Severe pain post op

[ACJordan 38]

I had RNY on 6/20 and although my surgery was a success, I experienced horrible pain. I couldn't get comfortable, couldn't sleep, the pain was all over my tourso and into my back. They gave me pain meds orally but no IV self serve of which surprised me. I ended up staying 2 nights in the hospital and since I've been home I'm doing better but still a lot of pain. When did you start adding Protein shakes? I'm looking forward to adding those in and mashed potatoes! Right now it's all Popsicles, Crystal light, Jello and broth.

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[Bufflehead 6,358]

Sorry you are having such a struggle with pain! I also had oral (liquid) pain meds, no IV, but I don't think my pain was as bad as what you seem to be experiencing.

My bariatric team had me sipping Protein Shakes within a couple hours of surgery. No mashed potatoes for me though -- high carb, low Protein slider foods like potatoes are completely off the menu under my program until goal weight has been achieved and maintained for at least six months.

[Mummer132 0]

I agree, my diet does not include

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[Mummer132 0]

I meant to say that my diet does not include potatoes either. My surgeon ordered IV pain meds postop. I found that walking helped as much as the meds., though. I had my sleeve performed on 6/ 20.

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[MissKay 329]

I can have mashed potatoes next week... but I was warned that opting for them can definitely slow weightloss, which I understand. Honestly I may have it once or twice, and then that's it. Definitely not much of it. Just enough to get a bite or two of flavor of something that isn't a damn liquid.

I had horrible pain with my sleeve. I'm two weeks post op, and it's only been about 5 days since the gas pain subsided. They definitely gave me pain meds through my IV and that helped a lot.

Edited June 25, 2016 by MissKay

[ShelterDog64 2,364]

I had RNY on 6/20 and although my surgery was a success, I experienced horrible pain. I couldn't get comfortable, couldn't sleep, the pain was all over my tourso and into my back. They gave me pain meds orally but no IV self serve of which surprised me. I ended up staying 2 nights in the hospital and since I've been home I'm doing better but still a lot of pain. When did you start adding Protein shakes? I'm looking forward to adding those in and mashed potatoes! Right now it's all Popsicles, Crystal light, Jello and broth.

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I had terrible pain right at my sternum when I woke up in the PACU...bad enough that I was crying and they did a 12-lead EKG to rule out anything cardiac. It subsided with an IV dose of Dilaudid. I was on a morphine PCA pump and stayed 2 nights in the hospital as well, and I'm now down to two doses of oral oxycodone daily. I tried to skip my daytime dose today and paid for it with a great deal of pain I'll try again in a couple of days. My surgeon said it's absolutely normal to need pain relief for a week or even longer. My surgery was Tuesday 6/21.

[ACJordan 38]

Thanks ShelterDog64. I seemed to be the worst off of all the patients there at that time. I kept apologizing to the nurses for being such a PITA. They were all amazing and took great care of me.

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