Thank you all who wished me luck. Surgery was smooth. However the pain in my neck and shoulders sucks! I use a heating pad. And have my husband massage it time to time and pain meds suck they don't work at all. I just need advice on what to do. I think that pain bothers me more than my stomach incisions [emoji26]. Also i noticed i feel or at least think my stomach is rumbling for food ...is that normal. I only do clear liquids as followed. But any advice how to sleep? Ive been sleeping sitting up and its not helping

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10 hours ago, Creekimp13 said:

Sometimes when they do a sleeve, they also repair a hiatal hernia (a little extra space where your esophagus passes through your diaphragm) ...it's pretty common.

Reason I brought it up, is that the hernia repair will often cause deferred nerve pain that you feel in your shoulder. How weird is that? But yeah...the neck and shoulder pain you're experiencing might be nerve pain from that region.

I had it, too...and I know it's miserable. Walking helped the rest of me feel better quicker...and alternating hot and cold packs on my shoulders helped. I think I liked hot the best.

Pain went away after a few days....got a little better each day. I know it's miserable. Wishing you the best.

I had hernia repair- this is good info for me!

Here is some info about the gas. So sorry its so painful. https://obesitycontrolcenter.com/blog/2014/09/04/eliminate-intra-abdominal-co2-after-gastric-sleeve-surgery/

The shoulder / neck pain is the worst and unfortunately takes a while to resolve. It can be gas or referred pain. Heat will help gas, for me it made referred pain worse. Call the dr if the pain meds aren't working, being in pain can effect your healing. They had to change mine completely, so it's not unheard of that one type of med doesn't work.

For fluids try Powerade zero, all the electrolytes without sugar or carbs. I also watered down my protein shakes for hydration, which worked well. Good news is in a week you'll likely feel much better.

You should be able to sleep however you want as long as it's not causing any pain to you, is what my doctor said. I used lots of pillows. It's uncomfortable the first few days but will get better. I was sleeved 2/12/18.

If the large incisions calms down and next pains didn't exist id be 100% better lol i tried to walk today in stores etc...and nope too painful

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Hi, I'm 5 days post op from being sleeved. I received a binder from the hospital and has not taken it off. I think it helps my pain levels. I sleep in it too. Changing positions hurts but I can sleep most of the night. What did they give you for pain?

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My doctor wasn’t against a binder, but it wasn’t part of his protocol. I went home with Lortab or liquid Vicodin. The only time I would have to take is after showering and dressing. Bending down was like DEATH!

I was given hydrocodone to take every 4 hours when I was released from the hospital. I took it as directed for 2 days. Now I only take it once a day usually at bedtime.

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Hugs - sorry you're struggling! Remember, every day it is supposed to get better!!

Are you feeling any better today? It seemed like I went from bad to so much better overnight. I also remember the pain medicine didn't do anything for the gas pain.

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How are you feeling today?

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