How long does the abdomen pain last after VSG?

[pbdraia 3]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the site and just had my surgery on Monday Jan 9th. I just got home the hospital and although the pain has been gradually getting better, it's still pretty bad. Bending over and sitting/standing are the worst. It might be a Lille worse than a normal VSG surgery because the surgeon found a surprise hernia once she got inside that needed fixing.

Thanks for any help!

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[NWJill 119]

I was off all pain meds within 4 days, I had my surgery Dec 30th. After that I was a little sore but not bad enough to justify the meds, my nurse said I could switch to Tylenol at that point for soreness but I didn't take it. At this point, I am not even sore unless I push on the incision spots

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[Thick2Thin2016 63]

By day seven I felt much better by day ten I was pretty much pain free even when getting out of bed tying shoes etc.

[DisneyMom2El 119]

This is going to vary so much. I never had any pain after the day of surgery and haven't had any meds for pain since, and I also had a hernia repair. I did find my abdomen to be slightly tender when attempting to bend over for a few days, but I'm 6 days post op now and feel fantastic.

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[krissyfattofab 68]

I was sleeved yesterday too with hernia repair. I walked like crazy in the hospital which helped. I don't like the way the narcotic pain medicine tastes or makes me feel so I've been using extra strength tylonel gel caps and the pain isn't bad unless I have a gas bubble and even then once it passes I'm fine.

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[Eaumond 9]

Had mine Dec 30th. I never felt the need to take the stronger stuff, but oh am I sore. I can't bend over very well either.

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[Kaylamh 144]

I was off pain meds during the day after I left the hospital. I still took the meds to sleep. The pain gets better, but the incision soreness can last awhile. My big incisions still gets sore if I bend too much, and I'm a month out. It's more annoying than it is painful haha

[savyourdvine1 110]

That depend on your body (healing mechanism) also your Doctor and team, and you. I did ask my Doctor what was I to expect concerning pain level and length. I was having two different surgeries two weeks apart(foot and sleeve.) I was told the worst would be the first 24 hours then it would taper off. I was blessed I had absolutely no pain from my sleeve or my foot on the onset. So much so I questioned if he actually did the sleeve.

I've actually heard of Dr. not doing it and people finding out years later it was never done.

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[pbdraia 3]

Thanks for all the help everyone! They gave me oxy-codon but I'm a little nervous to take them because I know how addictive they can be.

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[Coco76 32]

I had my surgery on the 9. I'm just walking as much as possible, peeing and drinking my Water and broth,

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[lisan82 8]

I wanted to be one of those people who didn't need much pain medicine after surgery but that wasn't the case for me. I had a drain and a lot of the pain was from that. They took the drain out after 7 days and it was a couple of days after that before I was able to stop the pain meds completely. I was so discouraged by everyone posting that they didn't need the pain meds, but I had to realize that we are not all the same and our surgery experiences won't be the same. It's ok to take the pain meds if you need them.

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[marionb88 12]

I was sleeved 10/24/16 and I took off work for 2 weeks. And during that time I took my pain meds the whole time. But I did need less as the days passed. When I went back to work after the two weeks I didn't take any more pain meds and just used Tylenol. But I do have to say my abdominal pain from surgery did hurt pretty bad. And I was up walking around and taking care of my kids when I got home. I'm a nurse so I know the importance of getting active and walking after surgery.

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[Armygalbonnie 643]

I never took any pain meds after I left the hospital; However, the deep incision caused me pain with activity (exercise) for 9 weeks. At 9 weeks, that stitch popped and I had immediate relief. I can now exercise with much greater intensity with no pain. After surgery, I wore my stomach binder any time I walked for the first 2 weeks. It provided great relief.