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Hi my name is nikki and im 23 years old! i am married and have 2 beautiful children a boy who is one and a girl who is four!. Im 5 foot 7 and was 275 lbs, yesterday before my surgery i weighed 256.

the surgery went well..... i am just in so much pain right now! My shoulder and neck are killing me! my stomach is really really sore! and idk what happened but during my surgery my leg must have been laying funny.... becayse i woke up and my knee is so swollen and hurts really bad.... it cracks everytime i take a step! they did an xray so we will see what happens. no results to that yet~!

Any advice for me?????????????

I have been awake for 48 hours and i just cant seem to fall asleep im so uncomfortable!!!!! i have tried everything....inlcuding counting sheep and they cannot order me a sleep med now cuz the doctor is not here...hopefully tomorrow they can!

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the heating pad will help wonders for your neck and shoulder. Also deep breathing. They will help absorb the gas faster and then the pain will go away. you can also try to sleep with the head of the bed elevated slightly. If you didnt take a heating pad ask a nurse for some warm blankets to tuck under your back and around your neck

Sorry to hear about your knee! is your leg from the knee down cold to touich or normal?

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Congrats!!!

I did not hear you say anything about pain meds...I assume you are on those??

If so, take regularly for the first few days, if not, talk to your doc...it will also help you relax and get some sleep...

also...WALK, WALK, WALK, WALK!!!!

Every day gets better!!!

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The gas pain in my shoulder was so bad. Finally my BF rubbed it really hard and after that it seemed to seperate and dissappear, I have no idea if that's why but boy did I feel better. I agree you should be walking, it helps. I loved my electric blanket in the very beginning, it helped me through many nights of discomfort. Also, I slept in my recliner, It really helped to be sitting up vs. laying down all the way. Good Luck, you will start feeling better in no time.

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WALK! It will help to break up the gas. Believe it or not it is gas in your next and shoulder from all the gas they pumped into your tummy. I know your knee hurts but try to get up and move around. I had trouble sleeping too, I was afraid I would move in my sleep and I was sure moving would hurt worse. Actually I found it didn't. I had my surgery late on a Friday and on Monday my wife and I went to the Mall shopping. I was tired when I got home, but I felt much better as lots of the crampy pains went away with the walking. I also had the best sleep since the day before surgery that night.

You will feel pretty yucky for most of this week, but by Christmas I bet you will be feeling MUCH better!

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