Tightness under the Breast Bone?

May 24, 2004

Since last night, I have had a bizarre, uncomfortable, sometimes painful feeling in my chest directly beneath my breast bone. Sometimes it is just a tightness, and sometimes it is more of a pain.

As I said, it began last night about the same time as I began experiencing really terrible cramping in my neck and shoulders. This feeling in my neck and shoulders reoccurred this afternoon.

From everything I have read, this sounds like it must be gas. However, I am 10 days post-op and this would be the first time I have had gas pains at all!

Has anyone experienced this before? (Meaning, gas pain in the chest under the breast bone and gas pain for the first time more than a week after banding?)

Thanks so much for your responses!

Marsali

La_madam · May 24, 2004

Hi I was banded by Dr Orit on April 6th and I experienced the exact same pain under my breastbone about 10 days post op...I was told it was gas trapped in my diaphram..I constantly felt pressure and felt like I had to burp but couldn't

It went away at about 2 weeks post op. The pain in your neck and shoulder is most likely trapped gas also. I just continued taking Gas X and I walked as much as possible and it went away. Hope this info helps...Good Luck

P.S. I did not have gas pains at all either until about the 5th day post op

Michelle

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