Help!

[brandeett 52]

I am only 4 days post op and feeling MISERABLE. I am having severe stomach spasms and keep getting terrifying belly aches. Also hurts to breathe. Please tell me this ends as you heal more.

[Elode 8,093]

The first week SUCKS! It will get better though just keep telling yourself that. If not we would all be walking around miserable

[zonetracy 53]

Yes, it will get better. The pain with breathing is probably the gas they filled your abdomen with... to help this walk, walk walk. Also be sure to try and get as much fluids and Protein in as you can so you don't dehydrate and can get on with the healing process. You will make it through

Edited July 31, 2015 by zonetracy

[brandeett 52]

Thank you ladies so much!!

[MaggieKay 1]

Gas can really hurt!! I hope you eased down by now. I have a question....has everyone had a BM since home?

[brandeett 52]

Maggie, I have but it was very loose, similar to diarrhea.

[JessterNC 92]

I, unfortunately, have way too much experience with abdominal surgeries, this was my 4th in the last 18 months and 12th in the last 20 years, so I will give you the advice my surgeon would give me. Walk, walk, walk, and then, walk some more. I know it is painful, but that is the best thing you can do. It moves the gas around and helps wake the bowels up.

I took some mirulax to help jump start the BMs and take some every other day keep things moving.

But walking is the best thing you can do. After I got home I would walk 10 laps around the house every hour.

Good luck and I hope you get feeling better soon.

[akpiedra 8]

It is he'll to get through the first week, I promise, it does get better! Rest, sip, meds, rest, sip, meds.....repeat

[VanessaWeaver 5]

I'm really worried for you. I didn't experience anything like that at all. I do know that there is medication for stomach spasms though. I hope it gets better soon. Please get checked out. Doesn't sound right to me.

[my_new_lifetime 64]

I am only 4 days post op and feeling MISERABLE. I am having severe stomach spasms and keep getting terrifying belly aches. Also hurts to breathe. Please tell me this ends as you heal more.

Are you feeling better?

[brandeett 52]

@@my_new_lifetime yes, very much better. Thank you :-)

[JCP 619]

I am so sorry! I don't think I realized how wretched I would feel after surgery. For 14 days, I was so beyond sick and in pain it was ridiculous. Then it lifted and started getting better every day. Now all I feel is great. Two weeks of feeling like hell was nothing... I am so glad I did this! I hope you feel much better as soon as possible. This is just temporary!

[Missy Ellen 17]

I had my sleeve 8 days ago and I've been in such pain too. It hurts so much to get fluids in. I had IV fluids, and a cat scan yesterday. The cat scan show some "sludge" in there and my blood work revealed elevated pancreatic enzymes, which is fairly common after this kind of aggravating surgery. If you google Pancreatitis, you'll probably say "that's me!" I did. It has to run its course as your new anatomy heals, but they told me, Oxy every 4 hours and get 64 ozs in! With the pain meds, I can do it, and I swear all that Water has actually helped me heal! Talk to your Dr about possibly having pancreatitis and that you want your enzyme levels checked. Be a strong advocate for yourself-Drs think we're all going to be fine in 2 weeks, but why suffer through a constant torturous belly ache! It's horrible! There's probably nothing seriously wrong, but check it out!

Good luck!

[ishy1985 16]

It gets better. I am 9 days post op and I feel great. Off the pain and nausea meds. Honestly as soon as I stopped taking the pain meds my third day home, I started to feel progress! Good luck, hope you feel better!

[ylluz 151]

It gets better. My first 3 weeks were tough but I feel much better now and energetic.