Extreme muscle cramps after gastric bypass Posted: 12-11-07 04:13am
I had gastric bypass surgery about 4 years
ago, and I'm experiencing random extreme
muscle cramps in my stomach.
It feels like when you are kick hard in
the stomach, knocking the wind out of
you.
For me, its been getting steadily worse.
It usually starts with a dull tightness in
a band in the tummy area, just below the
ribs. This builds for the next 5-10 mins
to its peak, then provided I can relax,
begins to fade and disappear in 5 to 10
mins.
Over the last month, this has increased in
pain, to the point I need to steady myself
and concentrate hard to stay conscious. I
see darkness and stars over the last 3
events, even suffering extreme weakness in
the legs, nearly dropping me. I'm getting
scared about this and afraid to tell my
wife this new level of pain. She gets
very scared for my health and this would
drive her nuts.
I've brought this up with my surgeon on
several occasions, but he hasn't run
across anything like this. I'd really
like to figure out the cause so I get get
it remedied.
This is completely random, I have not been
able to tie it to any food, exercise,
activity, or anything.
