Pain.... Stomach pains

armywife1129 · April 8, 2011

So I'm having hunger pains that are pretty extreme and they are causing me to be in more pain cause my stomach is growling really loud and it is hurting my port area. Is that normal? Is there supposed to be resitiction right now on drinks? After a few sips of Water I tend to get a stomach ache and it comes an goes kinda like little contractions. Ok really sore and trying to rest but also move around a bit. Just want to know if these things are normal. Thanks.

CheckYes · April 8, 2011

So I'm having hunger pains that are pretty extreme and they are causing me to be in more pain cause my stomach is growling really loud and it is hurting my port area. Is that normal? Is there supposed to be resitiction right now on drinks? After a few sips of Water I tend to get a stomach ache and it comes an goes kinda like little contractions. Ok really sore and trying to rest but also move around a bit. Just want to know if these things are normal. Thanks.

Hey there,

We started at exactly the same weight on our surgery date. We should keep in touch.

Because you were just banded, you may have some restriction due to swelling from the surgery itself. Some surgeons put Fluid in the band at the time of surgery - mine didn't - but some do. If you can't keep Water down, you probably have some fill. You might want to check with your surgeon but at this point, you should sip once every few minutes. I think the goal for me was to drink 6-8 ounces of water an hour. If I remember correctly, the Protein shakes took forever to drink because they were a bit thicker. I didn't finish a shake in one sitting until about day 5. You just need to try to do your best.

I think your port area may be hurting because of the actual surgery. Your port may be directly behind your largest incision so if it is not on the incision level but behind then it could be because your port is stitched to your muscle and that takes a while to heal.

As for the hunger pains - you must follow your surgeons meal plan. Don't advance to mushies without approval. Try to drink your Protein. If you are allowed sugar free popsicles - they made me feel like I was "eating" something rather than drinking and it helped. I held a bit in my mouth until it was totally liquid and then swallowed.

I wish you the best of luck. Hope recovery becomes a breeze for you.

merred · April 8, 2011

I was banded two weeks ago and I had the exact same thing. Like contractions or spasms. I had them for the first week and then they went away. I think it's just the body's way of settling and getting used to a foreign object!

armywife1129 · April 9, 2011

Thanks. It hasn't gotten any better I'm in ALOT of pain and all I was given is Tylenol with codeine I wish they wouldn't gave me vicodin or something cause the Tylenol just isn't cutting it. I been taking gas x strips those help a little but my left shoulder has some MAJOR air/gas stuck in it. That's making it somewhat hard to take a deep breath. My hunger is bad but after I drink a Protein Shake it kinda goes away a bit. My family had mcdonalds today I didn't have no temptation I was proud of myself I didn't care for it but I'm more worried about not having pain.