Pain is the real deal

[cjd2010 30]

I have been walking and everything and i feel awful! Really regretting this. To late now.......all the meds make me sick too!

Edited October 16, 2015 by cjd2010

[Dub 9,922]

Forgive my ignorance, but is this from your surgery ?

I see below your username that your surgery date isn't clear.

I feel for you with the pain and meds making you feel cruddy.

I can only say that it does improve.....and fairly swiftly, too. I didn't have bypass but sleeve, not sure if it's different between the two procedures, pain-wise.

I can only assure you that it does improve.

I commend you for the walking. It seems like the last thing you want to do when they mention it......but it truly does help in many ways. Every step you take brings you closer to recovery.

Hang in there and don't give up. Ask and see if they can switch your meds to something you tolerate better. You are giving it your best shot.....make dang sure your medical staff is doing the same for you. Demand they accommodate you.

Everyone is different. This isn't a cookie cutter ordeal.

Best wishes

[werryd 14]

I'm four days out. I had the RNY bypass. Are you not getting nausea medicine? My procedure was Monday. But I was up that night walking the halls. I took the nausea medicine plus they gave me the patch behind my ear. It helps amazingly well! Walking doesn't sound like much but walking paired with two types of nausea meds and the pain meds helped drastically. I might not seem like it now but it really will get better day by day. Hang in there!

[cjd2010 30]

@@werryd all the meds they gave me, had codeine in it and made men's is sick. I can't pass this air out of my stomach and chest. I am sad cause I am second guessing myself!

[Dub 9,922]

Walking, breathing as deeply as you can for as long as you can, arms above your head.......all seem to help get that gas out.

It will get better soon.

No turning back now. You did this for your help. You are in the tough part now but will heal swiftly.

Don't give up.....keep pushing. If you don't like the codiene meds then make them give you something different. Don't sit around being miserable.

[Ashlegal 525]

I woke up about five hours after surgery and in an immense amount of pain. I started crying, uncontrollably and sobbing as tears, snot flew out of my face. I cursed myself for going through with something so painful, then I cursed myself for getting so fat that I needed surgery for WLS, then I cursed myself for not having the self control to eat what was only necessary to be healthy, then I cursed myself for not exercising and before long I regretted the decision to have surgery, making me feel even worse as I knew there was no going back.

A nurse came in to check on me, give me pain meds and get my vitals. She immediately saw how upset I was and comforted my fears. She held my hand and told me "it gets better everyday." I heard that line from friends, mentors, health care professionals, posters on here and in my own head. But out of everything that has been said to me during this ENTIRE journey, no words are more truer.

It really does get better everyday. I am two days shy of being six weeks post-op and while I had a fairly easy healing process, everyday has made everything feel a little better. What you are feeling is an almost universal feeling among a lot of WLS patients. It is an overwhelming, emotional, sad, painful and sickening roller coaster. Some days it feel so intense that not only do you regret your decision but you are convinced the rest of your life is going to suck.

IT WILL GET BETTER WITH EACH PASSING DAY. Call your surgeon's office, tell them about how you are feeling and let them help you be more comfortably.

[cjd2010 30]

@@Ashlegal thank you!!!!!

[Ashlegal 525]

@@cjd2010 You are welcome. I am always around if you ever need anyone to talk to. A lot of us feel alone after going through surgery even if we have a support system. Having someone who has been through it helps a lot.

[gpmed 623]

@@cdj Did your surgeon prescribe any nausea medicine? That might help you keep the pain meds down.

And like everyone says, it gets better every day! I was SO miserable in the hospital because of the pain, an allergic reaction I had that made me itch/burn all over my body, and being scared and overwhelmed. I remember turning to my dad and saying "I wish I'd just stayed fat!" This is really common cause it sucks so much in the beginning and you have no reward for your ordeal yet (weight loss).

Hang in there and keep us updated on how you're doing!

Edited October 18, 2015 by gpmed

[Daisee68 2,493]

Ask for Vicodin/Hydrocodone. It does not have codeine in it. Only problem is you have to go get the script. They cannot call it in, so you will have to wait until tomorrow. In the meantime, take half a dose of what you have. Sometimes that helps. The med could just be too strong for you. And definitely take it with nausea med. (If they didn't give you one, tell them you need generic Zofran ODT - which means it is sublingual and gets working fast instead of having to go through your stomach.) And what Dub said, walk, arms above head, use Gas-x and heating pad. Try yoga child's pose (basically on your stomach on your knees with arms stretched out in front of you - google it if that doesn't make sense. )

Now having said all that, what you are going through emotionally is VERY normal. Most of us have the same reaction. I remember getting home from the hospital and just thinking "what the heck have I done?!" But as @@Ashlegal said, truer words have never been spoken than "it gets better everyday". You just have to get through this first week or so as best as you can without dehydrating, so sip sip sip!