Fatty Acid Imbalance?

[ssflbelle 829]

Hi Folks

I am wondering as sleeve patients do we have a tendency to have fatty acid imbalances and if so what can be done about it? My sleeve surgery was Jan 26th 2016. The reason I ask is that for the last 2 weeks I have been having sharp stabbing pains which seems to be in my veins in various locations of my body. After the sharp stabbing pain it turns into like a sharp stinging pain that lasts for about 5 minutes. These pains are happening throughout the day no matter what I am doing and they are sharp and painful enough that I cry out in pain and see stars. It started last week on my right side near the waist belly area. Then this week my left side under armpit breast area has the pain. Today I had a third pain on my right inner elbow area. Now I am experiences these pains at all three locations several times a day.

I have been doing research because of the armpit breast pain being so sever that I am wearing a bra all day long which I never did till this week. I see several articles about fatty Acid imbalance and breast pain. I am wondering if this is my problem and if I should be taking something for it.

I lost a lot of weight before surgery and now with the surgery I am down 215 pounds. I still have another 130 to lose. I have a lot of excess skin in the breast area as well as the other 2 locations I mentioned. Could the excess skin be causes these horrible sharp stabbing pains? If so, how is that possible and what can be done about i? I don't think I could live with having these pains at least a dozen or more times a day. I plan to call to make an appt to see my PCP but thought some of you might have or are experiences this same kind of pain and could provide some knowledge to me as to what this is.

[BarrySue 602]

This is NOT something you should be asking us. For severe pain at non-surgical sites more than 3 months after surgery that is so debilitating it disorients you, you need to talk to a medical professional ASAP and get checked out. If you can't get ahold of your PCP, call your surgeon and see what he thinks. If you can't get ahold of either, I'd recommend urgent care or the ER. If this happens while you are driving, walking across a street, getting out of the shower or walking down stairs, you could be hurt.

I'm a nurse, and these are red flags that I'm not going to even try and speculate on. You need to see someone ASAP and not worry about what strangers on the internet think.

Please take care, be safe, and keep us updated.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I agree. Neither the Internet nor a chat board is the place to get medical advice. CALL YOUR SURGEON. They should have given you a 24-hour phone number for issues like this.

[Miss Mac 6,262]

I get in trouble every time I tried to self-diagnose or get "Google-itis". A while back my left shoulder started hurting really bad in that "mosquito spot" that itches and you can't reach it no matter how you twist your arm.

At first, I thought maybe I pulled a muscle from lifting weights so I started putting Ben-Gay on it, which made the pain horribly worse. Finally, I caved in and made an appointment with my doctor. He took one look at my shoulder and said "You have shingles!'

Oh man, no wonder it hurt worse. I was putting Ben-Gay on araw rash just like Chicken-pox. He scolded me in a kind way and told me to just give him a call when something that I don't understand is happening.

Hopefully you can find a resolution to your pain.

[ssflbelle 829]

Saw the PCP today. The Dr is thinking because of all the excess skin from losing 215 pounds I am developing Fibromyalgia. I have been researching Fibromyalgia and based on what I am experiencing I don't feel I have that. I am thinking it is more of a nerve damage pain. All I know is this pain is not something I can live with if I have no meds so I am thankful he gave me 2 different kinds until we find out what this is. I have an appt for the 22nd at a pain management center.

[KristenLe 5,979]

Your symptoms don't sound like fibromyalgia. If I were you, I'd go to a Rheumatologist. They should be ruling out other causes before you look into a pain management program.

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