It is my first night home and I am in horible pain!!! Is this normal!!! It is just all around my tummy.

Yep it can be. I had a lot of pain. Hang in there. Every day gets better. Take your pain meds and rest. I promise it gets better quickly!

I had surgery Tuesday as well. I made the mistake of not setting my alarm to take my meds. When I woke up I was in so much pain it was all I could do to get off my bed! I have my alarm set now. I'm not making that mistake again

I am really sorry that you are in so much pain, You just had a major surgery and pain is normal. Please make sure that you walk, walk, walk and do not miss a dose of meds if you still need it. It gets better each day, but pain is normal at this point. If the pain is not less with proper medication and walking, you should call your surgeon, I hope you feel better soon.

I had surgery Tuesday as well. I made the mistake of not setting my alarm to take my meds. When I woke up I was in so much pain it was all I could do to get off my bed! I have my alarm set now. I'm not making that mistake again

I had to do this the first few nights home too. Sometimes it felt like I'd never feel better.

But I do! Hang in there - it will get better soon =)

I had surgery same day as well last night was my first night at home and I'm in so much pain from my chest to my back and my stomach specially where I have the drain..... I drink my liquid pain killer every 3 hrs cuz if I kiss a little it gets worse..... We can do this hang in there

Thanks you so much!!!!:). Such great support. You guys made me feel so much better. I get so scared thinking "is this suppose to be like this?" " Is my stomach going to burst?"....

Make sure you take your meds every 4-6 hrs as directed whether you need it or not, just to stay ahead of the pain. It gets better every day, I promise! The first few days home were the worst. Hang in there!!!!!

I had my surgery on Tuesday n at first the pain was unbearable now I am dealing with it. I get through my gas pains by breathing taking deep breaths helps alot

Are you using gas X strips for the gas pains it really helps I had my surgery in July and was told to make sure to get gas X strips for gas pain was only like 2-3 days

No i wasnt aware i could take those. In the hospital they said there was nothing that they could give me for gas just walk n take deep breaths so thats what i have been doing

The gas Xstrips dissolved in your mouth

Ok thanx I am going to try that

I was sleeved on Tuesday also, and I feel great. I don't have abdominal pain but I do have gas pain. It does get better with walking. I don't have a drain either, my doctor checks us for leaks via a contrast I had to drink in front of a doctor in the X-ray dept so he could see the path of that nasty stuff. Once I passed that test, I was given the green light to have a liquid diet. I'm home now and really don't know what to do with myself. I've never been one to relax...always something on my plate and being forced by my family to relax sucks! Ask me when I go back to work and I'm sure gonna wish I had one of these days back. Oh btw, what I do notice is I have jitters often. Do any of you have that?

I thought I was gonna die that 1st night & day, but it gets soooo much better, every day! U hang in there! Walk, sip sip sip, take ur meds every 4-6hrs, stay ahead of the pain, try to stay as hydrated as possible, & let people help you. I'm 16 days post-op & can't believe how far I've come! It took me 3 days before the 'what the hell have I done' phase was gone. Also, a really neat trick I used for getting up out of bed was have someone super tuck the bottom of my covers @ the foot of the bed, so I could use them to grab & pull myself up!

Lol Jenny that what i do too. Tucking in the covers is a really neat trick!!!