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I am 15 days post op and on Tuesday, I started to feel pain at my port site. It has been steadily increasing. The pain is now excrutiating. No matter what direction I move or position im in. I called my surgeon yesterday and was advised to ice it down and take tylenol/ibuprofen. This has not helped at all. I was barely able to get out of bed this morning. I have not had my first fill and my follow up with my surgeon isnt till May 2nd. Any suggestions? Is this common? I have a really high tolerance for pain and this pain just has me in tears its so bad. I wasnt in this much pain after surgery!

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I wouldn't take Ibuprofin. I was told to only take Tylenol, because the other may cause erosion of the band. I had really bad pain for about two weeks after surgery, but mine was because I was not having regular bowel movements. Apparently that can cause extreme abdominal pain if not taken care of. Good Luck to ya.

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THIS IS NOT NORMAL. GET YOURSELF TO YOUR DOCTOR . NOW.

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I am 15 days post op and on Tuesday' date=' I started to feel pain at my port site. It has been steadily increasing. The pain is now excrutiating. No matter what direction I move or position im in. I called my surgeon yesterday and was advised to ice it down and take tylenol/ibuprofen. This has not helped at all. I was barely able to get out of bed this morning. I have not had my first fill and my follow up with my surgeon isnt till May 2nd. Any suggestions? Is this common? I have a really high tolerance for pain and this pain just has me in tears its so bad. I wasnt in this much pain after surgery![/quote']

If you are having a lot of pain you should get in to a dr. You are far enough out that it shouldn't hurt that much. Insist on being seen and if the surgeon won't see you then see your reg doctor. It could be ripped stitches or flipped port or who knows what else. Ty/ib only treat pain and not the cause of pain. I am 15 days out and almost no soreness left. It doesn't sound right to me that it hurt that much this far out.

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See your doc. Is it red at all? Possibly infection?

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I wouldn't take Ibuprofin. I was told to only take Tylenol, because the other may cause erosion of the band. I had really bad pain for about two weeks after surgery, but mine was because I was not having regular bowel movements. Apparently that can cause extreme abdominal pain if not taken care of. Good Luck to ya.

Same here...bowel movement needed

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If you are having a lot of pain you should get in to a dr. You are far enough out that it shouldn't hurt that much. Insist on being seen and if the surgeon won't see you then see your reg doctor. It could be ripped stitches or flipped port or who knows what else. Ty/ib only treat pain and not the cause of pain. I am 15 days out and almost no soreness left. It doesn't sound right to me that it hurt that much this far out.

I'm 17 days out and I do not have any pain. Call the hospital where you had the procedure done. They have some other advice. My day surgery lab has called me a couple of times to check on my progress and how I am feeling. They may have some helpful tips.

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