So I am one year out and have discovered that I cannot tolerate any narcotic pain medicine. I never had a problem before my sleeve. Now, I get what feels like the most horrible heart burn/iron band around my chest and back/doubled over and moaning pain that lasts for at least an hour. Then poof...it's gone. I tried taking papaya enzyme when it first began. Then moved to Tums and finally my PPI. Poor hubby was terrified!

Has any one had a reaction like this? I don't take pain meds often. Today we rode our motorcycle and my tail bone was very sore. That's why I took a pain pill. The belly ache was waaaaay worse that the tailbone issue!

Comments are very welcome. I am looking at having plastic surgery for my extra skin...what will I do for pain management???

Living the dream,

Laura

I have not experienced that with my sleeve. I had my gallbladder removed at 10 months out and took Vicodin with no problems.

For your plastic surgery, I'm sure they will initially give you IV meds. There are other analgesics that you can take that aren't narcotics for severe pain-Tramodol, for instance.

Thanks for the reply. I wrote my post while my abdominal pain was at bay. I thought it was over but I was wrong...very wrong. The cycle of debilitating fiery pan went on for 4 hours. You'd think that the pain med, even though it was causing the pain, would do it's job and kill the pain...not so. It was like being in labor with these horrid contractions that lasted for 15 minutes or more and then I would feel better for another 15 minutes and then BAM!, more horrid pain. I will NEVER take that stuff again!!! I wonder what was going on in my gullet when I took that thing....it was like muscle spasms or something.