I'm just over a week out and I didn't have many problems with incision pain. I had my second day back to work today and I had to leave because I just couldn't get comfortable. My incisions are painful and I am sore on my left side. I know I just had major surgery, but I thought I was pass this point. I hadn't taken any of the hydrocodone because I was going to be at work. I took some when I got home and I am still in pain. Any help guys?

Sudden pain is usually gas if it's not accompanied with fever, chills, rapid heart beat, etc. which of course is a sign of something serious like a leak. In the weeks after my surgery, I had that a lot and it would sneak up on me in the worst of times. I found sitting made it worse. Usually walking, drinking plenty of fluids and time will make that go away. The other sign it may be gas is the fact that the pain meds aren't helping you.

My incisions were also pretty tender for a good 10-12 days before I could wear pants with buttons or a zipper and sit down. That goes away and before you know it you forget you have them! Hope you feel better soon!

sounds like gas to me too.....it is brutal. Walk and drink your liquids, should subside - but listen to your body if it don't feel right it probably isn't.

I was a slow healer and it really took 2 weeks for me to not feel pain. I used pain meds for 2 weeks, although not every day by the end of it.

But any sudden pain that you are unsure of, always ask your surgeon. It's probaby fine, but better safe than sorry. They'd rather have several false alarms than to miss one complication that could have been fixed if it had been attended to.

in the meantime get some gas x strips and use them. Hope ur pain lessens up on u soon

Call your doctor to be safe. My sudden pain turned out to be a stricture.

Going back to work for me after 4 weeks out I had pains too I called my doctor and they told me it was sutures melting inside and to just take Advil or Tylenol I took 2 doses and the pain was gone.

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During surgery once the part of the stomach that is taken out. You are stitched inside and it takes 2 weeks for the inside stitch to dissolve. Then you will notice the pain gone. Also the indention on that side. Hope you get to feeling better!