Pain after my surgery

GingerRenayd2 · October 11, 2003

Hello~

Well I had my surgery on Wed. everything went great!

The only thing now is I have pain in my left shoulder. ANY Suggestions to what I need to do?

How long did you keep your binder on too?

THANKS

Alexandra · October 11, 2003

Hi Ginger!

Congratulations on your surgery...welcome to Bandlandia!!

The pain you're feeling is related to the surgery, the gas they used to inflate your abdomen. It will pass, but it sometimes takes a while. Movement can really help, and burp as much as you can.

I don't know what a binder is--so I don't know how long you should keep it on. If it's something to do with your incisions, I'll share my doctor's post-op instructions were to let them be exposed to air as soon as possible. Even band-aids were not really recommended.

Best wishes for a continued quick recuperation!

GingerRenayd2 · October 11, 2003

Thanks!

My shoulder hurts worse than the surgery.

MeganA · October 11, 2003

Hi there...sorry to hear your hurting.

The nurse practicioner at the surgeon's office warned me about the gas pains. She said that I have to get my head lower than my butt for the diaphram to push the gas out. She said to stretch way over and try and touch my toes (without stretching the incisions). She also mentioned Imay want to lean on something if I'm still a bit off balance.

I'm having surgery next week, so I have no first hand knowledge if it works.

Best of luck, and I hope you feel better soon!

Megan

October 12, 2003

I had terrible, terrible pain in my shoulder for about a week, even radiating down around the outside of my left breast. It was so bad that the pain actually woke me up at least a couple of times in the middle of my sleep. The only thing that worked for me (until it naturally disappeared) was to take a couple mega doses of Tylenol. It was the only thing that dulled the pain. Of course being only a week or two out of surgery, you'll want to cut the pills into tiny bits before swallowing.

Hope that helps!

mezazea · October 12, 2003

I found that a heating pad or hot water bottle helped ease the pain somewhat. I only had maybe 3-4 days of pain- I would take a little walk every 1/2 hour or so and do long slow stretches up, then down. Hot showers too, once you are able.

Good luck!