Need words of encouragement about post op pain

[TanyaB 25]

I am two and a half weeks out. Doing absolutely great with weight loss. I've lost 20 pounds so far. Tracking my food and my Protein and my Water intake, everything is good. What I'm having is severe muscle spasms/pain on the left side of my abdomen from where they dilate those muscles and remove the stomach. Sometimes the pain is debilitating. I'm still taking my lortab and I take diazepam for muscle spasms. I also use a heating pad at night. I mostly just need to hear from others who have this pain that it will eventually go away and it's not something I should be too scared of. I had back surgery last year that turned into an infection in my spine. This led to a week in the hospital and 8 weeks of disability over an outpatient surgery so I am over worried about this pain lasting so long. Any information that anyone can provide is very much appreciated. I mostly just need to hear that I am not alone and that this will pass. If anyone can provide their personal experience of how long it took to get past this point I think it will help me. Thank you in advance.

[SecretSleever 1]

This happened to me... yes it's normal. To REALLY fully go away.... a couple of months. It gets better with time and eventually becomes this nagging ache that eventually disappears completely and it's like... you don't know when it stopped being there, LOL.

For me, it was worse at night, sleeping on that side was out of the question. And I was a roller, so I'd constantly wake up and roll back to the side that didn't hurt.

Hope this helps!

[TanyaB 25]

Thank you so much! Sounds exactly like what I'm going through. I really appreciate you taking the time to share.

[LoryLosesXS 154]

I had the same thing and was so sick of it I just cried. It lasted about 2 weeks for me, which felt like forever. Pic was sick of being on pain meds that knocked me out. I saw my surgeon on a Thursday 2 weeks after surgery and was till having the radiating pain. He said it was completely normal. The next day it went away. I felt like the heavens had opened up. It was still a few days before I could sleep on my side.

Hang in there....the pain will subside. It's all normal. I'm here for support! I'm 3 1/2 weeks post op. Best wishes...take care!!!

[TanyaB 25]

Thanks Lory!!!!!

[BrownDoesAll 409]

TanyaB I didn't have much pain after surgery, but I did have horrible weakness. So weak I couldn't walk, and felt I had made a terrible mistake. I can only imagine how I would have felt with pain as you describe. I can safely say.. hang in there.. this will pass and you'll be on your way to a new lifestyle real soon. Stay strong..

[TanyaB 25]

Thanks so much. It's getting better each week. I still get tired too.