I just came home from the hospital yesterday my surgery was on Wednesday. I am hurting everywhere. The day after surgery I was feeling great but the day I came home and today have been really rough. My hips and legs hurt so bad I'm in tears when I try to get up from sitting or walk. Anyone else have a similar experience? And if so, what did you do to ease some of the pain? I have to admit, right now I'm thinking what the heck did i do to myself?

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Are you on pain meds?

Yes Norco every 4 hrs.

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Keep taking it as prescribed. Try a heating pad for your pain. I wonder if you're feeling the gas pain in your hips. I hope it eases up soon. You've got to walk - especially to avoid blood clots. Call your surgeon if doesn't get better.

Hi dcoral:

You're probably hitting two problems (1) the norco isn't as effective as the IV Meds you were on and (2) laying in bed for so long is making everything ache. (And of course the gas adds to that)

I hear you--my surgery was on 4/28 and that second part was killing me! Walking helped. Getting out of bed was no fun but made me feel better. I felt noticeably better each day and was cutting those norco in half by day three (and adding one Tylenol). By day 7 I was off all pain meds.

The worst is over--you'll be better soon!

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Edited May 8, 201610 yr by silverthreads

One of the great things about today's medical procedures is................THE DRUGS......

Never understood why anyone would struggle through agonizing pain and not simply ask for more powerful meds.

There is no reason to be in pain.

If it hurts.....ask for something stronger. If you don't want to use stronger pain meds ....... then I got nothing.

I am 3 1/2 weeks post sleeve. Just now starting to feel better. The gas was hell. My incision sites hurt so bad, I cred everyday. But I also ended up with a really bad Uti/kidney infection. So I think I took longer to heal. They cut my pain meds off after 2 weeks. So I understand how you are feeling, but I promise, it will get better. Once you start putting on your smaller clothes, you will know you made the right decision. Good luck to you!

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Walking helped me more than pain meds. Even if I could only walk to the end of the driveway and back.

I walked a lot after surgery. It helped.

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Walk, walk, walk, and then walk some more! Walk every 2 hrs minimum when you're awake. When I first came home I'd schedule my walks right after my pain meds kicked in. It will get better soon!

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I had the same thought, "What did I do to myself!" Don't worry it gets better.

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I'm 10 days post-op, and I feel great. Pretty much normal, like surgery never happened. It's amazing, what they can do with laparoscopy.

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