In all the forum postings I read, most people complain about their incisions being painful. I had a single incision surgery, which hasn't bothered me at all. But, my stomach...OMG, the pain. ????

I had 6 tiny incisions and they bothered me getting up from bed. It was a pulling soreness kind of thing. A single larger incision is likely to hurt a bit more, especially once the powerful meds wear off. I am only saying this because I had a C-section with my 3rd baby. A little discomfort is to me expected but severe pain is not normal. In my opinion, anything extreme should be called in to the doctor. Focus on telling them exactly what your symptoms are. Be as to the point as you can. Rate the pain on a scale of 1 to 10 and make sure they take you seriously.

Where you advised to take pain medication?

Good luck!

I got the hiccups the day after surgery and think I stretched my staple line. I was hurting baaaadddddd! for the following week.

I couldn't take the liquid pain killer they sent home with me, the taste and consistency made me want to throw up. It took about 7 days, but all the pain eased up and went away. I was back at work on day 11.

Hang in there, it does get easier.

My stomach hurt a LOT worse than I was expecting. I was slightly angry about that! On the bright side, it gets much better within a few days time. Habg in there!

Thank goodness. Again, I had surgery less than 24 hours ago and I'm still in the hospital. I don't think my pain meds are the best, but when we removed the pump for a bit around 4am, I realized it was working more than I thought.

Also, I misspoke. My doctor does single incisions, but mine was actually 4. That is contributing to the pain.

The pain may be the gas from the surgery! They didn't explain to you that you would have gas and bloating from the air and just the surgery itself?

Not all pain meds work the same for everyone, so complain now while you're still in the hospital - I got released Thanksgiving day and think that contributed to getting ignored. If the pain isn't under control, it makes everything else sooo much harder!

Hope you're feeling better soon!

Of course they did, but this doesn't feel like gas. I'm just super sore. I'll chat with my doctor when he shows up.