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I'm ending day 4 today and realize the only pain I have left now is located in the stomach organ area while walking, laying down and sitting up. It is a sharp pulling feeling.

Is this normal for sleeve patients?

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Hi. I'm not a sleever. I'm on my 3rd week RNY. I had that same pain on the left side. It was painful first couple days. I decided to take my pain meds religiously every 4 hrs no matter what. Near the end of my bottle I would wean myself to only when It hurt. Now it only hurts when I'm up too long or in the morning when I wake but even that is rare. Hope that helps. Good luck and blessings to all on their journey.:)

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"Bitch Stitch" that's awesome. That's exactly what it is.

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I am about 5 weeks out and that pain was driving me nuts. I spoke with my surgeon and his NP about it. They told me that it can be either the right or the left. Each person is a bit different. My pain lasted maybe 3 or so weeks. It was so bad a one point I considered going to the er. I am glad I didn't.

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Feeling really discouraged this morning with the amount of pain I'm in due to the 'big stitch'. It's trumped everything else these past four days. Sleeved on 4/14

It's nearly unbearable. Right now it's painful without using my right side or right leg. My right leg has felt pretty useless because if I lift it to put on socks or pants, the pain in my abs is unbearable. I want to get off the tramadol so my system will get back to normal and I don't feel drugged, but I'm not coherent with all this pain, either.

Ruth1ess, you have to not be so hard on yourself. You are only days out from a major surgery. Yes you will be in pain, yes will have to take pain meds and you will sleep more than normal. You body is in a state of repairing itself. I completely understand wanting to be better right away and completely underestimating the process and how long it would take me to bounce back. You will feel better but it takes longer than 6 days hun. Hang tight ????????

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Feeling really discouraged this morning with the amount of pain I'm in due to the 'big stitch'. It's trumped everything else these past four days. Sleeved on 4/14

It's nearly unbearable. Right now it's painful without using my right side or right leg. My right leg has felt pretty useless because if I lift it to put on socks or pants, the pain in my abs is unbearable. I want to get off the tramadol so my system will get back to normal and I don't feel drugged, but I'm not coherent with all this pain, either.

Ruth1ess, you have to not be so hard on yourself. You are only days out from a major surgery. Yes you will be in pain, yes will have to take pain meds and you will sleep more than normal. You body is in a state of repairing itself. I completely understand wanting to be better right away and completely underestimating the process and how long it would take me to bounce back. You will feel better but it takes longer than 6 days hun. Hang tight ????????

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I'm not sure why you think I'm being hard on myself... But I appreciate your support.

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Is this pulling pain on off for you guys? I went through yesterday and the day before feeling pretty well when it came to it, but today has been a little more painful. Btw, I'm on day 9 now

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Sanju

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Completely normal. They just cut right through your abdominal wall, you know, that huge muscle that goes from your groin to your diaphragm that holds in quite a few organs. That pulling? Oh yeah, that pulling is when your guts, I mean organs start pushing on the incision. That is why I couldn't sleep on my side for like 6-8 weeks. I like to keep my guts inside my abdominal wall thank you very much. I literally would hold my hand (or preferably a pillow) over that spot to keep everything together and help it heal. You will too.

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