pain in the middle, lower, abdomen

jennifer12314 · January 21, 2009

Well i've had my band for about 8 months now and i've lost 65 lbs. so far...30 to go. A few months back I started experiencing pain in my lower mid abdomen. The pain is pretty bad at times, to where I can't hardly stand up straight. It feels like gas pains, but it's not moving anywhere. I discussed this with my doctor and he told me I need to drink more Water and take in more Fiber. He told me to start using benefiber. So I did. After about 2 days of using the benefiber the pain was gone.(it was pretty much every day) Well the relief only lasted about a month or so. Now the pain is back. I didn't stop taking the fiber so I don't understand why it's back. Has anyone else experienced this? If so how can I make it stop? What is causing it? Please help!!!

onewish · January 21, 2009

Hi Jennifer

i had my banding done on the 5th Dec and was ok with the exception of a port infection, i had the port removed a week ago now and the day after the op i had lower abdomen pain and was told it was gas and would disperse.....IT DIDNT, the following day i started with severe pain in the bladder area, the nurse said to see my GP as they did not deal with bladder infections...test was fine, no bladder infection....i am at a loss and in total pain daily, i feel like someone is knifing me between my legs and have the lower abdominal pain to the right also! i had ultrasound and urine test showing nothing and had bloods done today so i am hoping this shows something so someone will listen! Surgeon said it was highly unlikely to do with band as its lower but it certainly can not be discounted due to gravity....so please listen to your body and follow up on it and i am SO glad i found someone else suffering the same sort of thing...

keep well

onewish

mica · January 21, 2009

About 9 days ago, I started to get a squeezing-type pain in my lower abdomen. I had muscle aches and fever as well as headache. I thought I had the flu till I collapsed one evening. I had a slew of tests done, blood work, x-ray, ct scan etc.... They are still not sure what it is but I am worried that it may be erosion! The pain progressed up to the port area, and I spent a few nights in hosp on iv, antibiotics etc... I am home now, feeling much better but still with a bit of pain in the upper abd. I had a complete de-fill last eve. and hopefully what ever it is will clear up. i have had my band almost 1 yr to the day and am so scared that I will lose it.

I am being referred to a surgeon who has more experience with lap bands and hopefully she will get to the bottom of this without loss of my band.

Good luck to you all.

jrg1979 · January 22, 2009

I had some pain like yall are describing that turned out to be a bladder infection. PCP said it could have been a result of too much Protein. I laid off the protein supplements and took my antibiotics as prescribed and have not had any more trouble

minniet · April 12, 2009

I just joined and saw your problem. I was banded in Sept 2005 about a year later i had excruciating pain in the left lower abdomen. I went to an internist, the gastroenterologist, had a colonoscopy, went to the gynocologist and my bariatric surgeon. She thought the port line was twisted. She did another laproscopic surgery. in fact the port cord was twisted. But 3 days later the pain began again until i had to be taken to the hospital. its my gastroenterologist who sent me there and i had emergency laproscopic surgery. The surgeon found nothing wrong in the abdomen or stomach.

The pain came back. It was my family internist who figured out the it was proably scar tissue that developed in my abdominal wall ( in a muscle) which cant be seen during surgery or on scans and was pressing on a nerve. All I know is he put me on medication to relieve the stress and calm the muscles down. It has been under control since then.

I hope you feel better.

redrum602 · April 14, 2009

I have had similar pains - tends to happen after I have eaten something. I get really bloated and feel like my lower stomach is filling up with gas. It causes such great pain that it hurts to stand up straight. I have been taking Zantac, and that tends to help a little, until it's meal time again. I don't know what to do. I am going to try this fiber thing you speak of.

redrum602 · April 21, 2009

The Fiber seems to be working! I am trying to take it (2 pills) once a day. I haven't seem to have this issue on those days that I remember to take the pills. I forgot 2 days and then the pain started. I was able to get to a drugstore to pick up some chewable fiber pills. It helps to curb the pain a little. I am not sure why the fiber is working..... anyone have any clues??