So I’m 5 1/2 days post op from gastric bypass. Still having pain of course but I’m wondering about how long that lasts...pain feels like a pulling burning sensation. I’m not having any other symptoms with it so I’m sure it’s normal but I’m ready to not be in pain.

It varies with everybody, 6 weeks is the norm to be healed so I would say expect some pain that reduces with time for 6 weeks and if it stops before then, then that is great.

If you eat/drink too much you might get pain or if you do things that are too strenuous before your body is ready, just take regular paracetamol and give your body time to heal. It is major surgery after all.

You sound like you are doing really well, if the pain doesn't ease up over the next couple of weeks or gets worse or isn't controlled by analgesia then speak to your team

Its a good month but should calm down a little - It will mess with your head so try and plow thru it, I to this day have pain when i eat, Nothing i cant deal with but still a pain. It will all end at 6 months for sure, Took my brother that long - I had the same thing as you and every day it got less and less - Moving and walking around seemed to really help