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I had VSG On Feb 4. Ever since, I have been experiencing super bad pain right above my bra strap, across my entire back. Like a deep ache, straight line, across my back. It is so bad, it makes me stop my day and sit down with a chair vibrator going. I have tried tylenol and it doesn't touch the pain. I have never had any sort of back pain before. At first I thought it was trapped gas. But I am nearly 3 weeks out and it isn't going away. I am losing my whole afternoons and evenings to this, It kicks in around 11 am. Any ideas? Anyone else going thru this? Is it sorta like when you have your tubes tied and it aches in your right shoulder more that it does your abdomen? Is it connected by nerves to the VSG procedure? I need relief! This is the only stumbling block in an otherwise picture perfect surgery & recuperation.

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If it feels like someone is stabbing you under the shoulder blades with a bowie knife and twisting it around mercilessly, it might be your gallbladder. This is one of those things you should ask your surgeon about. Gas is bad enough, but should not interrupt your day like that. A lot of people have gallbladder issues after bariatric surgery.

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