Muscle Pain

[acuri08 28]

Please can anyone tell me when the muscle pain from them cutting through my stomach will go away?! It hurts so much to go from sitting to standing and to sit down to pee.

[Pinkgirl1234 761]

I have muscle pain,stabs of pain,soreness around incisions and inside itchiness,my surgery was Dec 28...

[jj7481 363]

I was lucky in that my soreness was gone by POD2. Sure, I had to be careful about lifting and straining for the next couple of weeks. But, I was able to return to full work duty in 2 1/2 wks.

Everyone is different. Everyone's body heals differently. For example if you have diabetes your wounds take longer to heal.

Hang in there. Keep in contact with your surgical team and keep them updated with your pain.

[catwoman7 10,856]

I remember mine being pretty bad the first week. I'm not sure if it went totally away after that, but it really didn't bother me after the first week.

[James Marusek 5,244]

According to your other posts, your surgery was done laperscopic 5 days ago. There are different kinds of pain associated with RNY Gastric Bypass surgery. One kind of pain is gas pain. Walking significantly decreases this type of pain. For most individuals this type of pain disappears within the first 7 days after surgery.

Then there is the rawness at the incision points. I would describe this type of pain as tenderness or soreness. This is amplified by the fact that you take blood thinner injections for around the first week or two after surgery to inhibit the formation of blood clots. This causes your body to bruise very easily.

Pain can also be an indicator of an abnormality, for example blood clots. Risks common to all surgeries for weight loss include an infection in the incision, a leak from the stomach into the abdominal cavity or where the intestine is connected (resulting in an infection called peritonitis), and a blood clot in the legs (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT) or lung (pulmonary embolism). These conditions should be brought to the immediate attention of your surgical team.

Refer to your discharge instructions. Mine read:

1. Medication intolerance.

2. Temperature greater than 100.5 degrees F.

3. Uncontrolled or increased abdomen pain

4. Shortness of breath or calf pain (possible signs of blood clot).

5. New onset of upper back or left shoulder pain.

6. Chest pain, rapid heartbeat and/or dizziness.

7. Changes to your incision - new pain, swelling, redness, cloudy drainage.

8. Inability to eat or drink.

9. Persistent nausea or vomiting greater than 6 hours.

10. Persistent diarrhea beyond the first week after discharge or more than 6 diarrhea stools in a day. Diarrhea is normal after surgery.

11. Cloudy output in or around drains.