After having my lap band removed, I was very sick.. My body didn t take it very well. I was in the hospital for 6 days, in which I can t remember the first 4 days. Then was sent home with a temp. of 101.0 Fahrenheit ( I checked when I got home, because I was still weak when I was sent home). My incisions got infected, The doc gave me some antibiotics) and for the next two weeks battled with mild temps that went from 99 to 102. I have a 2 year old, and didn t receive any rest time after surgery. The only relief I had where my pain killers. About 2 weeks later, I woke up two nights in a row with my side of my body from the waist up in a Charlie horse. I could feel my heart or a muscle contraction in my chest clenching hard then releasing. I started punching my own chest ( I guess at the time, I panicked and didn t what to do.) after the Charlie horse subsided, I felt like someone was pressing down on my chest. What does this sound like to you? I didn t tell anyone, and didn t call an ambulance. This was 5 months ago, hasn t happened since. I am a 40 year old woman with a past of heavy drinking, and smoking. I have subsided from both for the last 5 yrs.