Almost 3 weeks post op still alot of pain.why?

[MikaNVsg 0]

Hi everyone, so I'm just about 3 wks post sleeved on Jan 22, I'm still in alot of pain on my right side and not any of my incisions but around where my stomach was removed frm. Like it's a really painful pain, when I walk I'm haunched over I can barley walk, just trying to bent down to use the restroom I'm screaming out in pain smh. I'm trying to walk more but it just hurts really bad. I can't bent, sit up or walk without pain even shirts on bother my stomach smh. The pain meds I was given just do not work and I called my doc office on Friday they told me to try liq, tynerol n liq, mortin every 4 hrs by rotating. I'm just still in alot of pain it's just not helping me. Anyone have severe pain as well?

[James Marusek 5,244]

Generally pain is a way that your body tells you something is wrong. So when you contacted your doctors office, did you mean your surgeon's office?

According to my surgeon's discharge directions, I was to contact my surgery under several conditions. One of those conditions were "Uncontrolled or increased abdomen pain."

According to the internet, these are some of the potential causes of pain in the lower right abdomen.

https://www.healthline.com/health/pain-in-lower-right-abdomen#seek-emergency-medical-attention

[LuellaJean 25]

Unfortunately sounds like gallbladder pain to me. Is it worse after you eat?

Luella

[MikaNVsg 0]

40 minutes ago, James Marusek said:

Generally pain is a way that your body tells you something is wrong. So when you contacted your doctors office, did you mean your surgeon's office?

According to my surgeon's discharge directions, I was to contact my surgery under several conditions. One of those conditions were "Uncontrolled or increased abdomen pain."

According to the internet, these are some of the potential causes of pain in the lower right abdomen.

https://www.healthline.com/health/pain-in-lower-right-abdomen#seek-emergency-medical-attention

Yes I meant my surgeon office, I have an appt on Monday but I might end up going to the emergency room tomorrow I'm just really over the pain all I can do is lay in bed that' the only time I'm not in bed. And thank you as well

[MikaNVsg 0]

19 minutes ago, LuellaJean said:

Unfortunately sounds like gallbladder pain to me. Is it worse after you eat?

Luella

No it' about the same after I eat as well it just won' go away I lay with my heating pad and once I try to get up there go that pain I know I'm still healing and all I just thought I wouldn' be in this much pain still.

[LaLaDee 519]

I'd see a doctor.

I definitely felt terrible the six weeks, couldn't sleep. Had to stand and walk around all the time. Ended up in so much pain if I lay down. I could just never get comfortable. I thought that was just what GERD was. Now I don't think it was that. The pain did go away. I also ended up with bladder infections from the surgery and like a range of weird problems (in addition to a total immune system break down). You put your body through the trauma of surgery and anything can happen. So don't hesitate to get help!

[ButterfliesandBeaches 5]

I had the same problem. It felt like a knife was stabbing me from the inside out every time I would walk or stand. I was on Percocet. That did nothing. I saw my surgeon and she said it was muscle spasm pain from having to cut through 2 layers of muscle in the abdomen. She gave me a script for Diladid. That helped slightly, but I was still in pain. The lifesaver was actually a back support belt my husband gave me. I used it to lift and support my belly. What a difference!! I could walk and stand with no pain. After wearing it for about 10 days, I found I could go without it and not have the pain. I'm only 30 days post-op and I still take things slow, but at least I'm no longer doubled over in pain. Oh, and I'm also finding that minor walking now seems to help build my abdominal muscles and now I can sit up with only minor discomfort.