Hi, I am 3 weeks out of a gastric sleeve and I am experiencing pain again. I see the Dr on Wednesday so I will wait. Could it be the diet stage

change?

What kind of pain, when, where? After eating, when swallowing, incisions, back, shoulder, only at night, etc?

it is like a cramping and pain mixed on the right side, but very uncomfortable to walk, sit or lay down. have been off pain meds for a week or so, but its that uncomfortable. just wondering if it could be a change in stage

Could be constipation? Or just gas from diff foods? Is it sharp or dull or intermittent? Or could be nerves mending from pulling internal stitches - is it near an incision?

Edited November 6, 20178 yr by Sosewsue61

Or gallbladder.

it could be all of the above that you mention. luckily, i see surgeon on Wednesday and he can assess. just hope it is not a leak. that's been my biggest fear from this procedure from the start, but my diabetes was so bad and all my specialists have been wanting me to have this surgery for over a year.

2 minutes ago, jess9395 said:

Or gallbladder.

Edited November 6, 20178 yr by kathys8055
didnt mean to quote

isn't that a side effect of this surgery?

i have a dr appt but thanks to you both. the symptoms of gallstones almost nails it. ugh i hope not. will keep you posted.

31 minutes ago, kathys8055 said:

it could be all of the above that you mention. luckily, i see surgeon on Wednesday and he can assess. just hope it is not a leak. that's been my biggest fear from this procedure from the start, but my diabetes was so bad and all my specialists have been wanting me to have this surgery for over a year.

No, definitely not a leak, do not worry about this one. One would feel it differently. I doubt it's possible to type with a leak, frankly speaking. I had something similar around my 3-4 weeks. In my case it was related mostly to BM piling up due to low hydration, and partially to inner incisions healing. Just imaging the thickness of your belly and how many inner stitches you might have (muscles+skin layers). My doc told me they inject some meds during stitching around incisions, which are slo-o-owly dissolving. That's why incisions pain is not a problem in many cases. But the medicine will dissolve eventually, and some inner stitches might hurts a little bit.

Edited November 6, 20178 yr by temkins

thank you temkins, it is between my two bigger incisions on the right side, they look okay but that space is very tender to touch. hopefully, i can wait to see the dr on Wednesday and it is exactly what you say, i can live with pain if i know the reason is safe.

isn't that a side effect of this surgery?

It can happen with any rapid weight loss or any diet very low in fat.

Hi Saw Doc today and all is good. he said its okay to still have some pain, told me what to look out for, and call him if i need to. explained that they move a lot of stuff around, and i have had a few abdominal surgeries before, but this one is scary. Now what to do with heartburn, I must have eaten to fast.