I had my sleeve done Tuesday before last. The incision where the tummy was pulled out is unbelievably painful. I can't bend, squat... and there is a huge knot if I press in the area... any ideas what is causing this... the pain has gotten worse and my surgeon is out till Monday after next.

See if your surgeon's office has another surgeon they can refer you to as a back-up. If not, get in touch with your primary care doc. If your primary care doc can't help or you don't have one, you might consider an ER visit -- if you can, choose an ER with a hospital that has a bariatric surgery practice.

Your surgeon's office really ought to be able to help you with possible post-op complications. "The surgeon's away for several days, sorry, we got nothing" is not an acceptable response IMO. At the very least they ought to have an NP on staff who could check you out.

Now, I am not saying that you *do* have a complication -- pain and a lump at an incision site seems to be relatively normal -- but my surgeon definitely wanted me to get seen if anything was getting worse rather than better.

I had a huge knot at one of my incision sits too. I had my surgeon check it because I was thinking it was a hernia. I was also in a lot of pain. Turns out it was fluid and disapated over a few weeks. Not sure if it's the same thing or not. Best to see a doc. Good luck!

I'm also 10 days post op. Not sure which incision the stomach was pulled through because I also had the band removed. My steri- strips still haven't fallen off yet either. They are curling but I don't dare pull them off