Still pain at incision site

[Ccosta0425 20]

Hey everyone I was wondering how long everyone had pain at the site where they took the part of your stomach out. I’m now 3 weeks out and still having very sharp pain. I still cannot bend down or anything. Just hoping it will feel better soon. The doctor said it’s normal but I just want others opinions.

[TheWeightisOvr 74]

Hope you get some different responses to this I’m 3dsys post op and it’s definitely been a challenge can’t imagine 3 weeks.

Edited March 3, 2022 by TheWeightisOvr

[Ccosta0425 20]

5 minutes ago, TheWeightisOvr said:

Hope you get some different responses to this I’m 3dsys post op and it’s definitely been a challenge can’t imagine 3 weeks.

I’m hoping for some relief soon it’s only the one incision but it hurts

[Ibiza2023 5]

What they dont tell you about surgery: day 7-10 is when your nerves start regenerating and those are often the most psinful days. That's why they prescribe you the soluble pain killers. After day 12 you won't feel anything

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[GradyCat 3,692]

I'm sorry you're going through this for so long. You'll get varied responses here. I never had any pain and never took any of the pain medication. But others, obviously, have. It probably is "normal" like your surgeon said and if you need a pain pill, take one. It shouldn't be too terribly much longer before it settles down, like at the 4 week mark.

[Ccosta0425 20]

4 hours ago, Ibiza2023 said:

What they dont tell you about surgery: day 7-10 is when your nerves start regenerating and those are often the most psinful days. That's why they prescribe you the soluble pain killers. After day 12 you won't feel anything

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Sadly I’m on day 23 and the pain is still strong it feels like something is pulling in my stomach and if I bend at all it’s a stabbing pain

[summerseeker 1,857]

I had no pain whatso ever not even gas pain. I made up for that with nausea and vomiting though yuk. Hope your pain settles soon

[SummerTimeGirl 580]

Yup. I had that stupid pain at that location until about week 3 or 4! Up until that time I had to sleep semi sitting up in bed because I dare not lay down flat or on my side cause if I did, YIKES, that pain! LOL Anyway, it was a pain in the you-know-what but it should be giving you some relief soon, I'd say.

[Ccosta0425 20]

11 minutes ago, SummerTimeGirl said:

Yup. I had that stupid pain at that location until about week 3 or 4! Up until that time I had to sleep semi sitting up in bed because I dare not lay down flat or on my side cause if I did, YIKES, that pain! LOL Anyway, it was a pain in the you-know-what but it should be giving you some relief soon, I'd say.

That gives me hope atleast I have two young kids and trying to function has been difficult so I’m hoping this goes soon

[SummerTimeGirl 580]

2 minutes ago, Ccosta0425 said:

That gives me hope atleast I have two young kids and trying to function has been difficult so I’m hoping this goes soon

Yes, I'm thinking it should be gone soon. I wasn't able to bend over or anything for that amount of time either due to the pain in that spot. I remember reading about others who had the surgery done close to my date were able to lay down no problem from day one. I was so jealous. LOL But yeah, one day you'll just notice it no longer hurts.

[SummerTimeGirl 580]

Curious if that pain has finally gone away for you?

[LilaNicole20 250]

On 3/3/2022 at 7:23 AM, Ccosta0425 said:

Sadly I’m on day 23 and the pain is still strong it feels like something is pulling in my stomach and if I bend at all it’s a stabbing pain

Hi,

Are you putting anything on your incisions? Aquaphor is a good place to start. You need to keep those incision lines moisturized so that they heal nicely and more importantly, reduce the pain and discomfort.