A Week Ago Today...

[swomack1031 10]

My surgery was last Tuesday and I was discharged from the hospital the following Wednesday evening. I was pretty much bedridden for the first couple of days at home, mosrly due to meds and there being no other place to sit in my tiny studio, other than bar stools.

I weighed in at 231 before my pre op diet, 222 the day of surgery, 225 the day I came home and today I am at 212. I've been working really hard to get in all of the recommended fluids and Protein, sometimes staying up until way past midnight just to make sure ive got enough Water in to safely fall asleep. Im not very hungry these days, and I probably only consume about 300-500 calories per day in Protein, soy milk, and yogurt.

Most of my incisions seem to be healing quite nicely, including the drain. I still have a lot of pain in/ under my quarter sized incision that doesn't seem to want to go away. I cant find a comfortable way to sleep and when I move around the pain is killer-- its also bad when I try to pick stuff up. Coughing is extremely painfull, and today I sneezed and I could have sworn I saw "the light".Is this normal for 1 week post-op?

[chaplinkaren 0]

My surgery was last Tuesday and I was discharged from the hospital the following Wednesday evening. I was pretty much bedridden for the first couple of days at home' date=' mosrly due to meds and there being no other place to sit in my tiny studio, other than bar stools.

I weighed in at 231 before my pre op diet, 222 the day of surgery, 225 the day I came home and today I am at 212. I've been working really hard to get in all of the recommended fluids and Protein, sometimes staying up until way past midnight just to make sure ive got enough Water in to safely fall asleep. Im not very hungry these days, and I probably only consume about 300-500 calories per day in Protein, soy milk, and yogurt.

Most of my incisions seem to be healing quite nicely, including the drain. I still have a lot of pain in/ under my quarter sized incision that doesn't seem to want to go away. I cant find a comfortable way to sleep and when I move around the pain is killer-- its also bad when I try to pick stuff up. Coughing is extremely painfull, and today I sneezed and I could have sworn I saw "the light".Is this normal for 1 week post-op?[/quote']

Hello my surgery was on the 22 of APril. I have no pain really. I traveled two hours away to a funeral yesterday and have done fine. sleeping is good also. When is your surgeon appt?

[chaplinkaren 0]

Hello my surgery was on the 22 of APril. I have no pain really. I traveled two hours away to a funeral yesterday and have done fine. sleeping is good also. When is your surgeon appt?

I weighed in at 286 at the surgeons office. Today's weight is 256

[jlobyxmas 38]

I'm a week out also, and I really don't have any pain. I've been a lot more tired the past two days, and the locations on my stomach where they gave me heparin shots give me a twinge every once in awhile, but have not needed any pain.

Maybe you should call your doc just to be sure.

[T'snewstart 251]

My surgery was last Tuesday and I was discharged from the hospital the following Wednesday evening. I was pretty much bedridden for the first couple of days at home, mosrly due to meds and there being no other place to sit in my tiny studio, other than bar stools.

I weighed in at 231 before my pre op diet, 222 the day of surgery, 225 the day I came home and today I am at 212. I've been working really hard to get in all of the recommended fluids and Protein, sometimes staying up until way past midnight just to make sure ive got enough Water in to safely fall asleep. Im not very hungry these days, and I probably only consume about 300-500 calories per day in Protein, soy milk, and yogurt.

Most of my incisions seem to be healing quite nicely, including the drain. I still have a lot of pain in/ under my quarter sized incision that doesn't seem to want to go away. I cant find a comfortable way to sleep and when I move around the pain is killer-- its also bad when I try to pick stuff up. Coughing is extremely painfull, and today I sneezed and I could have sworn I saw "the light".Is this normal for 1 week post-op?

I had pain for the first few weeks. I stopped the pain meds after that point. I actually felt occasional pain by the large incision up until about 3 months out. I too had a hard time finding a comfortable position to sleep.... Slept in the recliner a few times. I normally sleep on my side and could not do that for the first month.

All that being said.... It never hurts to call your surgeons office and discuss it with them. Best wishes for your continued recovery!

[girlrfriday 71]

I was sleeved on the 22nd also. My only pain now is still in my shoulder from the excess gas and it really hurts by the end of the day. I talked to my Doc about pain meds and she indicated that only 1 in 10 surgery's still need pain meds after the first week.

[swomack1031 10]

Thank you all. My follow up with the surgeon is this Friday so I will definitely ask about the persistent pain. I stopped taking the pain meds completely the day before yesterday. Do you think if I continue it will help me heal? I really hated the taste and being laid up all day because of the meds made it hard to get the fluids in.

[CoreyCan 95]

I didn't start to feel better until after I stopped the meds. I felt like because I was numb from them I was aggravating things because I couldn't feel them. I know that pain you're talking about. My doctor said it's from the stitch in the large incision (lower right side). Walking helps EVERYTHING! I say this in post after post, but really the more I walk the better I feel. I'm still not walking at the speed I used to but I'm getting there. My surgery was April 17 so today is my 2 week anniversary and I really feel great

[MrsG 329]

I was doing great with my pain but then a week out I was turning over in bed, felt an awful pain in my biggest incision and I thought I too saw the light! Lol! I guess I popped one of my internal stitches. It hurt for a day or two then I was fine. If your pain is constant still tho just be sure to mention it to the dr in your follow up appt! Good luck!