Is this pain normal?

[sandyb68 46]

I am 2 1/2 weeks post op and am healing nicely, but struggling to get all the fluids in. About two days ago after being very active, I was experiencing some very sharp pain in my right hand side, close to the incision site they pulled my stomach out. I spoke to the doctor and he said this is normal, that a lot of stretching was done to get the stomach out of the small incision. Two days later I feel like I have been kicked in the side. There is no bruising of the skin whatsoever and the incisions are healing so well I can barely see them. Is this pain normal? He says yes, its internal bruising. it hurts when I sit and get up and down. Just curious if anyone else out there is experiencing this kind of pain.

[bikrchk 1,313]

Yes. I think sometimes it get a little worse the week or 2 after for some folks as the healing process happens and the nerves come back to life. Mine was not that bad but I think it was a couple months before the big incision had "no" pain. When I had my hysterectomy the insides they shuffled around to get to what they needed hurt way worse than the incision the whole time and I could see the bruising on my belly from where they clamped my skin. That was MUCH worse than my sleeve procedure BTW.

[hco7416 25]

Totally normal. I had the same thing

[kcleveland 15]

Oh yes. Especially when rolling onto your stomach to sleep. You should be pain free by week 3

[kcdavidson42 10]

I was sleeved on 2/23 and were in the exact same boat. I started experiencing the pain you're describing on Thursday. It still hurts but has significantly diminished. Hang in there, you're not alone.

[MrsGibson711 10]

Its very normal, my right side hurts more then the left where my stomach is located. And I have a deeper dent on the left where it hurts. Its from all muscle and tissue they have to cut through. I am a 2/23 bypass

[ABrandNewKae 11]

I have pain too!

I'm 2 weeks out tomorrow & am experiencing *tremendous* pain in my

largest incision on my right side. It's a stabbing pain & feels like in literally being stabbed over & over. It hurts as bad as it did day one. No redness, discharge or anything to indicate infection, however, there is a lot of swelling. The swelling increases throughout the day, seems to get worse with increasing activity & looks the worst by bedtime. I've continued to use ice packs and take my pain medication around the clock, but it doesn't really seem to touch this incision pain. I can't cough, laugh, sit, stand or even roll over in bed without wincing from the pain. The first 2 days post op in the hospital I was vomiting non stop. It's was miserable throwing up with 5 brand new incisions and a tiny new tummy! I know that definitely caused my abdomen & incisions to hurt more at the time, but I'm not sure if that had caused the pain to last this long. I have my 2 week post op appointment scheduled for this coming Tuesday so I will definitely talk to my doctor then, but in the meantime I figured I'd throw it out to you guys any info would be great!