????????????I have three incisions only right side hurts ????some said they were shopping after the surgery...Lairs????

I plan to post this as a separate topic, but I'll comment here as well. I had no pain on my incisions, and I had some discomfort on a drain my surgeon put in, but I had ZERO gas pains. My wife had the surgery a few months ago (different surgeon), and she battled gas pains all day long after surgery and into the night. My belly wasn't even bloated. When I went back for my 2 week post-op follow-up, I asked if they had sucked all the air out at the end of the surgery. They told me that they didn't suck out the air, but they've started doing something similar for patients. As the surgeon was setting up the drain, the nurse practitioner opened up the valves on all the tools inside me and let all the air drain out. She said that you could hear the air coming out like a balloon being deflated. After the drain was complete, she removed the tools and stitched me up. She had let all the air out that was going to cause me gas pains. WHY DON'T ALL SURGEONS DO THIS? My guess is that it might take too much time and keep them from making another dollar sooner on the next patient ... I don't know. However, I really appreciated my surgeon and nurse practitioner for doing this. They potentially saved me a lot of pain. For any future surgeries, I'm going to request it ... or rather INSIST on it.

I plan to post this as a separate topic, but I'll comment here as well. I had no pain on my incisions, and I had some discomfort on a drain my surgeon put in, but I had ZERO gas pains. My wife had the surgery a few months ago (different surgeon), and she battled gas pains all day long after surgery and into the night. My belly wasn't even bloated. When I went back for my 2 week post-op follow-up, I asked if they had sucked all the air out at the end of the surgery. They told me that they didn't suck out the air, but they've started doing something similar for patients. As the surgeon was setting up the drain, the nurse practitioner opened up the valves on all the tools inside me and let all the air drain out. She said that you could hear the air coming out like a balloon being deflated. After the drain was complete, she removed the tools and stitched me up. She had let all the air out that was going to cause me gas pains. WHY DON'T ALL SURGEONS DO THIS? My guess is that it might take too much time and keep them from making another dollar sooner on the next patient ... I don't know. However, I really appreciated my surgeon and nurse practitioner for doing this. They potentially saved me a lot of pain. For any future surgeries, I'm going to request it ... or rather INSIST on it.

I had my surgery in Mexico and my OR report specifically stated that they removed all of the CO2 out of my abdomen before closing my incisions. I had no idea that everyone didn't do this. no wonder I had no pain.

There are just so many variables that effect pain....surgical technique, perioperative pain and anti inflammatory meds, individual tolerances, etc. As for incisional pain, my surgeon used local anesthetic blocks for all of them, so again, no pain there, either.

BTW, I am one of those "liars" that was shopping the day after surgery. But ELI.p.m. I'm so sorry you are having such a hard time. I hope you feel better soon.

Edited November 26, 201411 yr by Kindle

I hope you feel better quickly and try not to get discouraged. Everyone is different I had a surgery years ago cut from one side to the other a 10 in incision it barely hurt then got my gallbladder out with two tiny wholes and thought I was going to die. Each surgery is different I will keep you in my prayers and take all offered pain medication.

I sure wish I had known about the ability to remove the gas before you get stitched up!!!

What doc and where in Mexico did you go?

I sure wish I had known about the ability to remove the gas before you get stitched up!!!

What doc and where in Mexico did you go?

Dr. A Ortiz and Dr. Martinez performed my surgery at Obesity Control Center in TJ.

My doc told me it's normal for that one right incision to hurt cause that's were they removed your stomach..praying for you

My incisions never hurt, but the gas was killing me. I was hitting the button on my morphine drip like I was a contestant on The Price is Right! :-P Hang in there, it all gets better day by day. And in a month, you'll be wondering why you didn't do this years ago. Welcome to the Loser's Bench.

Here I am right after surgery - not feeling too good at that moment. :-) But I'd do it again in a heartbeat!

I have three incisions only right side hurts some said they were shopping after the surgery...Lairs

Thank you Kindle! If I ever refer anyone it would be there....I had Dr.Curiel at Clinica San Juan...great doctor and nurses, but I think i suffered a lot of unnecessary pain...I think I would have had a better postoperative experience somewhere else. Like a hospital vs a clinic.

But thank God it's all over...just trying to stay strong while I get pains...

Thank you Kindle! If I ever refer anyone it would be there....I had Dr.Curiel at Clinica San Juan...great doctor and nurses, but I think i suffered a lot of unnecessary pain...I think I would have had a better postoperative experience somewhere else. Like a hospital vs a clinic.

But thank God it's all over...just trying to stay strong while I get pains...

No problem. Actually OCC is a surgical center, not a hospital. But it is a Center of Excellence with a fully equipped and staffed ICU, so kind of the best of both worlds. There is an incredibly long thread in the self pay and Mexico subforum on here with posts from dozens of OCC patients if you are interested.

Hope you are feeling better soon and know it will all be worth it. Stay strong and Happy Thanksgiving.

That sucks! I hav'nt got mine done yet and I've been wondering about the pain.

I too have heard that some people are up walking around straight away.

Just wandering, what pain medications have they given you for the pain?

I was on morphine shots through the iv and Tylenol with codeine liquid I was never on the push button thingy in the hospital I needed to ask from the pain meds and got sent home with Tylenol with codeine , it's decent it gets the pain controllable but not enough to not be able to wheen off of it

Everyone's pain tolerance is different. Everyone's surgeon is different. Everyone's aftercare is different. I think that's why everyone's experience varies so much! I have a freakishly high tolerance for pain. Always have. Had 2 LARGE babies 25 and 26 years ago completely natural. My son was 10lbs 5oz. I woke up from my sleeve surgery completely miserable. The pain on my right side was horrible! On top of that, I was very nauseated. Once I got the "good" drugs in me a couple hours later, I found it to be bearable. But my goodness, I had my gallbladder out and a complete hysterectomy with less pain. So don't think those of us who experienced quite a bit of pain after are "wimpier" than anyone else. We all are just different

Edited November 28, 201411 yr by Babbs

Babbs, thanks for your response. I was wondering how this surgery compares to hysterectomy, pain wise. I've had 13 surgeries for various reasons, all of which, the pain was manageable with meds. It's the immediate nausea right after surgery that is worse to me than any pain. I have learned to tell the anesthesiologist just how bad I get before hand and the last few surgeries were without vomiting. I'm hoping this surgery the nausea will be at least manageable...

Not a liar and I felt no pain. I walked for hours, just about through the night, as soon as I was wheeled to my room. I went home the next day, didn't take any pain meds and went shopping two days after surgery.

I'm sorry you are uncomfortable and I hope it clears up soon! But no, not a liar.

@ LipstickLady wow !! Congrats on an easy recovery Iam so jelly ???? I'm in day 5 still sore still walking like a baby and still in round the clock pain meds ....

i understand! I'm 4 days out, this isn't my first go-round with abdominal surgery, and I still feel like i got run over by a truck. I groused the whole time in the hospital that I didn't think the pain relief regimen I was on was right for me, but couldn't get them to change it - I suspect because it was Thanksgiving and they were short-staffed.

They also sent an occupational therapist in the day after who didn't take it seriously when she was helping me get in and out of bed and I said I felt a burning, ripping sensation behind one incision (the big one in the crease of my belly). Even now that's the number one thing that bothers me - it's not inflamed on the outside, but will burn so badly it brings tears to my eyes.

Hang in there - it has to get better, right?