Post-Op Pain

[WorldTraveler 79]

Was sleeved on May 26th and arrived home on the 29th with 6 boxes of supradol (does NOTHING). I still take it every 6+ hours and am still in pain and very sore. I had a hiatal hernia repair in addition to the sleeve and am not sleeping well at night due to discomfort. I am amazed that I was not given anything stronger and that most people don't seem to need any pain meds.

I have been walking everyday (around 2 miles in the morning) and taking my PPI as well. It's not gas pain-that I know I can feel in my left shoulder. This is soreness and pulling sensation around navel area. I kept thinking it was the incisions, but now I realize the pain is near the incision, but not the incision itself.

Anyone else experience this?

[1959JimmyJames 61]

I feel bad for you. I am 11 weeks post-op. I had liquid percocette for pain when I came home from the hospital. Tasted like crap but it knocked me out. I felt serious pain for about 5 days. After that it was ok and I stopped taking the pain killer. I don't know why you are pushing yourself so hard so soon. Take it easy and relax for a while. I haven't walked 2 miles yet. The weight will come off. I am down 40 lbs. in 11 weeks. The weight is coming off slower now because I am eating but I can't eat very much so the weight keeps coming off. You should let yourself heal first, and then get down to the exercises.

[WorldTraveler 79]

Thank you for your kindness...I wish I had liquid percocet. I'm debating liquid benedryl now to sleep.

I'll cut back on the walk tomorrow due to soreness.

[Lindsay_W89 7]

Wow!! You should call your dr office and let them know!! My dr prescribed liquid hydrocodone for pain! Also the above comment is right! Keep walking some every hour to prevent blood clots but you need to let yourself heal!!

[justcalldenise 3]

I was sleeved on April 15th and also had a hiatal hernia.

I contacted my Dr. after I got back in the states because I was having discomfort and pain.

It turned out that it was due to the hernia. My Dr. had me take 40 mg for Protonix every 12 hours and everything was fine after that.

It is a Rx only medication so thank goodness I was in contact with my regular US doctor and my doctor from Mexico. I was able to forward what my Mexico Dr. suggested to me US Dr asap and get out of discomfort.

good luck,

Denise

[WorldTraveler 79]

I was sleeved on April 15th and also had a hiatal hernia.

I contacted my Dr. after I got back in the states because I was having discomfort and pain.

It turned out that it was due to the hernia. My Dr. had me take 40 mg for Protonix every 12 hours and everything was fine after that.

It is a Rx only medication so thank goodness I was in contact with my regular US doctor and my doctor from Mexico. I was able to forward what my Mexico Dr. suggested to me US Dr asap and get out of discomfort.

good luck,

Denise

Thanks to all! I emailed the doctor and they got back to me-my pain could be a pulled muscle or an incision getting infected? I don't see any infection so I think it's a pulled muscle. In any case, I'm going to my US doctor to check it out.

[Lindsay_W89 7]

i actually have an incision that is infected, noticed it yesterday. Last night it became painful. Going to see my surgeon tomorrow.

[Mississippi Girl 124]

I had the same feeling in stomach. Behind my navel was swollen and it felt hard. Also pain in shoulder. It took several weeks for knot behind navel to go down.

Happy losing,

Mississippi girl