female only Sharp pain in breast post op

[bostonmama 135]

I'm 5 days post op RNY and today I've had this sharp stabbing pain in my left breast. It only lasts a second and has happen 10-15x. Has anyone experienced this? I think it could be related to the surgery or maybe to the mostly clear liquid diet I've been on, since Ive never had this before.

I was breastfeeding but quit about 4 month ago.

[ssflbelle 829]

Where in your breast is this pain happening? I also had and still have pain in my breasts from under the arm pit down the outer sides of the breast to the nipple area. I was told it is my veins in my breast reacting to the pulling of my loose skin. I was given gabapentin. However I have lost 266 so to me this made sense. But you say you are only 5 days post op. So I am not really sure this is what you are experiencing. However I do know any kind of pain in the breast is very painful. Hope others may be can provide you with more info. I would also check in with your Dr. and hope you get relief soon.

[KateintheKitchen 12]

I do too!!! Finally, where have you been. Please tell me your port is above your left breast...

[KateintheKitchen 12]

Dang it, your rny not lap band...I'm on my own...BUT I have been researching this, and I have found that the nerve in your breast controlling the part that shoots burning pain through the nipple in short bursts is called the 4th intercostal nerve, and it connects under the armpit, so it could just be trying to heal. I think that either the tube connecting to my band could be hitting the nerve or the nerve is being bothered under my pit. I found that lightly massaging that area helps...but that's just me and my port

[James Marusek 5,244]

Do you have other symptoms such as sudden shortness of breath or chest pain with breathing? If so these might be signs of a pulmonary embolism (blood clot). If this is the case contact your surgeon's office immediately and run it by him/her.

[catwoman7 11,179]

I had that on the side of my left breast. A sharp pain - just as you described. And not constant - I'd get this stabbing pain for just a few seconds or a minute or two several times a day. I thought it might be hormonal (I'm post-menopausal, but who knows) due to the "hormone dump" many people experience after surgery. I asked the PA at my surgeon's office, and he just sort of shrugged it off. It went away after about two weeks.