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I am 5 1/2 months post-op and still have pain as soon as food hits my sleeve. The pain does go away but the initial food hitting the stomach hurts for a moment. I am always very aware of my new stomach and its sensations. Does this sound normal to other people around the same post-op time?

Thank you! I actually had very bad reflux before surgery but my surgeon fixed my hernia as well and I haven't had any other problems with reflux. I'm definitely going to talk with my doctor about it. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-J320A using BariatricPal mobile app

I had gastric sleeve surgery with hiatal hernia repair on feb. 1, 2018. When I awoke from surgery I was in a tremendous amount of pain and had what I call stomach "spasms" nonstop. It felt as if what was left of my stomach was turning inside out and writhing....It would happen with or without drinking, when I moved, etc. Now I'm 16 days post-op, 20 pounds lost, and the "spasms" are much better but I still have them occasionally. I'm doing well getting all my protein and liquids down, with a lot of work, of course. For the last 4 days my blood pressure has begun to drop very low for me, around 100/60 P60. I have been on beta blockers for the last 17 years for my high bp and fast heart rate and I had to cut it in half before my surgery and hold it a few days after surgery because it's dipping too low. I've been feeling faint, weak and having diarrhea when I have a BM and I have been hearing a very loud spurting sound in the left side of my abdomen and left back when I go to the bathroom with some pain in the left abdomen near the incision site where they cut through the muscle. My question is..... I know these surgeries are not easy for anyone! Those of you that have gone through this, does this sound familiar to you, are these normal things that you go through with this? Any advice? I have read through my handbook over and over and have called my surgeons office a couple of times to ask questions and the nurses usually say to give it time. However, I feel that things are just so different and I don't know if it's "normal" or maybe I should push things and get looked at. thanks for your input!

Wow, you went through a lot Losebig. I'm glad you told me all this. It is a better explanation that what I got. I also had a hiatal hernia repair with my sleeve so it must have something to do with the nerves and in my opinion, the stomach "trying" to do it's job but most of it is no longer there, aggravating nerves, muscle, etc... I was in so much pain but all they would give me is IV Tylenol and Dilaudid once every 6 hours. It would relieve a lot of the pain but wouldn't last very long. I cried for the whole day without much relief until my night nurse came in. She stayed on top of it and that was the first real relief I had. I did tell my surgeon several times about the spasms and he came in while I was wrenching in pain but he would just say that it will get better. My particular surgeon didn't like to use pain medicines so I really did suffer a lot. Anyway I spoke with my nurse again today and everything seems normal except for the bowel issue which I need to make a couple changes and call them back in a couple days. You've been a great help to me! Good luck to you [emoji5] Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-J320A using BariatricPal mobile app

Thank you Losebig......I was beginning to think I was the only one who had experienced the spasms. Had your surgeon explained what it was to you? And yes, severe is accurate to describe this pain.

Thank you Lannie. I really started pushing the fluids in case I might be getting dehydrated. And I've always thought the spasms were odd as well. My surgeon just says it will get better. Thanks for responding! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-J320A using BariatricPal mobile app

Wow! You look great! I can definitely see a big difference in those two pictures. I've been told that our bodies go through times where we won't lose anything. Don't be discouraged because it looks like your doing great. Besides, how do you feel physically after losing weight. I bet you feel better, more energy? That's what I'm hoping for.

Hi...I am 11 days post-op today and have went through all those emotions MANY times as well, I then would remind myself why I did this in the first place. For me it was purely health reasons and I truly had done all I could do. As far as the pain? I had almost nonstop spasm pain in my pouch/stomach since I woke up from surgery. It has gotten better but it still happens and now mainly when I eat. I can only eat 3 tbsp worth of anything and the pain hits. If I keep going, it gets worse. One thing that helps is if I drink a very hot liquid in the morning or anytime my pouch spasms a lot. The heat relaxes the stomach. Also, you may still have swelling in your pouch which may not allow you to drink as much. Are you allowed to take advil liquigels yet? If so, I would take those regularly until more healing has taken place. Just my opinion. I feel your pain hun. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-J320A using BariatricPal mobile app