Chest Pain/Hurts when I breathe in deep

[Luvjaky513 2]

Hi everyone,

I am 2 weeks post op and today after some mild cleaning I sat down and felt really tired and winded. I few hours later I started getting these sharp pains in my chest, its worse when I take deep breaths. I thought it might be gas so I took some gas x but the pain is still the same. Are these blood clot signs? Do you have any advice?

Thank you

[dfinaldi 6]

No i dont think its blood clot...i have that as well..gas gas gas moving....feel better

[CanyonBaby 1,852]

Did you have hernia repair, as well? If so, it could be that. Your abdominal muscles that were cut during your surgery could be the culprit, but if you have ANY ANY ANY questions that it could be your heart, CALL YOUR DR. ASAP! It can't hurt to ask, and then you are reassured. Best to you!

[jenbaby75 283]

Getting winded easily, sharp chest pains can be serious. I would call your doc, now.

[Luvjaky513 2]

No hernia repair, I've been walking for the past hour and no changes. I am burping a lot but it hurts like hell when I burp. I had gas the first day after surgery but it was nothing like this, these are stabbing pains when I breathe in. I have Kaiser, there's no direct line for my surgeon, when I call the office it says to go to the ER.

[dfinaldi 6]

I would call your dr.or if it keeps up and ur still in pain and feel winded go to er

[KattattaK 45]

Go to the ER

[Luvjaky513 2]

Driving there now. Thanks everyone

[DizzyLib 45]

It could be your lungs, please get checked

[Luvjaky513 2]

@@DizzyLizzy you were right I have a partial collapsed lung but the doctor said its nothing serious just painful she gave me medication and sent me on my way. Thanks for the advice everyone.

[Riz2006 242]

Glad you went to ER! I was going to say I thought I read that was a sign of clot in lung. Glad it's nothing too serious. Get better!

[CanyonBaby 1,852]

I am so relieved, and I bet you are, as well! So glad you went! Feel better soon....

[DizzyLib 45]

Thank goodness! I had a partially collapsed lung after surgery, a very long time ago, your post brought it back. Make sure you do deep breathing exercises and use one of those plastic "incentive spirometre" with the ping ping balls to increase your lung power! As it can take some time to resolve

Edited March 17, 2015 by DizzyLizzie

[DisforDavid 8]

Did you have hernia repair, as well? If so, it could be that. Your abdominal muscles that were cut during your surgery could be the culprit, but if you have ANY ANY ANY questions that it could be your heart, CALL YOUR DR. ASAP! It can't hurt to ask, and then you are reassured. Best to you!

Ok, so I am having sharp pains/cramping on the left side of me. It has been bad the past week.... could this be because of the hernia? I had one.... I actually just posted a thread on this and now I saw your post.

Also OP, glad to hear you are fine (or will be).

Edited March 17, 2015 by DisforDavid

[CanyonBaby 1,852]

@@DisforDavid

Seems like I get to talk with you a lot today! Your hernia may be the cause of your pain, but my hernia repair pain is/was mostly in the are where the esophagus joins the stomach. That juncture is where the repair for me was done, and the pain (which is now minimal) is mostly when I swallow. How many weeks has passed since your surgery? If you are feeling sharp pain in your chest area, you should probably get it checked out. Just like LuvJaky (sorry if I got that wrong!), you could have other issues going on. Don't wait for it to get severe. At minimum you should call your surgical team about it. Good luck to you and let us know how you are doing! (As a side note, it was you who asked about if you were eating too much, right? This might also be why your side hurts...if you're putting too much food in your sleeve, you may be putting too much stress on the staple line, and that could mean trouble! Call your surgical team!)