Still gave pain 5 weeks

[Domawa 17]

I have thus nagging burning pain on my left side. I gave gone back on pain meds and it dulls it but it us still there. I am functioning okay except for bring tired. How long does it take for all the pain to go away? I have had allergies and when I sneeze, it kills me. I hold my side when I sneeze and that helps. I know everyone is different but is this normal?

[bobbyswife 862]

Have you talked to your surgeon about this?

[woo woo 872]

If it is near or even an inch or two below the large incision on your left side where they pulled out the stomach, then it is normal and it's part of the healing process.

Basically I was told by the NP that blood kind of pools up in that area repeatedly during the healing process which causes the burning/pulling pain that kind of comes and goes.

If yours is something different you should speak to your doc for sure though.

It seems like it finally went away for good for me at around 3-4 weeks. But it gets worse before it gets better.

Edited November 25, 2014 by woo woo

[Vsglady 142]

I was sleeved on 10/22 and was doing fine until last week when I started having pain on my left side. My PA said it was ok, that there are a lot of very sensitive nerves there protecting the spleen and twisting or bending etc can trigger the pain. Tonight it was so bad after I twisted to check out my right side, the pain on my left was so intense i. Took one of my pain killers. I haven't needed them since my first week. Hope you feel better soon.

[Domawa 17]

How do you know which incision they pulled the stomach from.? I have 5 incisions and the area around the second from the left is where my pain is coming from. It does sound like I am having the same issue as vsglady. What your PA said made sense. Thanks for all the input everyone. It helps so much being able to ask each other our concerns!

[sarina55 8]

I have a sharp pain in the area the second from the right. I doesn't hurt when I sleep.. but when I am awake and moving around it starts to hurt. So it seems to be muscular I guess. Had abdominal ultrasound and blood work done and my GP eliminated gall bladder problem. But it is a really sharp pain, especially later in the day. I am 20 days out and did not expect this. I was better the second week.

[dashofsunshine 876]

I'm 3 weeks out and I have some random pains, especially on my right side, where they took my stomach out. But nothing is terrible and remember, if you had a leak or anything, you would be SICK - like, vomiting and high fever and horrible stomach pains, etc. It is always good to check with your surgeon about pain but remember guys: major internal surgery. It will take us a while to heal completely. Nerves are re-connecting (which can be painful), muscles that were cut through are healing, body is reacting to change - it will be a while before we feel completely normal and without pain. I would check with your surgeon and then try not to worry! ❤️