I'm almost 4 weeks post-op, and the last couple of days, I am experiencing excessive pain on my left side. The best description is it feels like a tree branch is trying to poke out of me. Hurts to stand, walk, breath, except when sitting or sleeping. Pain meds doing nothing, not even taking the edge off. My tree isn't even decorated yet... what is this pain?

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Surgeon office refill liquid pain med... "everything you described is normal, try to move more..." ugh....enough complaining, waiting on my next 2 teaspoons 3 hours...

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Glad they finally helped you.

Drs can be real bullies when it comes to easing our pain with prescription pain meds.

I sure hope you start to feel better.

The ease in pain from the prescription should help relax your muscles.

Surgeon office refill liquid pain med... "everything you described is normal' date=' try to move more..." ugh....enough complaining, waiting on my next 2 teaspoons 3 hours...

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I sure hope it helps!!

Would 8:15pm please hurry... one dose ain't cuttin' it...If I was in New York, I'd be on my 2nd dose... lol... gotta laugh to keep from crying.. my husband is losing his sympathy for me...

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Would 8:15pm please hurry... one dose ain't cuttin' it...If I was in New York' date=' I'd be on my 2nd dose... lol... gotta laugh to keep from crying.. my husband is losing his sympathy for me...

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I am so sorry :-(

Would 8:15pm please hurry... one dose ain't cuttin' it...If I was in New York' date=' I'd be on my 2nd dose... lol... gotta laugh to keep from crying.. my husband is losing his sympathy for me...

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Praying that you will have a quick recovery and pain will become a distant memory. Happy new year!

I agree with iggy. I think it's time to get a second opinion. Maybe try another WLS Dr in your area, or in Dallas? This does not seem normal at all.

I hope you find the relief and answers your looking for, and have a happy belated holiday.

If you do any searching on this topic you will find there are people dealing with this. Both immediately after surgery and weeks later after over doing it. All I'm saying is just because someone hasn't experienced it or heard of it doesn't mean it's not normal. I was told when I left the hospital about this possibility about the muscle pain. ( if she is experiencing what many of us are going through)

Tutu I'd agree, but also say that no one has to suffer the level of pain she is suffering. There's no reason not to prescribe something that will help her out some. At least that we know of. Some docs are so conservative on drugs it's ridiculous. Some go overboard. There is a happy middle road that could help this poor gal out.

If it were diabetes, bp, migraine, etc.

She would get meds.

Dare mention you are hurting and you get nothing?

No one should suffer unbearable pain. We have medicines for that.

Yeah I agree. Noone shud hsve to suffer if sonething can help. He being an ass about it. But im wondering ic the muscle relaxer idea was even brought up....

Yeah I agree. Noone shud hsve to suffer if sonething can help. He being an ass about it. But im wondering ic the muscle relaxer idea was even brought up....

Yes, I did bring up muscle relaxer... I can't get past the medical assistant, she has her script down perfect... "We usually tell patients Blah blah etc etc"... She has said the exact same thing every time I've called. When I started crying with pain and frustration, she refilled the liquid pain prescription. It's allowing me to get out of bed now, but not much more. It's just frustrating when they tell you to listen to your body, but they won't listen to you, or so it seems to me. It's been over a week, ready to feel improvement any day now...the sooner the better. It's just a bit of a setback, albeit a painful one...but I know there is worse out there than me...

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Glenda, did you have your surgery at Forest Park?

I would call the number on the paperwork and speak to someone.

Perhaps Dr. Nicholson (sp?) hasn't been informed of your pain.

I'm willing to bet he would want to see you.

I am hoping he would! He is a very well known Dr.

Have only heard good things about him. Try to reach him!

You shouldn't be hurting like this

Glenda, you are fully within your rights to tell the PA that you will not speak with her again and you INSIST on speaking with the doctor. You should do this now hun. This is not appropriate patient care. She has little diagnostic training verses her physician who has significant training in that area. Tell her in no uncertain terms that you wish to speak with the doctor. If he's busy ask that he call you at his earliest convenience but don't elaborate further. You have to be firm in this hun. If you can't do that, have your spouse do it for you.

Speaking from personal experience, not even morphine helped with the internal stitch/ muscle pain. Unless you can be knocked out, that's the only relief. I gave up and chose to be wake in pain than knocked out. I think it was 10 days before I noticed improvement.