bladder attacks. But, since you said they checked that, I guess that doesn't help much. Hope you feel better soon and they can figure it out.

[Leila 0]

I think you must be referring to helicopbacter pylori - h pylori. Here's a link for you to check out.

Best of luck, I hope you get some relief soon hun!

XO

Leila

[pj robinson 0]

hi missie,

i had a lot of burning pain 2 wks post-op. my surgeon had me take prilosec

(over the counter) one tablet a day. i am still taking one daily & i am almost 5 months post op. also, you might want to have chewable gas-x & tums with you at all times. food for thought. these items have helped me greatly in the last 5 months. take care & god bless, p.j.

[Kathy473 1]

I have been feeling the same for the past 2 days. It came up all of sudden. I have a pain in my back and in my sternum. Like a tightness. No pain in my port area. I had dinner last night and we headed into Houston to a car dealership and oh boy!!! My DH thought he was going to have to take me to a hopsital to get checked out. The pain was horrible!!! I had chinese for dinner and had won ton Soup, a few edamame and grilled veggies w/buckwheat Pasta (only a couple of bites) and about 10 minutes later it hit. He pulled over and my mouth was full of saliva and the pain was so bad....that had to be the worse I have ever felt. I called the after-hours number and got no one!!! (that ticked me off!) so we got in the car and were on our way to the hospital when I finally threw up....:clap2: ....felt better after that. We went to his mom's house and I went straight to the bathroom and threw up, again...but this time it was the food I had for dinner! :cry I still felt discomfort this morning so I called the dr's office and talked to his nurse and she said that it doesn't sound like a slippage or erosion...anything of the sort. And I have no acid-reflux either, gas...oh yeah! But she scheduled me to come in and do a barium swallow instead of a fill, just to take a look at things and to see how restricted I am. So, I feel your pain. You have no idea why you feel this way and everything is going through your head and you feel helpless. I think I am going to do the liquid diet for a few days and see how I feel. My DH seems to think that I might be coming down with a chest cold also...it has been going around over here. Since I have a tightening in my chest and lung area. So, we'll see. Good luck with everything.

[Missiecraig32 0]

I think I have H Pylori...has anyone had that on here. What sucks the most is that my lapband doctor has been out of town since this started and he has been unable to reach...I feel like my stomach is being riped to shreads

[the best me 6]

Missie, h-pylori is cured with a round of antibiotics. The problem with having it and being banded is it can cause ulcers. Not good with a band. Get treated quickly, and until then, stick to a liquid/soft diet, and get you some Aloe Vera juice. Available at Wal-Mart and drug stores, with the tummy meds (like Tums) in a gallon container. Also available in berry-flavored. Drink as much as you can...2-3 ounces several times a day and at bedtime, or more! It's very healing.

Have you been tested for h-pylori? Call your PCP if your lapband doc is out. Go today!!!

[Teresita 0]

I am sorry you are in pain. Here is a thread that talks about H polyri and you can do a search to find many more threads. Good Luck hun.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=19521&highlight=Pylori

[leatha_g 4]

Who did these EGD and X-Rays ??

I would definitely agree with the others, you should stick with liquids or try the Aloe Vera for awhile. The band is not 'supposed' to be painful at all. Did they do a gallbladder ultrasound as well? Acid reflux would be more esophageal pain or discomfort, not stomach. I'm really sorry to hear you're having so much trouble. Please keep us posted.

My name is Missie Fisher and I have had the lapband for a year and a half. I have been suffering for the last week from severe stomach pain and mid-central back pain. I have spent 2500 bucks in the last week on internal EDG tests and exrays, etc etc etc. They can find nothing but minor irritation. I know its from the band b/c this pain worsens when eating or drinking. They say that it might be acid reflux....if anyone has had acid reflux due to the band please let me know how long after taking the medications did the pain subside. I have been crying all day and night and I dont know what to do...I almost want to have it taken out.:help: