Hi there my op was on the 17th 3 days ago...I've been home since yesterday an my Surgeon told me i have to walk for 2h a day. Just went for a walk 15/20 min tops and in the middle of it i started feeling horible shooting pain on the left side of my abdominal and it kind of makes it hard to breathe ..... am lying down now took a painkiller but its till painful.

What have i done ??? Or is this normal???

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Do you have a drain tube in? How does your incisions look?

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I had my op 14 May and iv been walking since the day of the op just increasing it but I stop as soon as I feel uncomfortable, I do get shooting pains too but I think it's from the gas they put in you x

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I had my surgery on the 16th. I've been taking short walks... my doctor used the 4,5,6... walk 4-5 times for 6 minutes each time.

I have had that shooting pain on my left side too.

Last night I took a Gasx, and in the middle of the night I 'released' plenty of that gas HAHAHA...it actually woke me up, and I was impressed with the amount that 'left'

I keep trying to concentrate on the fact that I am able to hold liquids down, drink my little 4oz Protein shakes, and haven't opened the bottle for nausea. I figure the pain in my stomach, mostly on my left side, will heal.

Hang in there!

Do you have a drain tube in? How does your incisions look?

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Hi no i haven't hade the drain tube and thats a pic of the incisions... i have no new bleeding or passing on the bandages.... i rested took some painkillers its getting better but the pain was horrible.!!!

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I had my surgery on the 16th. I've been taking short walks... my doctor used the 4,5,6... walk 4-5 times for 6 minutes each time.

I have had that shooting pain on my left side too.

Last night I took a Gasx, and in the middle of the night I 'released' plenty of that gas HAHAHA...it actually woke me up, and I was impressed with the amount that 'left'

I keep trying to concentrate on the fact that I am able to hold liquids down, drink my little 4oz Protein shakes, and haven't opened the bottle for nausea. I figure the pain in my stomach, mostly on my left side, will heal.

Hang in there!

Hi there ) it's good to see am not alone )) am having my milk a bit of Soup and Water and haven't been nauseous..... just got worried bc of the pain and intensity of it .... feeling better.... will just have to walk around the house now....and if repeats it self will call my doctor for advice

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I hope you're feeling better today! I think I overdid it earlier today, and the existing pain in my left side radiated through to my back. I took a pain pill, put my heating pad behind me on the recliner, and took a nap. It felt much better when I woke up

This part is tough, but honestly it's just our bodies healing, and trying to get rid of that gas they blow us up with...

As long as you are drinking and getting your Protein in, then you know you're doing a great job (of course, if any pain lasts too long, you should definitely call the doc)

I hope you're feeling better today! I think I overdid it earlier today, and the existing pain in my left side radiated through to my back. I took a pain pill, put my heating pad behind me on the recliner, and took a nap. It felt much better when I woke up

This part is tough, but honestly it's just our bodies healing, and trying to get rid of that gas they blow us up with...

As long as you are drinking and getting your Protein in, then you know you're doing a great job (of course, if any pain lasts too long, you should definitely call the doc)

Woke up today and it hurts by the ribcage under my boob on the left side.... its hard to take deep breath and it hurts when am moving....

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Call your surgeon and describe the pain. That's the only say to be reassured it's normal.

Just get some pain killers for the first couple days after surgery, after 5-6 days, your body will tell you that you don't need anymore and from that time onwards, everything will goes fine. Just a matter of time.

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It should be walking every two hours for about 15 minutes not two hours a day, not this soon.

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