What is this?

Just wondered if anyone else has had this. I have gotten these terrible abdominal pains since about 4 or 5 months out. They occur mostly at night and were once in a while but now it is more often than not. Also they last longer, from 1am into the next day. I have gone to my Dr. (gp) and he says keep my bowels regular and I have a hernia near my belly buttom (large). Thing is, is all this pain just from the hernia? How long does dumping last and how soon does it come on after eating? I am booked to see surgeon but can not get in for consult until June 25th (in Canada we wait forever). Any suggestions would be appreciated! I am seeing my wls surgeon on Monday in Ypsilanti, Michigan so hopefully he will add insight into the situation. I am getting tired of hugging the heating pad every night and burning my belly Hope everyone else is doing well. Congratulations to everyone on making it through their first year. Julia P

Could it be your gallbladder? Your WLS doc hopefully can help with some answers good luck! I know if I am not regular with bm's that I get a pain under my lower left side ribs that really hurts until I am cleaned out. Good luck, Jenni

Thanks Jenni, I will ask the surgeon about the gallbladder. I had wondered about that too. Take care Julia

Hi Julia Sorry to hear about your pain! Hope they make you better soon. Are you from Windsor? I am Canadian too, but live in Ohio now. So glad I did not have to go through OHIP for my surgery. Shelly

Thanks Shelly for your good wishes. No I am not from Windsor, I am up near Guelph (about 4 hours east from Windsor, an hour outside of Toronto) The waiting lists here for wls are huge - it takes about 2 years and all the red tape with OHIP is crazy! I luckily got approval without a hitch but then had to have sleep tests etc. so it was about 6 months from consult to surgery. You are lucky not have to deal with all this now. Julia P

Sounds like gallstones to me. Mine flared up around eight months after my WLS surgery. I had surgery to remove and repair hernia at same time and feel soooo much better these days! Good luck, Lisa

Thanks Lisa, I'm glad that you were able to get your hernia and gallbladder dealt with and that you feel great. Hopefully mine will be patched up soon Julia

Hi Julia-I had this for a month and the nurse said to make sure I didn't eat anything after 7 pm. I think it worked but am not sure if it was something that just fixed itself. She said my food was not digesting enough to go to bed on????? I don't know what it was but it finally did go away. I thought for sure I had a blockage at the time. Hope you feel better. I know this is gross but I did have toilet problems also and now take a stool softener twice a day and feel better also. Sharon

Hi Sharon Thanks for the input. I will try not eating past 7pm and see if it helps. I see the surgeon on Monday so hopefully he has answers for me Julia P

I'm sorry you are suffering. I hope they find out exactly what it is and fix it for you soon. Lizzie