2 days post op burning pain in forearms

[Karmen081020 31]

Hi I was sleeved 06-05, no gas pain, tolerable incision pain. Last night my forearms got really hot and they hurt, has any one else experienced this?

[HatheryOnHerWay 603]

Yes, I did. My forearms and my chest both got very hot to the touch and were red. I showed it to the doctor and he explained it like this: "You had most your stomach cut out, and your body just figured that out. Now it's ramping up the metabolism to try and figure out where your stomach went and how to fix this." hehe

Basically I just kept an eye on my body temp and took my temp frequently. As long as I wasn't running a fever, I was told to let it play its course.

[Karmen081020 31]

Yes, I did. My forearms and my chest both got very hot to the touch and were red. I showed it to the doctor and he explained it like this: "You had most your stomach cut out, and your body just figured that out. Now it's ramping up the metabolism to try and figure out where your stomach went and how to fix this." hehe

Basically I just kept an eye on my body temp and took my temp frequently. As long as I wasn't running a fever, I was told to let it play its course.

Thanks! I called my surgeon and the nurse advise me to put some ice packs for 20 minutes, they don't seem to help much. Did you do anything to help the pain?

[HatheryOnHerWay 603]

Unfortunately I couldn't keep any pain meds down the first few days. My surgeon gave me these anti-nausea suppositories (I know, yuck, right?) that also would make me sleep. To me, sleeping through the pain was the best medicine.

[Karmen081020 31]

Unfortunately I couldn't keep any pain meds down the first few days. My surgeon gave me these anti-nausea suppositories (I know' date=' yuck, right?) that also would make me sleep. To me, sleeping through the pain was the best medicine.[/quote']

I wish I could sleep ! I wake up every hour and a half and the pain is not letting me rest much. My pain med is also making me nauseous so I avoid taking it.

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[mistysj 1,940]

My breasts and chest got really red, almost purple. I thought I was bruised because of something during surgery but it died down after about day 3. The nurse thought it was weird and called the doctor but it turns out it wasn't a big deal.

[Bailey 0]

My forearms are red and have an itchy rash. I've tried everything and can't get it to go away. I'm 2 weeks post op. strange???

[mistysj 1,940]

You can get a rash from an allergic reaction. Maybe to the Protein. This happened to a sleeved friend of mine. As with every other medical question, check with your doctor.

[SMO 193]

That is where my gas migrated. Right to my forearms. They swelled up like sausages and hurt. It lasted about 3 days. When the pain got bad, I held them above my head for a bit and tried to keep them propped up above my heart.