Day 2 post op awful pain! What have I done

[Rosie77 1]

Hi

So I had my gastric sleeve yesterday morning and it's been awful

Still getting sharp pain in chest and upper abdomen with even the smallest sip of Water

Can't imagine how I am going to go home tomorrow

And massive regret...what have I done to myself! I feel mutilated

[lslblues 45]

I felt very close to that day 2. I was not expecting as much pain as I had. As everyone says - IT GETS BETTER! It was pretty hard for me to drink days 2 and 3 and I couldn't get close to the goals my doctor had for Protein and liquids. Day 3 was better than day 2. Day 4 was better yet. Day 5 - I hit both Fluid and Protein goals with a lot of effort, and much less pain. Now I'm 12 days post-op and getting over 100 oz of Fluid and 100 gram of protein, with zero pain.

Hang in there. It will get better... I also did much better with warm liquids than cold. Try varying temperature. Room temp apple juice went down easiest for me. I only took my pain meds for day 3 and part of day 4, but they helped me be more comfortable when I was drinking as well. One thing I quickly discarded from my post-op list was any dairy based Protein drinks. Dairy and my new stomach don't like each other, at least yet. I actually got slightly nauseous just thinking about a Premiere Protein shake as I typed this.

Edited February 10, 2015 by lslblues

[Pac-woman 325]

When you say sharp pain in the chest, is it during you drinking Water? Or like heart related?

You should feel like u did massive situps with some pain because they did take out a piece of your organ. The regret part is normal, i said the same thing. Give it a few days and both pain and regrets will subside.

[Elode 8,093]

You just had surgery, it's sucks but it gets better everyday. Hang in there!

[BeagleLover 1,020]

I agree with the previous posters, each day is much better than the last. I also had regrets, but VERY short-lived.

[joatsaint 2,814]

Hang in there. Like everyone said, it gets better and better every day. I still remember the feeling right after surgery. It felt like an alien was trying to burst out of my chest. And I was hitting that morphine drip button like I was a contestant on the Price's Right!

It will get better and it will all be worth it. I promise.

[mae7365 372]

I had the exact same issue - told the surgeon I was sure I was going to die since it felt like crushing chest pain - doctor told me it was esophageal spasms and they would stop about 3-4 days post op. AND THEY DID. Ask your doctor if that could be what is happening to you.

Hang in there.....it gets better each day.

[suitechicguy 105]

As others have said it does get better. I was right there this time last week. I was thinking what did I do to myself. Horrible horrible gas pains and acid. Definitely have to walk a lot and it will help. You will get through it though and it will be worth it.

[Jazmundo 58]

I'm sorry.