Question:
6 MONTHS POST-OP RNY GASTRIC BYPASS!!!! pain!!

i am experiencing pain in my abdominal area as soon as i eat or drink it starts aching!! i was wondering could it be that my op failed and the staples are coming out?? im a worrier!! i cant even drink water without feeling the slightest pain.. help please..    — halahmad (posted on March 8, 2009)

March 8, 2009
Have you called your surgeon about this pain you're having? If not, I strongly suggest that you do. Abdominal pain is a very generalized symptom but it can also be associated with any number of conditions including strictures, an ulcer, adhesions, an obstruction, an inflamed gall bladder, pancreatitis, appendicitis and the list goes on and on. Your best bet is to call your doctor so you can get any tests that might be needed to get to the bottom of it so you can start feeling better...Good luck!
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March 9, 2009
Call your surgeon right away. Don't take any chances.
   — jeannefitz

March 9, 2009
When it comes to pain, I don't think anyone wants to guess what "could be wrong"...especailly 6 mos out. Don't wait...Just call or visit your surgeon. Do come back though and tell us what it was! Sometimes we just get these ramdom aches and pains and I can only guess that mine were an irritated pouch...or too much acid at the "Y" ...partial food blockage...Irritated/scratched stoma...constipation... irritated bowel ????...I dunno for sure...But all my aches and pains never get chronic (more than a few days) and I've not had to go in...
   — .Anita R.

March 9, 2009
The first posting is correct. Check with your surgeon because it could be any number of things. Try to keep a journal of when your pain is happening just as the time if you just ate, how intense the pain is on a scale of 1-10, and draw a picture of a person on a piece of paper then put Xs on the place where the pain starts. This will be helpful because he/she can scan it quickly. Sometimes when you get examined, the pain is everywhere so they call it a non-specific pain. I hope you get some relief fast.
   — Corina C