Back pain when I breathe
I called my surgeon about the pain I am feeling on my right side. It doesn't hurt when I am sitting, just when I get up and attempt to walk, just hard to breathe, and when I am up it hurts to stand straight up. The surgeon told me it was just muscle pain and I over did my activity. I am still not feeling very confident with what he said, What if it's a serious matter. I am feeling pretty down right now:( Any suggestions?
If you have pain when you breathe, I think you need to be seen by a doctor. Either get an appt with your doc tomorrow morning, or else go to the ER.
It may very well be muscle pain. But just in case it's something else, like pneumonia, I would see a doc.
Kelly
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I had a duodenal switch in August. I was in surgery for 7 hours because of scar tissue. I had a stabbing pain in my back that I first thought was discomfort from laying in a hospital bed (DS'ers stay in the hospital for about 5 days after surgery). When I got home the pain continued to get worse. I went to the emergency room 8 days after surgery and a CT scan revealed that I had a partially collapsed lung due to the long surgery time. It was actually cured by using my incentive spirometer once per hour overnight to puff the lung back up. Your back pain may be something totally different but this was my experience.
