Leg soreness after surgery?

[Dub 9,922]

Came home from hospital yesterday .

No complaints about anything about the sleeve surgery.

The only pain I'd felt in recovery room and still has been from an abdominal hernia he repaired after completing the sleeve. It's understandable. I will say with absolute certainty that the pain is much less than on previous oven repairs I've had on hernias in that vicinity.

I'm grateful that he was able to take care of this at the same time with a great result. He had been thinking that it would not be a lasting repair when he was evaluating pre-op.

So grateful that things proved different once he got in and could see the actual site.

Other than this pain I would even question whether the sleeve surgery even occurred. ????

It has been feeling great. Just taking small sips of Protein Shakes and Water. All seems well.

What is funny is how my legs feel. My inner thighs feel like I've been using the hip abductor & adductor machines at the gym.

Really sore in legs.

Anyone have similar oddball soreness in unexpected areas?

What is unreal to me is that I went into surgery healing a herniated disc at T-12.

There has been zero issues with pain in my back while post-op. Simply amazing.

I have no explanation other than the perhaps the Toradol they shot into my IV every so often the 24hrs after surgery.

Weird stuff, but zero complaints from this patient. I feel like a lottery winner and hope that everyone else has like experience with their upcoming sleeves.

[Babbs 14,680]

I'm so glad your recovery is going smoothly! Honestly, attitude is everything in these situations. I truly believe the better attitude you have going in, the easier the recovery.

I don't recall that leg pain. Please keep an eye on it and bring it up to your surgeon if it persists. The whole clot thing and leg pain make me nervous....

[Dub 9,922]

Thanks, Babbs.

They scared me with the blood clot discussions. I'm up and moving around every couple hours for sure.

I went out on the back deck this morning before dawn and the cool air felt great. Deep breaths of fresh air. A gift if ever there was one.

My my laps around the house.

Chilling out in the recliner now watching some TV. I'm working my way through a 24oz glass of ice Water.

My next moving with be going outside to walk to the mailbox and a few laps up and down the driveway.

This afternoon I may go up and down the street a little ways.

Laughing about this mystery leg muscle soreness.

[dhrguru 1,238]

I'm glad things are going well. 2 days post op I reported leg cramping to my doc, they did a precautionary ultrasound to rule out a blood clot. There was none, and it certainly put my mind at ease.

[fernandfj 469]

Great news that the recovery is going smoothly. I started having leg pains about a week after surgery, but embarrassingly it was because I felt so good I was actually walking for the first time in years and my muscles were sore! Talk to your surgeon and they will likely check for clots just to make sure.

[Elode 8,093]

I don't know why you would have thigh pain? They probably took video of you posed you in all kinds of embarrassing way for YouTube!! Ha!! I'll keep a look out for you!!

[OKCPirate 5,323]

@@Dub I was thinking that this may have had something to do with the angles Do they do plastics?

[Dub 9,922]

Oh Lawd......not a Youtube video........grrrrrrr.

That'd be my luck, though, doing my first porn video and I was asleep for it. Dangitman.

The soreness goes away once I'm up and moving. Just sets in a bit after sitting down. The simple solution is going to be getting up every hour at least.

I just finished my first Protein shake today and have started my second 24oz glass of ice Water. I suspect that some of the soreness is just from not taking in enough Water since they removed the IV's.

I'll keep on sipping constantly.

[BairwithMe 144]

Sorry if this is a dumb question. did they put I.v's in your legs? I am having surgery on Monday oct 19th and kind of nervous..geez I hate needles..ha. you sound like all is going well!! are you hungry? thanks for sharing.. all the best.

[smb1966 129]

Came home from hospital yesterday .

No complaints about anything about the sleeve surgery.

The only pain I'd felt in recovery room and still has been from an abdominal hernia he repaired after completing the sleeve. It's understandable. I will say with absolute certainty that the pain is much less than on previous oven repairs I've had on hernias in that vicinity.

I'm grateful that he was able to take care of this at the same time with a great result. He had been thinking that it would not be a lasting repair when he was evaluating pre-op.

So grateful that things proved different once he got in and could see the actual site.

Other than this pain I would even question whether the sleeve surgery even occurred. ????

It has been feeling great. Just taking small sips of Protein shakes and Water. All seems well.

What is funny is how my legs feel. My inner thighs feel like I've been using the hip abductor & adductor machines at the gym.

Really sore in legs.

Anyone have similar oddball soreness in unexpected areas?

What is unreal to me is that I went into surgery healing a herniated disc at T-12.

There has been zero issues with pain in my back while post-op. Simply amazing.

I have no explanation other than the perhaps the Toradol they shot into my IV every so often the 24hrs after surgery.

Weird stuff, but zero complaints from this patient. I feel like a lottery winner and hope that everyone else has like experience with their upcoming sleeves.

I felt the same way and still do actually, Did I really have 85% of my stomach removed? I haven't had any nauseousness at all, nor have I pushed the envelope and the only pain I had was from the allergic reaction to the dermabond adhesive. I am 5 weeks post op today I feel like I am loosing weight slower then alot of others when I see there results posted in here, maybe because I started at a lower BMI, but who knows it wasn't that much lower I don't think. On the day of surgery I weighed 216 and as of Monday I weighed 192. If it were not for the fact that a couple bites fill me up or drinking liquids fill me up I wouldn't believe I've even had weightloss surgery. I keep waiting for all he!! to break loose.

[zoeyb 16]

Congrats on the great attitude! It really does make a difference!

Did you have a lot of Fluid retention in your legs before? It could be the Fluid coming out and making everything sore. Happened to me.

[Dub 9,922]

Sorry if this is a dumb question. did they put I.v's in your legs? I am having surgery on Monday oct 19th and kind of nervous..geez I hate needles..ha. you sound like all is going well!! are you hungry? thanks for sharing.. all the best.

Not a dumb question.

I had two IV sites....one in the hand and one in my forearm. They started me off with one and later after I was taken back to to the OR and feeling high as a kite my nurse said a better vien emerged and she went for it. It didn't matter a bit to me as I was in la-la land.

They use a very small needle and inject a bit of pain killer in the area they are going to start the IV. You'll not even feel the IV going in. It truly was a non-event. I am someone who doesn't do well at all with needles....i can tell you some funny stories of how I've passed out before. So when I tell you it was a non-event.....know that it was.

There is a secret to getting a good IV, I found out......make sure you are well hydrated up until the cutoff point the night before surgery. Don't drink tea, coffee, or other diuretics.....just stay flushed with Water.....tons of it. Plenty of Water ensures there are nice veins for them to evaluate.

It'll make the IV process a breeze.

I've had a few surgeries over the years and learned another secret trick. When you go in for your pre-op paperwork, make sure you ask them for a Valium the morning of your surgery. Quite often they'll give you two.....one to take when you get up that morning and the other to take when you arrive at the hospital. It'll take the edge off and calm you down and feel peaceful about the whole deal.

Hunger, you ask ?

What is hunger ?

No kidding, there has been zero hunger.

I am having to make myself remember to take in a swallow of Protein shake every so often. It feels like I'm guilty of snacking all day long, actually. It took me from 5:30am this morning until 8:45pm to get three Protein shakes in. I'm on pace to get 100 ounces of water in, too. I feel like both of these will help with the leg soreness.

Also when you are in pre-op, ask them for a patch to wear behind your ear for nausea. They put one on me just before surgery and I just removed it this afternoon. I've had zero nausea. None. Zip. Nada.

I'm going to say this and I know it may not be consistent with other's experiences.....but it is being stated from the only experience I can speak on......MY OWN. Here it is.....my sleeve experience was about as mild of an event as when I had my vasectomy. I've simply followed the instructions and not done anything stupid and it's been textbook.

Had he not and to fix the hernia then I'd really be shrugging this this off. Anke and both knees were painful. Not this.

You are going to do great.

You can go to Church this Sunday.......and then go back next Sunday and nobody will have any idea of what you've done.

Remember, I have adverse reactions to needles and I'm not a fan of pain so when I tell you it was a breeze.......it was a breeze.

Best wishes, you are gonna rock it with no problem.

Edited October 16, 2015 by Dub

[melissa1724 1]

I'm 3 days out post op and I can't kick the nauseous feeling it's constant and throwing up is unbearable due to the dry heaving..... Please help!!!!!!

[Dub 9,922]

Congrats on the great attitude! It really does make a difference!

Did you have a lot of Fluid retention in your legs before? It could be the Fluid coming out and making everything sore. Happened to me.

Yes. I sure did.

Edema was really an issue this past year.

Intersting. That could very well be what is going.

I'm 3 days out post op and I can't kick the nauseous feeling it's constant and throwing up is unbearable due to the dry heaving..... Please help!!!!!!

Ouch. Very sorry to hear this.

Have you tried the anti-nausea Patches that you wear behind your ear ?

Are you having any fever ?

Don't suffer needlessly. Give your surgeon's office a call first thing in the morning and push them on the issue.

Very sorry you are experiencing this.

[BairwithMe 144]

@@Dub thank you so much for answering my questions. my surgeon has been great. he ordered my nausea Patches already and meds for pain-other meds to coat my stomach carafate? and other pills for nausea after surgery. I like how they start on the nausea before you will even get it. I have to put the patch on that morning before I go to the hospital. I have 4 and they last 72 hrs I believe. Thank you for calming my fears of needles. I have had a few surgeries as well. some nurses are great and numb up the site when they see I am crying like a little bleeep ha. thank you so much it is so nice to hear from someone that all of this is still so fresh. 3 more days!!!