Pain under breast bone area to back..:(

[felkatz 3]

Howdy,

I was banded july 20th of this year. Had a hiatal hernia which was repaired. I'm still sore. when i eat at times it feels like its stuck at the bottom of my throat. Then at times.. i feel a sharp pain right beneath my breast bone area that i can feel to the back between my shoulder blade. It feels like its poking out. My BF has to pat my back hard for it to feel better.. It at time feels like i have a bruise back there.

Just wondering if someone out there is having the same feelings? I'm afraid to eat.. cause it will end up hurting. I go to dr. tomorrow ... just wonder what i'm up against.

thanks

[RestlessMonkey 7]

you were probably given a fill during surgery and are "stuck". Call your surgeon monday, find out if you were filled during the operation. If so, you can either 1. chew well, small bites, small portions, listen to your body, don't eat so fast, so much and/or 2. get unfilled.

[felkatz 3]

They took out all the fill 4 days after surgery because i was having problems. I have been chewing my food like crazy!! Sometimes i hardly eat any food. :cool:

[RestlessMonkey 7]

Then if I were you, I'd call my doc on Monday and agitate to be checked out. If you had a fill in since surgery and vomited/PB'd a lot etc you might have had a slip. Or not...don't panic. It could be normal healing...

but tell your doc your symptoms.

[felkatz 3]

yeah i have an appt tomorrow.. just wondering what i should expect. There were two times which i woke up i had a bad dream that i was drowning and woke up hacking... it hurt.. i was afraid my band broke or soemthing.. the other incident i hiccuped and coughed at same time.. man was that painful!

we shall see tomorrow.

[RestlessMonkey 7]

I know you're just healing and I'm no band doc but it just doesn't sound right to me. On the bright side, if you did "slip" or whatever you've caught it super super early and it can most likely be easily fixed! Good luck!

[felkatz 3]

ok.. went to docs.. said it can be gallbladder.. i have the classic symptoms. i go for an ultra sound on thursday.. to find out ... blah biliary colic ...

[RestlessMonkey 7]

At least it wasn't your band! If it is your gall bladder they'll remove it (another surgery, no fun I know) and then you'll feel marvelous. Glad you got it checked out!

[greeks16 0]

I got surgery on Thursday and had the hernia repaired as well. And have the same pain under my breast bone. Please tell me what your doc says because I have my GB removed already