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Left Side Pain 17 mo post op



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I'm 8 weeks out. Everything was perfect till 1 week ago. I started getting pain under my left rib the next day it was down my left side right to the tip of pubic bone. I ended up going to my GP last Thursday. He sent me straight to the major hospital. I had my surgery in Mexico and am living in Canada. So the Medical team ran a CT scan X-rays blood work and it was all fine. They wanted to admit me however being Easter Weekend I wouldn't see a surgeon till today. I said if it's absolutely necessary I will stay, but if not I'm only 20 mins away so I chose to go home. No fever norm blood pressure no prob eating or drinking urine fine bowels fine. Just very very tender abdomen and I can't stand very long. I called my surgeon in Mexico he says it could be inflamed stomach. I tried to explain the pain but I don't agree with that. Needless to say the med team said that the gastric surgeon at the hospital will prob do a barium swallow and a scope. I'm scared to death as this is getting worse each day.

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Andrea Barnes Douglas, how has your situation turned out? Are you better? I am having pain under my left breast at my rib cage too. I am 2 weeks out and am curious about your situation.

Thanks.

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So I started feeling those little uncomfortable twinges last night on the drive home from work. All was normal, I was sipping on my Water on the drive home and suddenly, those little sharp pings on my left side under rib cage. It got worse until I finally pulled over, got out of the car, stood up and walked for a few minutes and it went away. Then as I drove home I was too afraid to drink any more of my water, as I thought somebody was wrong, or I had a leak or something. Two hours later, I'm sitting at home and I decided to give some Soup a try. Sure enough, if I ate the soup too fast, I'd start to feel those twinges again. So I'd stop eating and it would go away. I figured out real quick that as long as I took a bite of soup every five minutes or so, I wouldn't get those pains. I'm very nervous about a leak.

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So after those couple times, that was the last I experienced that! Haven't had it since

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Hi I know it has been some years since this was started but I wanted to share my info just in case someone is looking for the same issue.

My left side under rib cage dull pain would only be on set when sitting. I am 16 months since my sleeve and have lost 130+ lbs. I went for several tests and on some days the pain was so bad I would go to the ER to be told they have no idea what is wrong with me. I had CT Scans and MRI but MRI was of spine. Was told by my orthopedic dr I had a pinched nerve in my spine and the nerve that is pinched is responsible for that area. I was told that due to the weight loss, my body is no more 'compressed' and that there is less 'cushion' to absorb the daily bangs of living now. I don't know if this is the settling answer for me but it's been over 7 mos of this pain and tests and more Dr's than I ever want to see again. There seems to be some relief when I take a muscle relaxer like Amtrix/Flexeril (not sure how to spell it) and Valium and if I keep up on taking a vegetable laxative every day. But the Dr wants to inject whatever into the spaces of my vertebra to cushion the area the nerve is pinched.

I don't know about messing with my spine. This is something I can not live with so I have been going to chiropractor before I go digging in my back.

Also, I have GREAT insurance. My sleeve surgery cost me nothing and these Dr visits are all just $10 copay so I also feel like there is a hidden agenda sometimes to milk my insurance and rush me to do this and that.

That's where I am at. Maybe this will help someone?

highest weight 309

sx weight 252

current weight 138

goal 110

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