Just had Surgery yesterday and Im in PAIN

[lparker420 0]

Hello! I am 23 and just had my lap band done yesterday morning. Yesterday was hard. felt really sore and like i wanted to throw up. I kept myself from throwing up tho. i heard that you should try and throw up as least as possible.

I am having external pain in my stomach around the incissoins and also internal. A lot of shoulder pain for the air too.

Is this normal? Should I be feeling better by now? or is that going to come with time??

Havent been able to eat anything but a few popsicles and a few bits of broth.

[JAMILLAH E 0]

HI and congrats on your surgery!!!! I had a little pain in both my shoulders and back after surgery... I took the liquid hydrocodone, which was prescribed, as well as gas -x strips and these pain Patches called Salon pas, which you can get at Walmart. After about Day 2 or 3, I was fine....hang in there!

Hello! I am 23 and just had my lap band done yesterday morning. Yesterday was hard. felt really sore and like i wanted to throw up. I kept myself from throwing up tho. i heard that you should try and throw up as least as possible.

I am having external pain in my stomach around the incissoins and also internal. A lot of shoulder pain for the air too.

Is this normal? Should I be feeling better by now? or is that going to come with time??

Havent been able to eat anything but a few popsicles and a few bits of broth.

[RhondaR 0]

Gas-Ex strips are wonderful. i had my surgery 3 weeks ago and started taking them that night after surgery. Until your body absorbs the gas they weren't able to remover during surgery you will have some discomfort but the strips help. Mine didn't get to my shoulder but my mother's did. Everyone is just a bit different. Also, i'm lactose intolerant so when i was able to start with the cream based Soups, i was dying and the strips and lactaid helped but i just opted to quite the milk based anything.

I enjoyed some sugar free banana popsicles because they are cold and felt good. By the end of the second day you should be feeling a bit better.

Good luck and hang in there.

RK

Hello! I am 23 and just had my lap band done yesterday morning. Yesterday was hard. felt really sore and like i wanted to throw up. I kept myself from throwing up tho. i heard that you should try and throw up as least as possible.

I am having external pain in my stomach around the incissoins and also internal. A lot of shoulder pain for the air too.

Is this normal? Should I be feeling better by now? or is that going to come with time??

Havent been able to eat anything but a few popsicles and a few bits of broth.

[Keia 4]

Hello! I am 23 and just had my lap band done yesterday morning. Yesterday was hard. felt really sore and like i wanted to throw up. I kept myself from throwing up tho. i heard that you should try and throw up as least as possible.

I am having external pain in my stomach around the incissoins and also internal. A lot of shoulder pain for the air too.

Is this normal? Should I be feeling better by now? or is that going to come with time??

Havent been able to eat anything but a few popsicles and a few bits of broth.

I had my surgery on Dec 29. I was in pain! It was way worse than I could ever imagine. I had dry heaves twice. It has taken me up until now to feel better. This was not a cake walk like I was anticipating. I have no regrets, but the pain was unbelievable!

Stay strong, it will get better.

[Southern Leo 0]

Glad you got the surgery done and can go forward! I had mine a week ago tomorrow. I had pain and took the liquid hydrocodone and it helped. Yesterday was my first day with out muscle aches! Today I got on the wii and did some yoga. It's important to keep drinking water! Keep it with you and sip thoughout the day! You'll get through this!

[lparker420 0]

Thanks everyone for the advise. I've been walking today... yesterday was hard to walk because i was passed out like all day from the pain meds. still have a lot of pain in the shoulders. i can't go poop either because it hurts to push. same with trying to fart or burp... gross i know, but hell... its part of life haha.

how do you know if your incisions are infected? my doctor (dr. mueller) used internal disolvable stiches and a kind of super glue on the outside of the skin. There are two incissions that are right underneath my boobs and i can't wear a bra right now becuase my bra would rub against my incissions. i am worred that my boobs might be sufficating the incission. they are a little red and inflammed and even saw a very small amount of Fluid come out of them (a tiny red little bubble almost). i am thinking if they still look that way tomorrow ill give the doctor a call...

also! how do you get the yellow shit off that they put all over your stomach. its making my boobs stick to my stomach as well as my fat fold :-(... any suggestions? i tried using some lever 2000 soap, but didn't want to scub hard because i didn't want the incissions to split open...

any suggestions?

Lynne

[Jess55 97]

The betadine (yellow stuff). Will come off after a couple showers, at least it did for me because I was not about to scrub at my abdomen right away. I was really uncomfortable the day of surgery, but felt a lot better the second day and even better the third. I only took the pain meds the first 3 days. It will get better. As for if the incisions are infected, if the are warm, red and inflamed or if you see any green discharge I would be concerned. But if you had a little discharge now, it may be slightly concerning.

[Mpower 0]

i just had my surgery yesterday morning as well. i am feeling the same way. make sure you take your pain meds before the pain gets to much. you have to expect the pain but also manage it before it gets too much. today i was able to walk a good amount around the house and cannot wait to start working out! you are not alone with your pain but its very normal

[beckyrlnd 2]

Congratulations on your banding. the first couple of days are a bit tough. it goes away gradually. Drink your Water and get your Protein in. Good luck!

[Lilika 0]

My name is Maria , I m 26 and I just had surgery yesterday morning!! I could never imagine that I was going to feel all this pain !! A lot if shoulders pain ... Nausea... Ow I cant wait to feel better!! Thanks God I had a single incision !!! Hope you feel better and thats probably normal to feel like that!!!

[cheryl2586 3,053]

How can you have surgery with no pain. Come on people now of course you are going to have pain and some will have lots of it. It is all part of post op for any surgery. Surgery = Pain

[HeatherinCA 10]

I was pretty blindsided by the pain, I didn't think it would be that bad. I was fine after about 4 days, back to normal.

Just walk around that will help the shoulder pain and gas pain subside.

[bulldog3 0]

I was blindsided about how much pain I was in. It was A LOT. The first two days were the worse, but it stayed pretty intense for one week. The pain is dulling, but I'm still in a lot going into week 2. I'm trying to walk and get lots of rest. My body needs to heal!

[bulldog3 0]

Hello, I'm really interested in the Salon Pas. I'm still having a fair amount of pain and the pain meds they gave me made me sick and liquid Tylenol isn't doing it for me. Is it safe after surgery? I know I'm not allowed any aspirin/ibeprophen anymore now that I've had the surgery (which they didn't mention until shortly before the surgery)?

HI and congrats on your surgery!!!! I had a little pain in both my shoulders and back after surgery... I took the liquid hydrocodone, which was prescribed, as well as gas -x strips and these pain Patches called Salon pas, which you can get at Walmart. After about Day 2 or 3, I was fine....hang in there!

[Melissannde 41]

How can you have surgery with no pain. Come on people now of course you are going to have pain and some will have lots of it. It is all part of post op for any surgery. Surgery = Pain

Actually, some people can have surgery and not have pain. There's a syndrome called "Congenital Insensitivity to Pain". I had a patient with that problem once. It is a problem.. she burned her fingers many times as a child and didn't realize.

And some patients get given reasonable post-op pain meds (liquid hydrocodone) and some get really poor post-op pain meds ( I got given Darvocet.. which didn't do a damn thing for me).

Yes, cutting into the abdomen is going to result in pain for most. Different people perceive pain differently. The treatment of such pain makes a difference too.

Scolding folks doesn't help.