Question:
Any women have pain under their left breast?

I had surgery about 7 weeks ago and just started getting a pain under my left breast, is this familiar to anyone?    — Sharon S. (posted on November 25, 2003)

November 25, 2003
I am 3yrs out so I don't know if it is the same, I had a soreness under left breast. I also had increased hurling went to pcp, he sent me to gastro specialist, had a scope, and she found my pouch was irritated due to stoma being a little small, she stretched me, and put me on protonix 2x a day. If you are 7 weeks out I wonder if you could still be healing, a good question the next time you go to see surgeon.
   — acluff

November 25, 2003
I had soreness under my left breast for a while after surgery and I asked the doctor and he said that was close to my stomach and that is why it hurt. Who knows if he is right. I know nothing of anatomy.
   — Trin2rilax Cheryl McCoy

November 25, 2003
I had soreness/numbness under my left breast for awhile after surgery. The area felt hard to the touch, as well. I asked the surgeon, and he said that what I was experiencing was normal due to the way they open you up and clamp you open during surgery. Please consult your surgeon for his/her opinion.
   — vittycat

November 29, 2003
I had this due to rib spreaders they use for Open RNY--later I developed an incisional hernia--so have them look at the site--my pain was from 4 weeks to nine about the tenth week it just disappeared.
   — who A.

November 29, 2003
I had a pain in the same area since I came home from the hospital, I am now almost 9 weeks and it seems to be almost completely gone. I was told however that they don't use rib spreaders for WLS that is only for up higher so who knows....My surgeon said my ribs could have cracked ot the cartilidge might have cracked and that takes a while to heal. Whatever caused it I am glad It is getting better! GOOD LUCK!
   — Saxbyd