Pain in stomach area after gastric sleeve surgery

[johny2k7 0]

I had gastric sleeve surgery on sept 15 and almost two months later and I still feel pain when bending down or picking something up, is that normal

[vikingbeast 987]

Yes. You should tell your surgeon, but basically what happens is they cut some nerves during surgery (unavoidable), and the nerves take 1-2 months to regenerate, and it hurts the whole flipping time. Not constant-pain-and-agony hurts, just more like bend-over-and-hey-what-was-that pain. I still get an occasional twinge.

Edited October 20, 2021 by vikingbeast

[Sleeve_Me_Alone 656]

Very normal, but worth discussing with your surgeon. My surgeon said the internal sutures take 100-120 days to completely dissolve, so tweaks and twinges up to 4 months are possible. Could be sutures, could be nerve regeneration pain, could be nothing. I have similar pains when getting out of bed sometimes.