This sucks!

[traceyru22 3]

I Am 3 days post-op.. I have bad headaches. Pain in stomach.. Can't hold down anything.. I have a high pain tolerance. So this is really bad.. Did I make the right decision ?? Help .. Still in hospital..

[HumanMerelyBeing 287]

This is pretty normal. Not sure about the headaches, but that could be post-anesthesia related. Don't be afraid to ask for your pain meds and make sure it's one that you are tolerating well. If not, there are other choices available that you might tolerate better. I did well on the dilaudid. Keep communicating with your nurses about what you are experiencing. They will identify if things are out of the range of normal.

Here is a post about the first four weeks that you may relate to:

http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/299855-this-is-how-the-first-4-weeks-go/

[jdillon 355]

My friend at work had her sleeve in February. She had the same things. Headaches for 2-3 weeks but she is fine and down over 50lbs now! Hang in there. Joining you all in July!

[KrissySMD 38]

Just had mine done June 9th. I stayed in the hospital 3 days because of the pain and nausea. I ate a MAX of 1oz. at a time. It's still hard. But after 9 days it's a little better. Still don't get all the Protein in that my doc would like to see. And, yes, I still hurt some. Pulled my tummy big time last night when my pillow escaped the bed. But I totally agree ... ask for pain meds! It's your right to be comfortable. I had one bad RN in the hospital tell me "You know you're not going to feel 'comfortable' for quite awhile. What a -----! I work in healthcare and one of my BFFs is a pain specialist. NEVER let anyone dictate your pain. Talk to your doctor. You'll never want to do what's expected of you if you are in constant pain.

Best of luck!

[McButterpants 2,846]

You're going to be fine. Be patient, you just went thru major surgery. The pain will go away and you'll start to be able to keep things down. Get plenty of rest and walk when you can. (Walking was the only thing that helped with gas pains for me...)

Hang in there, Buttercup. You're going to do great.