surgery was 4/25. It hurts me terribly bad when I sneeze or cough and sometimes laugh especially from the incision where they took the stomach out. Anyone else have this issue?

Totally. I think that's normal in the beginning. hang in there.

I had incision pain for a good 4-5 weeks after sugery and them it disappeared one day! Pain free since! I was sleeved 3/12/13

Oh lord 4-5 weeks yikes no laughing coughing etc for me lol. How you both doing. I've lost 18 so far I can't wait to be able is exercise though so I can shed these pounds.

Great job losing 18 lbs. I was sleeved 2/18 and down 42 lbs. My biggest complaint the first 5 weeks was how tired I was. I wanted to take a nap every day. But feeling great now!

I had bad incision pain for about three weeks, after that I was fine. No complications or any issues at all. What you are feeling is normal, esp from the incision they pulled the stomach out of. That was def the most painful.

surgery was 4/25. It hurts me terribly bad when I sneeze or cough and sometimes laugh especially from the incision where they took the stomach out. Anyone else have this issue?

When i was in the hospital they gave me a bariatric bear i could hold against my stomach when i needed to sneeze, cough, or even get up off the couch...it really helped alot...even a firm pillow would do.

When i was in the hospital they gave me a bariatric bear i could hold against my stomach when i needed to sneeze' date=' cough, or even get up off the couch...it really helped alot...even a firm pillow would do.[/quote']

I totally agree! When I would sit I had a heating pad on my tummy and underneath a pillow that I used for coughing, sneezing and getting up. Every day gets better!

Even when I splint my belly with the cute tropical mini pillow they gave me it still stings and throbs like crazy at two of my incision sites. Today is my one week surgiversary. I do feel better and am bored out of my skull. But coughing, sneezing, bending the wrong way still burns really bad at my incisions.

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I had incision pain for about 4 weeks then it just disappeared one day. Good luck! It will be a distant memory soon.