stomach pain

   Some info about me, I had RNY this year, in June  8th 2009. I had my gallbladder removed in 2000. 
    I have had some stomach pain for about a week. It comes last a minute or two then is gone. It feels sharp and cutting. It's right below my sternum. It feels like the top of my old stomach, where I imagine the staple line is. Sunday I was sitting down eating but when I stood up I had sharp pain. The pain felt like a horizontal line across my upper abdomen, it's too low for my pouch.  The pain is more or less in the same place again it last a short time but the pain on Sunday scarred me.
    I would go to the doctor but due to the fact that I have no insurance I don't want to rush into it. I just started taking antacids 2 days ago and am hoping this helps. I was wondering if anyone has had similar pain.

is the pain on the left or right side?  does it radiate to your back?  I was thinking if this is the case that you could be experiencing Kidney stones.  I've had them 3 times once before surgery and twice since.  

blockage - hernia -twisted intestines. or adhesion. They may pull and create a narrowing.  
I had a similar pain - but usually it lasted 1-2 hrs or more.
i had 2 surgeries - first GB removal and hernia repair and untwisting, then just 2.5 weeks ago - another hernia repair.  So far so good.
get insurance if you can

So sorry you're having to deal with this.  I too have had severe abdominal pain and have gone to ER a whole bunch of times and they can't find anything wrong.

I used to have the pain constantly....almost everytime I ate.  It's so much better now.  The last time I had an episode was like 5 months ago...Thank Goodness! 

Good luck and make sure you quickly get insurance so that you're cared for.....

So how are you doing these days?  Still have pain?

I've been having the same problems for about a month. The pain is really sharp and exactly where you said yours is. My doctor put me on Nexium to try for a month (because I'm having major reflux issues also) but it's looking like they are going to have to put some sort of pump in. I didn't ask a lot of questions because I was hoping so much that the meds would work that I don't think I wanted to think about surgery. I have my surgery nine days after you did. How are you doing now?