Post Op ? - Muscle Spasms

[Lynn B 0]

Hi all - so I'm 12 days post op and kinda surprised that I am not feeling better than I do. My sleeve is great but it feels like my body had decided to fall apart on me. Day five I started with real bad itching around my incisions, by day 10 it was unbearable - I peeled off the steri stips and had big welts under them. The incisions were fine, dry healing well but it appears that now I'm allergic to steri strips as the itching stopped as soon as they were off and the welts are slowly fading (I've been putting benedryl cream on them).

One crisis averted now I've started with muscle spasms. I don't know if anyone else has had this happen. I can't tell if I did something to throw out my back or if its related to the port site but I had the first episode Thursday morning - the pain shoots from my back to front (or front to back?) right at the old port site. I can breath, I tense up and wave after wave of contracting muscle just consumes my left side. Friday it happened once in the morning and twice in a row at night - this forced me to open the pain killer that the hospital prescribed which helps immensely.

Did anyone else have spasms and how long did they last. I can't lie in bed or recline to far in a chair or it sets them off so I've been sleeping practically upright for two nights (glad I have a comfy chair).

Thanks

[chilo1 62]

I had real bad back pain, my muscles kind of wwent into spasm as well, my husband who's a doctor said it was because I was standing in a "weird" position because of my incisions. I took just the painkillers I was given at hospital as well, had trouble sleeping, I also had very bad pain between my shoulder blades because of the laparoscopic gas they use during surgery that affects nerves in that area (again explained by my surgeon hubby!) My pain wasn't as bad as yours seems to be, it lasted for a couple of weeks. If you don't get any better I would ring your suergeon just in case, hope you get better soon!

[Lynn B 0]

thanks - I see him this Wednesday and I'll be sure to ask.

[determined1 3]

hi-hope you find out what this is, I had my first does of spasms last night 2-3 minutes after my first bite of my dinner. Does it happen right after/while you eat?

[SouthernSleever 228]

Do you have any pain in your legs or pain in your chest? Does it hurt when you breath in or lay down? Give your Dr a call and just tell him what's up.

[Lynn B 0]

Thanks all for the responses. I'm still on liquids and have zero issues with eating/drinking.

No pain in any other part of my body, I've thrown my back out before and that is exactly what it feels like. Luckily I haven't had a twitch since Sunday morning but I'm still moving a bit cautiously - I will discuss with my doctor when I see him Wednesday.

Thanks!