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I am having real bad pain still near my left most incision site. Surgeon says it's because of interior stitches between this incision and my muscle wall. Stitches are thru a nerve on this wall. He states they are disintegrating stitches with about a 6 week life. I am more or less curious if anyone else has had this. I haven't found any posts about it. This pain makes just about any amount of movement painful. I can't stand for long because my belly fat apron tugs at this incision site as well. Bending over is impossible. Sitting straight up or forward is impossible.

The pain is at the incision site with tenderness directly above and below it and pulling pain between it and my waist.

I've tried a binder(was desperate) but no improvement there.

Laying down on back only as moving towards either side tugs at incision site.

I get mild relief with a heating pad but as soon as I remove it tenderness is immediate, no relief with Tylenol. Moderate relief with prescription narcotics. All in liquid form.

All and all just curious if anyone else has has this and when did the pain stop.

hw 440 sw 399 cw 378 rny on 3/23/16

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Mine has finally lessened to where I'm gonna try walking greater distances monday. It's more tight then painful now. I'm still unable to pick stuff up off the ground with out pain but getting more range by the day. Hope your pain stops soon.

hw 440 sw 399 cw 370 rny on 3/23/16

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I am almost 5 weeks post op, and I had that pain. It lasted for me about 3 or so weeks. If I had to stand I had to hold that spot with my hand with a little pressure. The pain was not as while sitting or laying but the process of sitting or getting up from sitting was rough. But things do get better. Magically it was just gone. ????????

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Yup, it disappeared from me finally. After my first day back at work I left early because of the pain. The next day when I woke up it was gone. Right at the 3 week mark.

hw 440 sw 399 cw 370 rny on 3/23/16

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I had the same bad pain and i was crying like a baby maybe worst ,it was the badest pain in my life and is very simple all of that pain is the bad as "GASES" looking for come out and they compres the intestine wall and your stomach , thrust me , i know ist painfull. Go to ER and they will give u a very potent pain medicine and your body will relax and let the gases come out, now u are in a xtreme estress but every body its diferent my friend feel better , congrats for u desicion

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I am day 3 post op, walking around my room right now. The left side incision is a killer! When i take a deep breath or walk or get up from the bed i have to hold it cuz it hurts sooo much. They are truing a 3rd type of narcotic on my right now cuz the other 2 weren't too effective. I am on some Oxy right now, but its not helping too much. Id it wasnt for that incision on the left i would be running around good luck hope it goes away soon

Dasha

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