5 days banded and port pain

readytogo · August 15, 2006

I was banded 8-11, and I was not prepared for this kind of port pain. I was given Prescription for pain med but did not fill it, because I was told most likely will not need it. It hurts to sit, stand, lay down, walk, just about anything I do. Is this normal? I have had 10 surgeries in past including 3 knee surgeries and 2 hand surgeries, I thought I had a high tolerance for pain, but I guess not. Any suggestions?

DrewsLou · August 15, 2006

Try using a heating pad on your belly. That really helped me!

Good luck and welcome to bandland!

sleepyjean · August 16, 2006

I was banded 8-11, and I was not prepared for this kind of port pain. I was given Prescription for pain med but did not fill it, because I was told most likely will not need it. It hurts to sit, stand, lay down, walk, just about anything I do. Is this normal? I have had 10 surgeries in past including 3 knee surgeries and 2 hand surgeries, I thought I had a high tolerance for pain, but I guess not. Any suggestions?

It will get better. For the first 5 days after I got banded, it was really painful. Whenever I moved, it felt like a red-hot poker jabbing into my gut. I literally wanted to scream out loud it hurt so bad. I sleep on my stomach so I was pretty miserable. I wound up taking drugs that knocked me out for most of that time. Lortab, I think it was called. Great stuff!

A week after banding, I stopped taking the Lortab. it still hurt a little bit to lie down and stand back up, but it was tolerable. And for about a month after that, I'd get the odd unexpected twinge that made me catch my breath all of a sudden. It will get better gradually. Just make sure you're getting plenty of rest and doing as little as possible to strain your tummy muscles.

beachgirl · August 16, 2006

I had only port pain but was lucky not to have the gas pain. I had the liquid loritab and they prescribed for 5 bottles, big bottles, and I only took a half of one. Can you not still get your meds filled. If I was hurting I would. Yes, the heating pad helped me too but I walked sooo much the first few days I don't think I had time to get in much pain.

I hope you feel better soon, try to get your pain meds filled and take them. I know everyone on here says liquid tylenol will do it but everyone is different and there's no need in you hurting if you don't have too.

maryb · August 16, 2006

You are normal! It hurts! It gets better! I didn't start feeling halfway normal for at least 2 weeks, by 4 weeks I was feeling good, by 6 weeks feeling great!

health1st · August 16, 2006

The heating pad works. I had stabbing pain (agree like a red hot poker) especially when I bent over. It did some gardening TOO SOON, bending over a lot! He said I'd irritated some nerve endings and they were letting me know to take it easy. It went away in about 5 days but I thought I was pretty tuff too!