pain in my right side

tlynn · May 28, 2008

I had my 2nd fill last week. i was overfilled and had to get an unfill 2 days after the fill. was feeling fine for a couple of days and now i am having pain in my right side. has anyone had this problem? also where i get my fills done is 4 hours away from my home. there is a dr here in my town that does the lapband and fills but will not see me because i went out of the country for my lapband. if i go to the emergency room does he have to see me? thanks

jessicalouann · May 28, 2008

I have worked in the hospital for 12 years. I ws banded in Mexico 4 months ago and have my fills done 2 hours away. In answer to your question about the pain in rt side- the answer is YES, I have had it. It is always worse after a fill. Several of my friends and co-workers are banded also and they all have it on and off. It will subside, take maalox and or milk of magnesia. You can also take aleve. Now in answer to your question about the emergency room and him having to see you the answer is NO. Unless they did testing and you required a procedure that was imminent he will not see you. Have you called the doc that does your fills and seen what his advice is? Hope you get to feeling better and this helps.

tlynn · May 28, 2008

the pain is only there when i eat. should i get an unfill or will it go away? does the pain mean that my band might of slipped? i am just really concerned. thanks

jessicalouann · May 28, 2008

No-slippage is really hard to do-usually with lots of heaving and vomiting. The pain is there after you eat because the stomach is full and it pushes on nerves around your band. If you have slippage you will either fill no restriction at all or vomit everything you try like even liquids. There are some variations, but I think you'll be fine. It will slowly get better as your restriction from the fill loosens-Good luck! Did you try the maalox?