Question:
Why am I having sharp pain in my abdomin???

It started almost three months ago. I mentioned it to my WL Surgeon and he did a CT scan and an exploratory laprotomy and found nothing, except what he said looked like polycystic ovaries. I went the GYN and he did a pap smear, exam, ultrasound and vaginal ultrasound and HE found nothing. The pain feels like like someone is jabbing me with a needle in three spots around my belly button, and I get it at least 3 times a day. In the same spots. Now I'm 10 monthes out (started at 8 1/2 months out), and I've lost almost 100 lbs. I need to figure out what this it, but I've already has two doctors messing with me, I'm almost scared to call my regular doctor for fear of what she'll do to me. Should I wait on the GYN or should I just go ahead and call my PCP??    — HeidiMc (posted on February 21, 2006)

February 21, 2006
THAT IS SO WEARED BECAUSE I AM EXPERIENCING SOME WHAT THE SAME MY PAIN IS ON MY RIGHT SIDE OF MY ABDOMEN AND SOMETIMES I CAN'T WALK CAUSE OF THE PAIN BUT I DID NOT TELL MY DOCTOR THINKING IT COULD BE MY STOMACH HEALING IN THE INSIDE. IT STARTED 2MONTHS POST OP I DONT GET IT EVERYDAY LIKE MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. CALL YOUR DOCTOR I AM SCARED TOO. I AM GOING TO SEE MY SURGEON NEXT MONTH AND I WILL TELL HIM THEN. GOOD LUCK
   — evienicole

February 21, 2006
HAVE YOU TALKED TO YOUR SURGEON ABOUT DOING EXPLORATORY SURGEON TO CHECK FOR ADHESIONS BELEIVE IT SOUNDS STRANGE BUT IT HAPPENED TO ME JAN 2005 THEY DIDNT KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE SEVER PAIN THAT KEPT PUTTING ME IN THE HOSPITAL AND HE FINALLY WENT IN DID EXPLORATORY SURGERY AND FOUND ADHESIONS THAT ATTACHED FROM THE OLD STOMACH TO MY LIVER SO PLEASE DONT RULE THAT OUT TALK TO HIM
   — Dawn Taylor

February 22, 2006
I had the same feeling on the right side of my navel radiating towards my side. Seems that a colonscopy showed the problem to be Crohn's disease which is like colitis (also an irritable bowel syndrome.) This was not caused by the surgery; the doctor says I've probably had it for a while. It flares up from time to time and can be treated with medication. I also had an endoscopy and everthing that was done with the gastric by-pass is just fine. Maybe a colonscopy would benifit you. Whatever you and your Doctor decide to do, good luck!
   — PATTYGIRL