Incision is burning

[Huggies123 28]

Is this normal? I had my sleeve done 8/26 including a hiatal hernia fix. Was in the hospital for four days. I walked as much as I could to the point the nurses were telling me not to overdo it. Which I'm now afraid I might have done.

Has anyone experienced a burning pain on one of their incisions? (And of course it's the main one.). Thank you!

[GenaH 10]

I was sleeved on 8/28 and I'm also experiencing severe burning pain at the main incision spot. It's so bad I can't stand up straight. My meds will be gone on Monday and I very nervous about not having anything but Tylenol. Is there anything that you are doing to make it better?

[Miss Mac 6,261]

Call your doctor, especially if it looks inflamed. The biggest incision takes the longest to heal. Please do not do any lifting beyond your doctor's recommendations. Let someone else do the laundry lifting, and you can do the folding. Make adjustments like that where you have to. You deserve to take it easy until you feel up to it. The soreness, itching, and burning take a while to resolve. But call your doctor. He/she may want to see you at the office.

[Thinkingthinner1109 485]

I also had burning when I tried to straighten up, I was told my the nurse at the doctors office that it was normal and to continue to walk and it's gets better. I had my surgery 8/25, and although it's a little better I still cannot stand completely straight up.

[Huggies123 28]

I'm wondering if bending over might have been the cause. I was feeling pretty good this afternoon and picked up a few things off the floor (my children of course lol). Since then, it's like I've pulled something behind the big incision and the burning kicked in.

I try to hold it with my hand whenever I'm moving. That tends to help. I'm also putting a heating pad on it for the swelling. Not sure if it worked, just trying all sorts of things to see what works.

[Kissifur 244]

I experienced a burning sensation at the main incision site after my gallbladder surgery it was horrible and went away fairly quick (maybe a week). However I didn't have it following VGS.