Lower left side belly pain

[tnkrbell1984 0]

Tomorrow I will be 2 wks post op and I still am having a lot of pain on the lower left side. This morning after riding bikes with my kids to school when I got back home I was in tears from the pain. The bike ride was 2 miles round trip and I had my 1 year old and 5 year old in a bicycle trailer that my bike pulls. Am I just pushing myself to far and causing the pain myself?

[Notinks 91]

You could be. I remember that area being the sorest for the longest time. My dr. said it was because there was a large muscle there that had to be cut through. That is definitely way more exercise than I could have done at 2 weeks!

[amishamaree 11]

I still have this pain too and I'm three weeks post op tomorrow. This is also the area that they do most of the work from so there is a lot of internal trauma to the muscle and nerves in that area. I have the most pain when I sit for long periods of time at work because it feels like my intestines are trying to push up into my ribs on my left side. They told me the pain would probably last about 6 weeks but would be at it's work 2-3 weeks post op since you're still healing internally.

P.s Awesome job on the exercise! I've been trying to get in at least 3-5 miles a day but now that I'm back at work, it's harder to get all those miles in. I'm hoping to do a 5k the first week of May and beat my time from the previous one I did in the fall when I was heavier!

[MissTeach123 2]

I am sorry you are having this pain, but glad to know it is not just me. I am two weeks out tomorrow and the pain on my left seemed to be better until I did housework. Ouch, it made for a rough night.

[Lauren23 35]

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[Ligaleagle86 6]

I am 5 weeks post op and that pain just subsided last week. I was told it was common especially for revision patients. Do not push so hard! I had to dial it back too and use a heating pad every evening. Stretching helped me too.

[MissTeach123 2]

I had this same problem. In dact, I am 4 weeks out and still have slightly discomfort there. My doctor said that it is because they have to cut a muscle there. And that it is stitched back together. It can take up to 6 weeks to heal.

[PChayy05 75]

Wow, that sounds like a lot for 2 weeks post op. I had the gastric sleeve 1 month and 3 days ago. All of my pain and soreness was gone a week and a half ago but two days ago I started having pains on my left bottom side of my belly, almost above my pelvis. I feel it when I get up from sitting for a long time at work, or when I stretch. Not sure what this could be. I figured it might be soreness from internal stitches, but does it makes sense to get pain after I've been painless for over a week? And I feel like the area of the pain is too low to have anything to do with the surgery. Not sure! Any suggestions?