Hi

So I had my gastric sleeve yesterday morning and it's been awful

Still getting sharp pain in chest and upper abdomen with even the smallest sip of Water

Can't imagine how I am going to go home tomorrow

And massive regret...what have I done to myself! I feel mutilated

I felt very close to that day 2. I was not expecting as much pain as I had. As everyone says - IT GETS BETTER! It was pretty hard for me to drink days 2 and 3 and I couldn't get close to the goals my doctor had for Protein and liquids. Day 3 was better than day 2. Day 4 was better yet. Day 5 - I hit both Fluid and protein goals with a lot of effort, and much less pain. Now I'm 12 days post-op and getting over 100 oz of fluid and 100 gram of protein, with zero pain.

Hang in there. It will get better... I also did much better with warm liquids than cold. Try varying temperature. Room temp apple juice went down easiest for me. I only took my pain meds for day 3 and part of day 4, but they helped me be more comfortable when I was drinking as well. One thing I quickly discarded from my post-op list was any dairy based Protein drinks. Dairy and my new stomach don't like each other, at least yet. I actually got slightly nauseous just thinking about a Premiere Protein shake as I typed this.

Edited February 10, 201511 yr by lslblues

When you say sharp pain in the chest, is it during you drinking water? Or like heart related?

You should feel like u did massive situps with some pain because they did take out a piece of your organ. The regret part is normal, i said the same thing. Give it a few days and both pain and regrets will subside.

You just had surgery, it's sucks but it gets better everyday. Hang in there!

I agree with the previous posters, each day is much better than the last. I also had regrets, but VERY short-lived.

Hang in there. Like everyone said, it gets better and better every day. I still remember the feeling right after surgery. It felt like an alien was trying to burst out of my chest. And I was hitting that morphine drip button like I was a contestant on the Price's Right!

It will get better and it will all be worth it. I promise.

I had the exact same issue - told the surgeon I was sure I was going to die since it felt like crushing chest pain - doctor told me it was esophageal spasms and they would stop about 3-4 days post op. AND THEY DID. Ask your doctor if that could be what is happening to you.

Hang in there.....it gets better each day.

As others have said it does get better. I was right there this time last week. I was thinking what did I do to myself. Horrible horrible gas pains and acid. Definitely have to walk a lot and it will help. You will get through it though and it will be worth it.

I'm sorry.