Pain?

[meaganchuckran 7]

Surgery is in a week and I want to know what to expect for pain ? After surgery

[Momonanomo 534]

everyone and I mean EVERYONE seems to have a different experience!

I had pain immediately after surgery in the recovery room, but it went away quickly. I was sore and sleepy and a bit nauseous for the next several days. Some people on here have no pain whatsoever, some are in a lot of pain for a while, and everything in between.

I will say this though: when you first wake up from surgery, make sure the nurses know if you are in pain because they are there to help IF it does hurt (and it totally might NOT!). The other key thing immediately after surgery is to walk, walk, walk. A lot of times the pain people experience is from the gas the use in laproscopic surgery to inflate your tummy so they have room to work. After surgery, the gas gets trapped in your body tissues and can cause pain & discomfort. Walking helps it dissipate.

Good luck!

[Iniysa 157]

I had the most pain when I moved around. I only had a tiny bit of gas pain, After I got home and off the IV pain meds, I was in a bit more pain but after three or four days, the pain was considerably lower and almost gone.

Everyone is different. I know people who never took their pain meds, I took mine religiously until I stopped feeling the pain just before it was time to take more. Then I waited until I started to feel it again before taking anymore.

You will do fine, the first week is hell, but so very worth it!

No pain, no gain! LOL

[rocknrollmama1980 20]

My worst pain was dry heaving after surgery. Now it's just the one incision where he pulled my stomach out.

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