Hi everyone,

I had a question about post op pain. I'm currently 16 days post op, and it's felt like so much longer. For the first week, I was on my pain medication, and finally, one day I felt I didn't need it. There was still soreness on my right side, but that was pretty much it. However, I want to say a couple of days after that and after sleeping on my right side, some pain came back, but a different type of pain. Usually in the morning is when it's the worst. It's a dull, pulsing pain that goes away quickly - like it won't even last a full minute, and I might feel it here and there throughout the day. Then, I also feel a type of pulling sensation I guess? The area I'm feeling pain also feels tender to the touch if I gently run my nails over it. This also is by my lower right incision and it sort of radiates a little above it. The muscles in this area still feel pretty sore when I use them (like sitting upright after having been laying down). That being said, the area does not feel hot, and I'm not running a fever. Mostly, I feel just fine, but I guess I'm just wondering how long this is supposed to last because I've felt this for almost a week now, and I feel like it's not getting better. While I realize it can take time to heal, I was just wondering how long some of you felt pain post op? On a side note, I've also been doing really crappy with my Water intake, which I am currently working on as I type this (and will continue to of course).

Hi there. I was sleeved back in November 2015. I am now 9 weeks post op.

I had residual pain like you are describing for 5 weeks. The majority of it was really letting up in week 3, but lasted until week 5. Then week 5 it was like I woke up one morning and suddenly felt 100%. Hang in there. Please keep working on your water to. It is so important.

My largest incision was aggravating for about a month. The other smaller ones itched, but gave me no trouble. Just be careful to lift much or to strain your abdominal muscles in any way. They are still healing, too. It sounds like you know what to do if you suspect infection.

I had something similar at about the same amount of time post op. According to my surgeon it's the stitches under the skin. The tenderness lasted a few days and then went away.