Post-Op Pain

[missjanab 3]

i was sleeved 4 days ago on aug 11th, i woke up in recovery and was in a tremendous amount of pain from the gas. friday while i was in the hospital i had a mild/pain/panic attack the gas pain was really kicking my butt.

back to the point, i'm home and a had a few baby spoonfuls of mashed potatos yesterday and it seemed as if they were pushing the gas out but the pain is so much i can't tell wat's going on.

whenever i drink something if it's too much of a sip then it hurts right in my chest area.

fyi, my dr puts us on mushies for the first two weeks and then regular food after that. and yes i've been walking and taking gas-x.

one of my incision sites is still really painful, i've got pain in my shoulders and in my neck. i called the dr to see if i could get some stronger meds bcuz the tramadol is not working at all, he should return my call this morning.

my question is 'is there still gas there or is this actually pain from the trauma of having my first major surgery?'

i'm a lil concerned bcuz the pain is really stopping me from eating anything and sipping as much as i'm supposed to.

[Indymom 132]

definitely talk to your surgeon's office right away, but the pain in the shoulder area can be more gas. If you're not tolerating the mushy food well, you might back off from that and go back to liquids only (and make sure you're getting your protein). Good Luck!

[wondering1 103]

I can totally sympathize with your pain. I was in horrible pain for the first several days. I think it's the trauma that you've put your body through that's making you hurt so bad. We have to remember that this was major surgery and it will take your body 4-6 weeks to recover, de-swell, and calm down. Of course if you're worried, you should still talk to your surgeon. I feel for you though. Sending quick recovery prayers your way

[peppercma 12]

From my experiences, the pain was caused by taking too big of a drink, too big of a bite and not waiting long enough between bites/drinks. The baby spoon is the way to go though, that's for sure. Go slower with your intake and listen/feel what your new tummy is saying. It helps me to take a bite, put the spoon down, sit back in the chair and wait a minute or two for the next bite. The farther out from surgery you are, the less you'll have to do that. My hubby worries every time I take a minute to "rest" that I'm going to throw up And, since you're not that far out from surgery, I'd say go back to liquids for a few days and give your tummy more of a chance to heal and let the swelling go down.

[smkeller 3]

I don't know who your doctor was, but he doesn't seem to have a decent post-op plan for you. My Doctor's instructions: Clear Liquids for TEN days; full liquids for TEN days; then Mushes for TEN days. No solid food at all for three or four weeks. Of course, I couldn't do that, but you pay the price when you lay something in there even just one or two bites: it HURTS. You don't need food at this stage; you need fluids, fluids, fluids; Water drinks, broths, some chewy Vitamins and some tolerable Protein powder to mix with the drinks and broth, AND two prilosecs, and many GasX pills, strips, and chewies a day. Potatoes, rice, breads; heading for trouble fast. Good Luck.

i was sleeved 4 days ago on aug 11th, i woke up in recovery and was in a tremendous amount of pain from the gas. friday while i was in the hospital i had a mild/pain/panic attack the gas pain was really kicking my butt.

back to the point, i'm home and a had a few baby spoonfuls of mashed potatos yesterday and it seemed as if they were pushing the gas out but the pain is so much i can't tell wat's going on.

whenever i drink something if it's too much of a sip then it hurts right in my chest area.

fyi, my dr puts us on mushies for the first two weeks and then regular food after that. and yes i've been walking and taking gas-x.

one of my incision sites is still really painful, i've got pain in my shoulders and in my neck. i called the dr to see if i could get some stronger meds bcuz the tramadol is not working at all, he should return my call this morning.

my question is 'is there still gas there or is this actually pain from the trauma of having my first major surgery?'

i'm a lil concerned bcuz the pain is really stopping me from eating anything and sipping as much as i'm supposed to.

[LisaM 3]

I'm in the same boat, sleeved on the 8th. I had bad gas pain in my shoulder, but it was gone in a day. It hurts to eat anything. Jello, ice pops, Water all hurt going down, but I'm sure this will go away as soon as the inflammation goes down. Hang in there, this is all normal.

[sugarmamma7 2]

I had gas pain all over and in my shoulder it was worst than all the other pains! Time will be your friend. I hope you feel better soon hugs

[missjanab 3]

thank you guys for all your advice!