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Stomach pain and soreness

I am 3 weeks post op gastric bypass. I wanted to see if anyone else is still experiencing extreme soreness in their stomach after surgery. My whole abdomen is so sore almost as if I have been doing sit-ups and it hurts to turn over in bed at night. I had been doing 30 minutes of walking 1 week post op and it was fine. The only things that I have done differently lately was I recently started a soft diet and I also have started back to work. Also can anyone tell me how long it takes until your stomach actually feels normal again without pain?

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  • About a month I have heard. I'm post OP wk21/2 bypass, an it does hurt. Tender but managable ~Bing~

  • I had extreme pain that felt like a really bad side stitch for about a month to a month and a half after surgery. I don't know if that's what you're experiencing, but the pain does get better I just h

  • Could be extra stitching put in there for re- enforcement. if it is, it will release at the time you're healed enough, not every surgeon does do that, but many do. Say it helps prevent any internal he

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About a month I have heard. I'm post OP wk21/2 bypass, an it does hurt. Tender but managable

~Bing~

I had extreme pain that felt like a really bad side stitch for about a month to a month and a half after surgery. I don't know if that's what you're experiencing, but the pain does get better I just had to be gentle with myself. If yours feels like it's getting worse or you notice any redness or swelling around your incisions, call your surgeon's office. Best wishes on healing!

Could be extra stitching put in there for re- enforcement. if it is, it will release at the time you're healed enough, not every surgeon does do that, but many do. Say it helps prevent any internal herniation!

It was about a month before i started to get full relief. Maybe if you noticed it was related to when you increased to soft food try going back a stage for a couple of days and see if that help.

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It was about a month before i started to get full relief. Maybe if you noticed it was related to when you increased to soft food try going back a stage for a couple of days and see if that help.
Thank you!
I am 4 weeks post op and am still very sore. I just ordered a compression garment from amazon after it was suggested on a post. I hope it gives me some relief.

It will help, I use mine alot, it keeps things protected especially if u cough

~Bing~

I'm 2wks post OP with 21lbs down.

Hows the weight loss at 4wks?

~Bing~

At 4 weeks I am down 15 lbs from surgery date.

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