Help Me Anyone!

[tyvette04 40]

Had surgery yesterday. Im in so much pain. Can anyone tell me when pain from surgery and gas pain goes away also my body is making a lot of gurgling noises. Is this normal

[Sabra 7]

Im only 6 days post op and so far it all sounds normal the gas pain got better the more i walked around i know u have probably heard that but it really did seem to help with me ... i remeber about day 4 i don't really rember much gas pains after that i feel for ya girl hope u feel better quick

[criney 6]

I thought I was dying until the 3rd day. . . my husband wouldn't even leave the hospital because I was in so much pain. They gave me morphine so hang in there. It gets better. Walking helped alot! I walked all the time!

[Tracey37 19]

I am three mths post op , it dose get easier all them noises you get in the tummy are normal it aal the gas they use , good luck ladies x

[5DoxieMom 87]

All those gurgling sounds are typical. Try a heating pad on your belly.

[Katie713 423]

Give it time. The worst of it is the first few days until that gas works itself out of your system. Until then, pain meds!

[kittenkate 186]

Also, walk as much as you can! I stayed off work for a week and spent the majority of the time on the couch but made sure to get up and walk around the coffee table at every commercial break. Walking helps work that gas out of your body. It goes away and like Katie713 said, pain meds! They're a wonderful thing!

[Wheetsin 714]

Gurgling is normal, and get used to it. It's probably there to stay.

The gas pains - there's not much you can do. Walking around helps, as does heat. Have them bring you a heating pad or hot blankets and try draping them around you. You can also try laying on your left side with your right knee pulled up as close to your chest as you can get it. Pain meds may or may not help - they never did much for my pain, possibly because it's a direct nerve thing.

I didn't have nearly as much pain as you, just a few hours' worth. The evening of my surgery I was restless and doing laps & laps around the wing - so to answer your question, most of my pain was gone by late afternoon (surgery was 9am).

[Pookeyism 1,143]

Walk all you can, just a slow ramble is fine...if u hurt really bad get someone to walk with you so you can out your head on their shoulder and just scoot along.

Consider asking for liquid hydrocodone - it helped me the most.

[Kristy 90]

I'm a year post op and still get the giggling and rumbling sounds, it's all normal. Each day it gets better!!

[Lissa 2,631]

Take your pain meds! And walk! That's the two things that help the most. The pain meds are given to you for a reason and walking will help all that gas work it's way out of your system. I hope you feel better soon!

[Mews 37]

I agree. Make sure you get your pain meds. Don't suffer needlessly. With the gas, get up and walk if you can as that supposedly helps to get rid of the gas in your body.

The gurgling noises? I'm 7 weeks out and still have them. My husband says that my belly sounds like a bucolic symphony at night. LOL