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Just had my surgery yesterday. I am home but have bad gas pains and nausea Amd pain in one incision. They said at the hospital that its normal but Im just double checking with people on here.

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Yup its normal and very very unpleasant. I had my surgery on the 28th of Jan. I actually threw up quite a bit of blood and felt nauseous. After the last episode i felt that pressure lesson and was beginning to feel a lil better. I had to stay an extra day at the hospital for observation but Dr said it was normal. So i came home yesterday afternoon and have been feeling ok. Still a lil tired throughout the day but all in all much better. Still feel a lil gas inside but passing gas helps and doesn't hurt like burping does.

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The gas definitely has to work it's way out. Try walking around and that helps tremendously! And you'll feel even better after your first bowel movement (after surgery)

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Completely normal. I had pain in one of my incisions for 3 weeks (my gallbladder removal incision). I was a lucky one to not have the gas pain. My surgeon really works hard to get all of it out. I was shocked! For now just walk, walk, walk. :)

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It is uncomfortable. I know that the pain meds made me nauseous so once I stopped them, I felt much better. But, if I had been feeling pain, I would have gone back on them! That was just my experience. But it does hurt!!

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100percent normal and very unpleasant! The absolutely best thing you can do is walk walk walk. When you are sitting or laying a heating pad on your tummy provided glorious relief.

The good news, it should be gone over the next week.

Stay hydrated and walk as much as you can tolerate.

I hope you have a speedy recovery!

Good luck....

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Stay hydrated, and use a heating pad on your tummy. That's what saved me.

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Thanks...staying hydrated is what im trying to do. And walk...

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Try to play with the temp of your liquids... I'm six weeks out and still require room temp Water.< /p>

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Try to play with the temp of your liquids... I'm six weeks out and still require room temp Water.< /p>

Really?! I used to only drink room temperature water now. It has to be absolutely ice cold. Like, I freeze it and drink as it melts

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My surgery was this past friday the 30th of January. I am also experiencing the same, hoping for a speedy recovery for both you n i and anyone else it is absolutely not easy just telling myself its worth it

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Try to play with the temp of your liquids... I'm six weeks out and still require room temp Water.< /p>

@@coastalchick it looks like the colder the liquid the better it goes down. So i am keeping my liquids cold, easier for them to go down.

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