Question:
What causes pain in the mid-left side?

I am 5 months post-op LAP/RNY and every once in a while, I will get a sharp, debilitating pain in my left side - above the hip but below the ribs. It has happened after eating and during exercise. It is so sharp and severe that I can't stand upright. I have found that sitting and bending over help alleviate the pain. It seems to last 30 minutes or so, then passes. Any ideas?    — Carly B. (posted on August 13, 2003)

August 13, 2003
I'm going to answer your question with a question.... How regular are you? I get that pain also mine is terrible I canly sit on the toilet and bend forward and cry. I get it from being backed up. Thats when I get it, Dont take anyones word for it though unless it is a Dr you trust. Good Luck! Love, Nicole
   — nicole79

August 14, 2003
Sometimes I don't go for a week and take a fast acting suppository to get things going. I had wondered if perhaps it was blockage. But it seems a little high for that. I don't know - if it happened more often I'd be in the surgeons office immediately - but it is rare enough that I convince myself it will never happen again. Then it does.
   — Carly B.

August 14, 2003
Have you been checked for possible kidney stones? The area you are describing and the pain involved seem just like the problems I was having this past week due to kidney stones. Just a thought...
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