How long does the pain last?

[tnkrbell1984 0]

So here is my story from the beginning as I am new to this forum.

I had my lap band done in May 2011 at the time I weighed 281 lbs. I was able to get down to 230 within 6 months but then just stalled out. In 2013 I got pregnant and had my daughter 2/25/15 but after having her I could not get back under 250. (I had extreme port pain the last few months of my pregnancy I think from my growing belly and stuff, some days I wanted to cut it out myself because it hurt so bad) So, I decided to have it converted to gastric bypass. I went into it like it was no big deal and thought I would be fine because I didn't have much pain when I had the band put in. But, on 3/19/15 I woke up in recovery is the worst pain on my left side where the port was. It's now been 6 days and I still hurt so bad. My right side doesn't hurt at all it's just the left. Has anyone else had the same problem if so how long did your pain last. It's making taking care of a 1 yr old who doesn't walk yet suck as I can't move without having sharp pain like I'm being ripped open. Oh they also had to remove my gallbladder as during pre-op testing they saw I had gallstones.

Now that you know my story has anyone else had the same pain and if so how long before it became bearable without taking Percocet daily?

[James Marusek 5,244]

The first few weeks after surgery, my body was tender. It began to improve when I got off the blood thinner. Someone told me that muscle relaxers work better than pain medicine after surgery. But I had very little pain from the surgery and never used any pain medicine after I left the operating room. So I may not be the best expert on the subject.

[Magnettaj 0]

Hi! I just joined this forum today wanting to ask this same question regarding post-op pain. I also had a band to bypass revision this Thursday afternoon and came home yesterday, Friday afternoon. (I didn't even stay in the hospital more than 24 hours.) I had the morphine pump and was up walking around the hospital the following morning, getting dressed myself, holding down jellow and broth, and I really thought I was doing well.

Flash forward to last night after the morphine wears off and I am crying in pain. I can't get comfortable laying down, sitting up, and walking feels like my cuts are being torn open. They gave my Tylenol with Codene, but all it does is make me groggy. No pain relief whatsoever.

I've had WLS before and a Csection so I'm no stranger to recovery, but this pain is BAD. I can barely breathe in without my back tensing up in pain. I called the advice nurse this morning but still haven't gotten a call back. I just don't know how much pain is considered normal or expected.

Since it's been a couple months since your sugery, can you give us an update as to how your healing process was?

Thanks!

[Veronda 30]

@@Magnettaj I keep reading about this pain after revision, but my surgeon insists it hasn't happened to any of his patients, so I'm hoping for the best, but it's what I'm most worried about! I have my surgery Tuesday, and the earliest I'll go home is Thursday (they keep us for at least two nights, nothing by mouth--not even Water or ice--until the day after surgery and a test is done to make sure there are no leaks, then just Water and ice for a day (only 2oz every four hours!!) and then on Thursday I can start slowly on Protein shakes, ugh!! Anyway, one of the tips I found somewhere was an abdominal binder. I mentioned it to my surgeon and he was very supportive of it and he will order me one while I'm in the hospital. I hope your pain gets better quickly!