Lower Abdominal Pain

[Sprinkles1 358]

Hey Everyone,

Just wondering if anyone has or is going through the same thing as me. I was bypassed on 4/23 and yet I'm still in pain. Mainly it's my lower abdomen (slightly above my belly button and down) it prevents me from doing more walking and I even walk up in the middle of the night, multiple times because of it. I do still have pain killers that I could take, but I just stick to regular Tylenol.

I hate that I'm over a week out and I still feel bad. Healing has sucked so far, but every day it gets better. Besides this. I feel like this awful cramping feeling will never go away! I'll be reaching out to my surgeon soon about it, but just wanted to see if anyone had the same thing and maybe what they did to help with the pain?

Thanks!

[Creekimp13 5,840]

Anytime you're post-surgical and experiencing anything that seems out of the ordinary...you NEED to contact your surgeon as soon as possible.

There will be a nurse or a PA who can field your concerns and advise you whether you need to be seen or not.

Maybe it's nothing.

Maybe it's an abscess that will only get worse until it gets treated.

You need to contact them. A week out...you should not be having pain that wakes you up at night.

[Sprinkles1 358]

Anytime you're post-surgical and experiencing anything that seems out of the ordinary...you NEED to contact your surgeon as soon as possible.
There will be a nurse or a PA who can field your concerns and advise you whether you need to be seen or not.
Maybe it's nothing.
Maybe it's an abscess that will only get worse until it gets treated.
You need to contact them. A week out...you should not be having pain that wakes you up at night.

Thanks! I've contacted them.

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[Frustr8 7,886]

Sprinkles, I agree with CreekImp, we have an OP on Bariatric Pal, I think her name is Danielle, she was having,bad abdominal pain, getting wirse, running a fever. Nobody medical would pay attention, pushed her callscetc to one side, she turned out to have a very bad absess, story for her still isn't over. Gosh I feel so for the poor kid, they've drained it, packed it and it's still not over. Yours may turn out to be very minor, pray 🙏it is, but keep on being the squeaky wheel, they are the ones who get greased and also there is only 1 you, stick up for yourself. That's a lesson all the longtime posters will tell you I still have trouble with, bought into the " you don't really matter" bunch of crap everyone around told me. Now I'm old and creaky and cranky but, I am standing up and doing it, and it feels D***Good!😝👊

[Sprinkles1 358]

Sprinkles, I agree with CreekImp, we have an OP on Bariatric Pal, I think her name is Danielle, she was having,bad abdominal pain, getting wirse, running a fever. Nobody medical would pay attention, pushed her callscetc to one side, she turned out to have a very bad absess, story for her still isn't over. Gosh I feel so for the poor kid, they've drained it, packed it and it's still not over. Yours may turn out to be very minor, pray [emoji120]it is, but keep on being the squeaky wheel, they are the ones who get greased and also there is only 1 you, stick up for yourself. That's a lesson all the longtime posters will tell you I still have trouble with, bought into the " you don't really matter" bunch of crap everyone around told me. Now I'm old and creaky and cranky but, I am standing up and doing it, and it feels D***Good![emoji13][emoji109]

Thanks for the encouragement! It's been hard.

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[Sprinkles1 358]

The doctor told me it was gas pain... idk how it could be gas pain nearly 9days after surgery. Sigh. I'm starting to feel a little depressed. I just want to feel as close to normal me as possible. I keep telling myself that the pain is temporary.

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[wowerinreally 22]

The doctor told me it was gas pain... idk how it could be gas pain nearly 9days after surgery. Sigh. I'm starting to feel a little depressed. I just want to feel as close to normal me as possible. I keep telling myself that the pain is temporary.

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Sprinkles, I had intense gas pain post op days 7-11 that were out of this world. I have woken up in pain every single night since surgery. I’m 16 days out gastric bypass and cholecystectomy now. I feel that my pain is expected. I walk every day, and on those tough days I wasn’t walking much at all. For ME, increasing my walking helped my gas pain. Shoulder rubs helped as well. I completely understand your frustration. I’m not healing as fast as I wish I would be, and I don’t even have any comorbidities. Now my pain is just muscle soreness. You have to think about how while this was a laparoscopic procedure, there were still several instruments moving and pushing and pulling and pinching like crazy for hours. It’s a major operation. Some people love to say “oh i bounced back and didn’t take pain medications and I’m fine.” That’s not true for everyone. Reaching out to your doc is definitely good. But also being comfortable with the fact that your body needs time to heal is very important. Take the time. Walk and drink. You will feel better.

[Sprinkles1 358]

Sprinkles, I had intense gas pain post op days 7-11 that were out of this world. I have woken up in pain every single night since surgery. I’m 16 days out gastric bypass and cholecystectomy now. I feel that my pain is expected. I walk every day, and on those tough days I wasn’t walking much at all. For ME, increasing my walking helped my gas pain. Shoulder rubs helped as well. I completely understand your frustration. I’m not healing as fast as I wish I would be, and I don’t even have any comorbidities. Now my pain is just muscle soreness. You have to think about how while this was a laparoscopic procedure, there were still several instruments moving and pushing and pulling and pinching like crazy for hours. It’s a major operation. Some people love to say “oh i bounced back and didn’t take pain medications and I’m fine.” That’s not true for everyone. Reaching out to your doc is definitely good. But also being comfortable with the fact that your body needs time to heal is very important. Take the time. Walk and drink. You will feel better.

Thank you very much for sharing! It makes me feel really good to know I'm not alone. You're right! I just have to give my body time. It just stinks when the majority of people felt pretty decent soon after the procedure. You don't have any more gas pain? Do you still wake up in pain?

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[mbj8r8 9]

I had pretty bad abdominal pain for a few weeks. It was right about where you’re describing. It got better slowly. Glad to hear you’ve contacted your Dr though. Never bad to check.


HW 356
CW 278
GW 180

RNY 01/22/18

[wowerinreally 22]

Thank you very much for sharing! It makes me feel really good to know I'm not alone. You're right! I just have to give my body time. It just stinks when the majority of people felt pretty decent soon after the procedure. You don't have any more gas pain? Do you still wake up in pain?

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I don’t have gas pain anymore, but I’m also a little farther out and I’ve increased my walking. Truly the ONLY thing that will get rid of gas pain is walking. It was a weird sensation for me at first, because never in my life had I had gas pain. But when I increased my walking, girl that pain was relieved. I had to walk quite a bit for several days in a row, but it’s gone now. I do still wake up every night in pain. I will admit it’s more of a aggravating discomfort. I’m not writhing in pain or crying. But I’m uncomfortable and hurting enough to where I have to take a little pain medicine to sleep the next few hours. For me, this is expected and ok. It has gotten better every day though. I’m glad I could help relieve you a little. I’ve also gotten some good advice and encouragement from people on here as well. I’m thankful for this community! Don’t be so hard on yourself. It gets better!

[mbj8r8 9]

Oh and I slept in a recliner for nearly a month. Couldn’t lay flat bc of the pain. After that, improved rapidly.


HW 356
CW 267
GW 180

RNY 01/22/18

[Sprinkles1 358]

Just an update! No now sharp lower abdomen pain, thank goodness. I still have discomfort. It feels like I have a tummy ache. Still not getting much sleep either because of the general discomfort. I'm about 85% myself! Which, i'm pretty happy about. I go back to work on the 14th. I hope I'm more myself.

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