3 days post-op

[pjk 0]

My stomach feels ok just a little sore as I expected, and able to tolerate clears, but my back hurts. Any ideas why? It doesn't hurt enough that I want to take pain medication, just support my back and sit up straight.

[seppi 0]

My back hurt following the surgery too, they told me it was the gas that was still inside. I put a heating pad in front and walked as much as I could. It got better pretty fast. Good luck, it will get better every day.

[lisah25 3]

My stomach feels ok just a little sore as I expected, and able to tolerate clears, but my back hurts. Any ideas why? It doesn't hurt enough that I want to take pain medication, just support my back and sit up straight.

I've read on here the those Icy-Hot Patches work for some people's shoulder pain, I wonder if it would help your back?

[sunsett 2]

walk walk walk and welcome to bandland

[Elisabethsew 50]

The discomfort is likely due to two reasons:

1. gas

2. the position you were in lying on a hard surface in the operating room

Don't hesitate to take the pain medication the first few days. It helps to keep you moving. Welcome!

[trizzy 0]

My back really hurt after surgery too! I just figured I was being SO careful withmy stomach--not using any muscles for anything---that my back had to work more to support my non-use of stomach muscles. Don't know if true or not--but made sense to me. I didn't really do anyting about it because it wasn't REALLY bad--but the icy-hot Patches sound like they would work!!! Good luck!

[pjk 0]

Thanks everyone!

[robinem 0]

Hi,

I had a brutal back ache when I got out of surgery. I attribute it to being four hours on my back while they did the surgery. It was so bad that when I got to my room, I didn't even want to lay in the bed. I had them sit me up in a chair. I stayed in that chair for most of the hospital stay.

But once I got home a day later, it seemed to go away as I was more active and walking around. And now a month later, my back aches have all but disappeared!

Take care.