Samantha227

Hi, I had a revision from lap band to VGS 1 month ago on Wednesday. I have been in severe pain the last 2 weeks. The pain is under my skin below my longest incision on the left side of my stomach. It was happening at night where the pain would wake me from my sleep, I was not even able to get out of bed bc anyway I move I was seeing stars. The pain is a burning pulling, double over type of pain. At first I thought it was my incision where they removed the port from the lap band and took out the rest of my stomach from the vsg. I saw my Dr last week and he said it was a muscle that was giving me so much pain. He suggested no more pain medication but Tylenol only. That lasted one day, I can not bend over, walk, lie down or pretty much do anything because the pain is so severe. I am on percocet but take 2 pills of the 5/325 just to be comfortable right now I'm down to 2 more doses and these were my husbands from a prior surgery because I had no more left. I called my surgeons office this morning and told the receptionist how much pain I am in she said to go to the hospital if it was that bad, she also said she would leave a message with my surgeon but that he had 5 operations today. Has anyone had any type of this pain or complication post-op after vsg surgery? Nothing else is bothering me I've lost a little more than 10lbs since surgery (172). Does anyone have any info they can give me? Is this just a sore muscle? Has anyone else experienced this type of pain before? Will it go away or should I go to the hospital? ANY help would be appreciated. Thanks, Samantha

I spent Tuesday in the ER after having a CatScan of my lower body, they found nothing out of the extraordinary, they also took about 20 vials of blood did all my bloodwork and it all came back normal. They put me on a stronger pain medication than Percocet's which has been keeping the pain at bay...I've been on bed rest since I got home on Tuesday and my side feels 100% better I have not done anything strenuous so maybe it was a pulled muscle??? Thanks all of you who responded ill keep you updated in case anything else happens :-)

Thanks everyone for your replies, My surgeon called me and told me I should go to the ER. I slept most of the afternoon. I woke up a while ago with the dull sharp pain same place and its still there, still making me cry. I have no fever just that burning tugging feeling below my left incision line (its about 3~4" long). My hubby is discouraging me from going to the ER, saying it will go away on its own. I've been searching all over the web to see if anyone has these same symptom's- I see none at all. I may go to the ER tonight after he goes to bed. I can not live in this much pain just by turning or getting off the couch, its too much. I'll keep you all posted. I'm hoping its just something that gets better with medicine and time.