Hoping everything gets better soon

I promise you that it will get better. I had to take the pain medication for 1 week straight. After that, each day got so much better and 4 months later I am totally comfortable with my band. You'll get through it. Start walking as soon as you can. That helps tremendously. Best of luck

It should. If it gets worse call your doctor. But every day should be a bit better.

Right there with ya sbrown. Had mine Monday the 22nd and feeling like a little bit of hell. I did resort to drinking bolt house farms protein shakes from publix along with my clear liquids. Starving to death. Bruised and swollen. Not wanting to do anything but take pain meds and sleep. Tummy( skin) is burning all the time

I'm not glad your in pain but now I don't feel so alone I really thought I would be feeling way better than this by now good luck to you.

How are you feeling sbrown?

i also had surgery recently(3 days ago) and i did not realize the pain would be so severe. my pain is under my diaphragm and on the left where he put my port. Hurts bad. also starving but every time i try to eat popsicle or broth i gag. liquid pain med really disgusting glad to know i am not alone.

Oui it gets better! Try to get you some protein shake in prior to pain meds and that will help control some of the icky cycle your in

Is it normal to have stomach cramps way high up? In pit of stomach? Worse after i drink. Tried not taking pain med did not work. Now i am taking and feeling better. Thx

You could be dehydrated at this point only adding to the stomach cramps. Set a timer and make yourself drink a 1 once serving every 15 min for a entire day. See what happens

Ok will do that today thx????

Oui1213- I am also 3 days post op, did your dr give you an anti nausea melt tab? I take those before pain med, and then I can drink liquids ok, hang in there, this will be worth it when we heal????

Edited October 5, 201411 yr by MamaRita

For me, the pains lasted 6 weeks and gradually, everything started getting back to normal. However, port pain lasted until about 7 months. At the 8th month, I finally got to where I can lie on my stomach again. I'm now 10 months post-Op

How are you feeling by now? I'm on day 11 and the pain has gotten to be less little by little every day but the first week was hell. I still have pain at the port site - feels very hard and I'm still on liquids but having some constipation issues which I'm taking care of now. Good luck in your journey! You never know how much pain this thing is until you experience it but we can go through it together. I was banded on 9/29. Here's to reaching our goals!

I'm glad for the support of this site and to read everyone's experiences. I'm only one day post-op and was already getting frustrated with the amount of pain that I still have.

It's comforting to see that it's normal to have pain for days or even weeks, although I hope I don't!

I am 7 days post op.... I could sleep on my stomach after 3 days of op...

I feel the 5th and the 6th days were the worst.... I am so much settled now that I have decided to go back to work 8th day onwards....