I had LapBand since 2016. Right now I’m having severe pain in my left upper abdomen. Very painful when I lean over to get up

It’s best to wait  until you finish with  chemotherapy since  it can affect  your nutrition and  make you nauseous. The steroids are usually  not a problem if you are taking an antacid for  protection during treatment. If  the chemotherapy  is going to be given in several cycles   over  a “lo...

Hello, Im sorry to hear you are struggling with this issue. Shoulder discomfort following an abdominal procedure is common. This is due to irritation of the phrenic nerve which innervates your diaphram. However, it is expected for this pain to resolve withing the first few days following surgery...

There a several reasons why a gastric band port can hurt, lets start with the fact that the port is rigid and the tubing the connects the port to the band although flexible is semi rigid . If the port area hurts, specially related to movement, it is commonly caused by a shifted ...