Excruciating Pain Post OP

[gabbyd 13]

Hey all. I had my sleeve 3/18. I am 3 days post op and in excruciating pain. Particularly one incision where they put the staple gun in me and pulled out my excess stomach. The doc said they put a suture in my abdomen so I don’t get a hernia and this seems to be the cause of my pain. It literally hurts to sit, stand, squat, wipe, etc. is anyone else experiencing this intense level of pain from their suture/incision site? It is almost debilitating and I am contemplating callin my dr first thing in the am or going to the Er.

[james2021 160]

i'd go to the er if you can -- better safe than sorry, and they can do something for the pain!

[Jaelzion 1,123]

I did have quite a bit of post-op pain (I also had a hiatal hernia fixed, so perhaps that was part of it). I called my surgeon's office and explained that I was in a lot of pain and needed something more for pain control. The office called in a prescription for a stronger pain med, my sister picked it up for me and it did the job. I'd definitely call tomorrow, they should be willing to work something out to get you more comfortable. Hugs.

[ShoppGirl 3,444]

Hopefully you already did something about this but if doctor office is closed they should have someone on call that you can talk to but if you are contemplating going to ER you probably just should. Trust your body. If it says something is wrong it probably is.

[Jnfinney 516]

@gabbyd how are you doing today?

[gabbyd 13]

@jnfinney Im doing better! Thank you for asking about me. 🥰
I called my dr. and they said to take Tylenol in between the oxy doses. I am using a binder and I got a compression tank top and it is a game changer. I also started using a heating pad and it’s helped a lot too. Im finding that a lot of it is just learning how to manage the pain and adapt around it.

[Jnfinney 516]

Glad to hear that!!!