Help! Stomach pains...3 weeks post-op sleeve

[flipper72 36]

What is the pain?? I am just under 3 weeks post op ....I started soft solid food this past Thursday. Up until last Tuesday I was doing great. Tuesday I started having some pain at the incision area.... met with my surgeon & she said it was totally normal healing. However on Friday evening I started getting stomach cramps. I thought maybe I ate too much or too fast or maybe had Water too close to a meal. Yesterday (Saturday) I could not eat. I probably got in about 10 ounces of water, a half a cup of chicken broth and a couple sips of a Protein Shake. Its 4 a.m. on Sunday morning in my stomach really hurts.... it feels like achy painful cramps in my intestines. My stomach is actually growling a little bit but the pain in my intestines makes the thought of eating impossible. What do I do? Is this normal? Will it work itself out? Should I go to drs? I just don't know what to do.... I haven't had a bowel movement since yesterday afternoon around 1 p.m. but I took stuff to clean myself out and do not think it's Constipation. I've taken gas-x and pain meds to no avail....has anyone experienced this? HELP!!

[wannaBthinsoon 1,634]

I had the same pain at around the same time. I think I even started a topic in here about it. It went away. I think it's healing pain. I got responses from many folks who experienced the same thing, also. I never had the gas pains, but I had Constipation something awful. The stuff you took for constipation could be causing your cramping, as well. Be safe, and call your dr. Better safe than sorry. Afterall...you did just have major surgery to modify your intestines, so a call to the Dr would be perfectly fine. Plus it will help ease your worry

[flipper72 36]

What did you do for the pain? I'm at urgent care right now....its unbearable. ..

[wannaBthinsoon 1,634]

I took the prescribed pain meds, and it went away on it's own in a day or two.

[NewNewMe 277]

I'm glad your at urgent care. If it is that bad you need to have it checked out! Good luck!

[flipper72 36]

well, I'm glad I went...it's acute pancreatitus and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. there's no real "cure"...I have to wait it out....pain meds barely work....just wanted to give a quick update. thank you so much for your feedback! I really appreciate it!!! I may open a post about this to see if anyone else has had it...I could use a buddy lol

[NewNewMe 277]

Do you think it had anything to do with your surgery? Are you on high cholesterol drugs by any chance? My brother in law had similar issues and it was due to those drugs. I hope you feel better soon.