your pain after surgery

[Thundarump 17]

My surgery is scheduled for Nov 7th,and I wanted to know about the pain afterwards, I have had five csections, and my last one was pain.free,but I did have my.tonsils taken out this year at 33 and it was the worst pain ever literally,I know everyone's pain tolerance is different but I just want to see how it was for everyone, I hate taking pain.meds especially liquid pain.meds...

[Nicole0425 1]

The day of surgery was terrible for me. The pain meds were not working for me and I damn near ripped a nurses head off. After they realized I wasn't kidding around they upped the dosage, and I was better not pain free but I would say around a 3 or 4 on a scale of 1 - 10. I found the absoulute worst thing was the gas not the actual insicions. I had surgery Oct 6th so I'm 4 days post op and I still have terrible trapped gas in my chest and stomach which can make it really hard to breath at times. I've used Gas X and walked and walked and walked and still I'm in pain with the gas. I haven't taken any pain meds since Friday night so I'm healing good and feeling sore but everyday gets better. I find that if I keep a heating pad on the stomach and chest the gas is at bay but as soon as I take it off it's there again.

Good luck to you I'm sure C-section recovery is far worse, but I don't know all my babies were born vaginally, and that was a breeze for me.

[Thundarump 17]

Congrats on your surgery..

How long did u take off work?

[Nicole0425 1]

Congrats on your surgery..

How long did u take off work?

I'm back at work today. I have a desk job so it's not too bad, but I can tell you sitting in my office chair and wearing a bra is so far been the most uncomfortable. My bra just feels tight and and restricting and the chair well its a office chair need I say more !

[Corrigan 75]

I guess i was one of the lucky ones, almost no pain at all. The throat rawness from the

intubation device was the worst and it was gone in three days.

[anewlife10 0]

I had my surgery on a Thursday and was really sore & uncomfortable until Sunday. I wasnt necessarily in pain, but I was very sore and didnt take into account how sore my stomach and stomach muscles would be so it was really hard to get in and out of bed. I would recommend a recliner/or to be in an upright position in your bed. Also... a heating pad was my best friend for helping the soreness and staying comfortable.

[knowingchrist21318 0]

I had my surgery on Oct 7, 2011 so I am 3 days post op. The main thing that is terrible is the gas. You have gas in your back, side, chest, seems like everywhere. The incision itself is not that bad. I was sent home with Tylenol 3/Coedine. DO NOT work. The only thing that really help me is walking throughout the house. Sip some warm tea, and walk.

[onmyway11 43]

I'm 2 weeks out and have had 3 c-sections and a gallblader surgery. I have to say the actual pain was minimal- seriously just discomfort-- i didnt even need pain meds or even tylenol--although.... I'm still not totally myself. I had no gas at all. I just felt tired and weak sometimes light headed till about day 10. If i sit or stand for too long now im uncomfortable but its ok I was hoping bc I had been getting in shape since feb it would be easier BUT as everyone will tell you everyone is different. I tried to

predict my recovery too it's just impossible to do.

That said you will do fine! It's def an easier surgery than a c-section. Just listen to your body once you have had your surgery and make sure you have help if you need it good luck!

[steph324 1]

Honestly, I took my pain meds the day after surgery and have not had to take anything since. I did not even have the horrible gas that people complain about. I think it is truly different for every patient. I have had way worse pain from dental procedures and from kidney stones than I did from this.

[BaileyRose 13]

It took me a week to feel no pain. And two weeks to feel normal. I guess I'm a slow healer and don't have a high pain tolerance. I've never had surgery prior to the lap band so it was a whole new ball game for me. The gas pain made me miserable. I slept sitting straight up for 4 nights. My suggestions: heating pad! Walking, Popsicles, hot showers. Have someone rub your shoulders. On day 7 I went and had a massage and a chiropractic adjustment and it helped so much. I wish I would have done it sooner.

[steelerfan1 4]

I was one of the lucky ones . I had no surgical pain at all. I took my pain meds one time and that was to please my husband lol .

The only thing I felt was my upper stomach felt like I did a million and one sit ups but it wasn't painful .

I had my surgery at 1PM and home that night at 7 pm . I think what saved me was I did so much walking. I walked till I got tired of walking. Walking takes the gas out and does help with healing.

When I got back to my room at the hospital I was out of bed within 15 min . That was around 315. I walked for 20 min and sat down for 10 min and walked again I did that clear through 7 pm when they released me.

I did go home and rest that night but the next day I walked like that again for the whole day .

And trust me I have no high pain tolerance lol. I am probably the biggest baby in the world when it comes to pain

[kristallynn13 18]

I am 2 weeks postop today. For the first 3-4 days, I had some pain at the port site, and gas pain, but nothing unbearable. I didn't take any pain meds in the hospital and only 2 or 3 doses of the liquid pain med at home so I could get a good nights sleep. My problem is getting in enough fluids and feeling weak all the time. You will do just fine. Surely a C-section is much worse than this!! Good luck

[thatchick_j 7]

This is so bizarre to me. Everyone saying pain is minimal. My c-section was like a small splinter compare to This band. It hurt Like hell. I'm still weak 3 weeks and 3 days later. Still not myself. a few years ago I had another surgery that was suppose to be fine after a month took me 4 months to recover. I dont like surgery and it doesn't like me.

So in contrast to everyone else its going to hurt long time.

Plan 4 -6 weeks off work.

J

[Jess55 97]

For me the first day, I wanted to crawl in a hole and die. I was so uncomfortable. Tokk the pain meds probably every 5-6 hours. Day 2 post op, felt so much better, still painful, but took pain meds probably 3 times or so. Day 3 I was uncomfortable, but not crazy painful, I took th pain meds once, and that was because I got TOM and I got bad cramps, but that one dose knocked them out for good. After that dose, I may have taken liquid tyelonol a couple times within the next couple days, but I had minimal pain. Getting up was sore and getting out of bed, but no pain meds needed.

[Jumper82 0]

I had mine put in this morning. Right now there is no real pain, I am just sore. As someone else posted, it feels like I have done a lot of crunches. The only other surgery that I have to really compare it to is the one on my leg. I have plate and 11 screws. The pain after that one was a 1000 times worse than this one. For me, the anticipation of this procedure is much worse than the procedure itself.

-K