Incision pain! Suggestions please.

[Annika Gangale 0]

Hello fellow gastric sleeve people,

My name is Annika I just had my slleve sugery 11/3/2014. My incision pain is unbearable still after pain meds, Does anyone remember how long this lasts, and what you did to ease the pain...HOT PACKS, LAYING A CERTAIN WAY... ECT. My doc said a couple days but that's not the case. and they are not infected, they are actually healing good... just lots of bruises.

[Chele H 427]

How about ice packs instead of heat? My largest incision burned for a few weeks. I found if I wore a Spanx like garment it helped.

Hope you feel better soon.

[CheleLynn45 615]

I am so sorry to hear that. I wish I had some wonderful helpful advice, but I was sleeved on 10/27 and never had incision pain. I hope that subsides for you very soon! Mine are just itching like crazy right now and I lost the glue on one of them. I am amazed at how tiny the actual incision is.

Good Luck with your recovery!!!

[gregthegroove 130]

The main exit incision will hurt for up to 4 weeks or so. It gets better closer to 3-4 weeks but even then, if I sat up too quickly or twisted a certain way it hurt. Hang in there!

Edited November 7, 2014 by gregthegroove