Severe pain left side under ribcage, worse when inhaling

[ebroms17 57]

Hi all,

I'll be three weeks out as of Monday and have been experiencing pretty bad pain on my left side under my rib cage. It's especially sharp when I inhale and when I'm lying down on either side, as well as after I eat or drink.

My surgeon wanted to rule out any complications from surgery including a blood clot so he sent me to the ER a few days ago, where I got blood tests, an x-ray and a CT scan but aside from being dehydrated according to my blood tests and them finding a small cyst on my spleen (which they said should not be causing pain), all were normal.

I've heard that this pain can be normal after surgery as the left side is usually where they make the largest laparoscopic incision, but this pain isn't near the incision site. It's quite painful - a bit better with my Percoset, but I don't want to get hooked on it so I've been taking it very sparingly. Tylenol doesn't touch it.

Has anyone had experience with this?

[James Marusek 5,244]

Here are some links that may be of some help:

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/249135-sharp-pains-in-left-side/

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/193032-pain-under-my-ribs-on-left-side/

https://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/202303-pain-on-my-left-side/

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

No idea but I have this pain sometimes. 5 weeks out

[Newme17 3,444]

When I got sharp nabbing pain under the ribs and it got worse with a deep breath or yawn or something, it was gas. I've gone to the ER for it twice and told it was gas, that was embarrassing--but I'm glad everything else was ruled out. Not saying this is it for you, but if you've had the tests, it could most likely be just that. Take some gas x and see if that'll help. Hope it does!

[Berry78 4,261]

I was gonna say it coyld be related to constipation.. plenty of intestines around that area too.

[ebroms17 57]

thanks all. it seems to be slowly resolving itself.

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

I saw m surgeon today he said they did some stiching there so when i over work myself thats why it hurts, so im happy it was nothin

[B.Annie 290]

My pain which I described the same way turned out to be pneumonia. Call your surgeon just to discuss

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