Pain in jaw and upper back

[msslechix 32]

So, the other day I was sitting at the drive thru getting my kids a treat. I suddenly got this awful stabbing pain under both sides of my jaw and upper back. Now I've had pain before. But this was comparable if not worse than childbirth and my tooth abscess. I literally locked out on the steering wheel and started crying, thinking it was THE BIG ONE. It passed after 5 mins and I went home. After calling the nurse line, I was advised to rush to the ER, as these are classic symptoms in females. After all the bells and whistles; tons of questions, EKG and blood work the doctor says "so you've had gastric surgery? It's because you're Vitamin deficient, but we're not going to test for it. Take some ibuprofen...oh wait you can't...ok we'll discharge you in a bit." Well damn! what if it WAS gastric related? he sure didn't check it! I feel like he dismissed me and didn't take my pain seriously because I had WLS. And maybe it wasn't the big one, but I've been going crazy all weekend trying to figure it out. Anyone else have vitamin deficient pains that make you feel like you're dying? I'm making appointments today for the works.

[lizv123 389]

Yikes! I schedule an appt with my surgeon ASAP. The way the ER dismissed you is absurd!

[JoiaRox 430]

Could be symptomatic of a larger issue (i.e. gall bladder, if you still have it) - definitely call your bariatric surgeon for a follow up!