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post op pain

How would you rate your post-op pain on a scale of 1 -10, with ten being the worst pain ever and one being less?

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  • Annie Smith
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    I just had surgery on August 5th. I experienced pain in recovery but it slowly became under control. My pain level is a little higher due to the fibromyalgia and ostioarthritsis. Now that I'm home I'

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I hit a 7

But left the hospital at 4 the next day.

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  • 4 weeks later...

How would you rate your post-op pain on a scale of 1 -10, with ten being the worst pain ever and one being less?

I'm 24 hours out. My abdomen feels like they did when I was 18 and decided I was going to get in shape by starting with 150 sits ups all at once. That's it. Maybe up to a 4. Mostly 2-3. In fact, the situps probably hurt more. I kayaked a lot this summer and used a cheap rower from Walmart for a couple of weeks before surgery. Plus I amped up my Protein and cut down as much as possible on carbs and fats. Worked well for me. Good luck.

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I just had bypass 10 days ago . The pain was minor compared to my knee replacement . The worst problem I had was I caught a cold and did a lot of coughing and that was annoying but not painful. 10 days out now and I feel fine

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I have another question. I am in my 4th week now and still cannot eat puree nor solid food. When I try to eat either I throw up and I noticed that there is mucus present. I also cough really bad during the time I throw up because of the irritation. I have gone to the doctor and he says I will have to wait a little longer due to some people take longer than others to reach the puree time. I'm a little worried. I am getting my Protein down for the most part but still experience discomfort from that from time to time. Please help!!!

Annie, I want to ask you how fast is your weight coming off since you still can't eat?

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I have lost a lot. I am now 179. I can eat a little more now but it still varies.

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I had a lot of pain post op but was under control when I left the hosp after just 1 day. After the 2nd day home, the pain under the left lap incision was unbearable. I didn't go home with pain meds. I had to be readmitted for pain control but it got way better after 1 day. It is thought that I may have developed a hematoma on the left . I was virtually pain free after day 8.

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  • 4 weeks later...

Had surgery today and the gas pain (2x) was unbearable.... Morphine drip helped that and now (20 hrs later) I have some pain relief drip but mostly feel like I have done 2000 sit-ups! So worth it! The first day of the rest of my life!!

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