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I am 5 weeks post op and am still getting a pain under my ribs on the left. It isn’t there all the time. It comes and goes.

It sort of feels like a stitch.

Just wondering if anyone else has had this and might know what it is. I spoke to my GP about it and she said there could be internal stitches still causing problems, or it could be related to the diaphragm.

Not hugely concerned about it as I think if it was a real problem the symptoms would be more severe.

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I've had it and I think for me it's trapped air and a bit of Constipation. That area is where the splenic flexure is. I still get it now and then.

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Could it be your gallbladder?

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Nope - wrong side and I had it out about 5 years ago. But good guess!

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Hi, you mentioned your gp’s guess, have you been able to talk to your surgeon about the pain yet? I hope it eases for you soon

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Hi, am having the same pain 2 months after surgery. Surgeon dismissed it when I saw him yesterday but that pain is worrying me as it just developed. When you get an answer please post. Am following. Speedy recovery to you🙂

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My pain seems to have gone away now. I think what caused it was Constipation. It was always there if I needed to “go” and went away afterwards. I think it was associated with the move to more solid food.

I hope yours is better soon.

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