pain stories

[dedumplinz 0]

just would love to hear about your pain how you feel after surgery some people are in alot of pain more then others would love to here about this so will know what to expect.

[josephine 1]

People can possibly have two types of pain.

1. Gas pain which is from the anesthesia and some do not get rid of it for a good week.

2. You may have port pain in which mine lasted 6 weeks as it was needing the time to heal and scar tissue to form.

It all is temporary so there shouldn't be anything else to worry about.

Josephine

[gamyj 0]

my pain wasn't bad at all. i had moments where pain was a little more , but most pain was from sudden movements, bending or trying to pick something up that I shouldn't. my port is still a little bit sore (just a tiny bit) and i am 2 weeks out from surgery. my biggest issue wasn't pain, it was fatigue. i was so exhausted all the time, and still am much more tired than normal, but little by little im getting my stamina back. Just remember that everyone heals at different rates, has different pain tolerances. it definitly was not bad at all.

i wish u lost of luck!

amy

[RestlessMonkey 7]

I had almost no pain. Seriously; only took 1 mg of morphine post op (way less than I could have had), removed the Q ball (thing with pain killer in it that washes your insides) the MINUTE i got home. Slept on my left (port) side 1st nigte, on my stomach from 2nd on (in my own bed) and took only tylenol (liquid a time or two and then regular). The gas (good surgeons remove most of it) gave me minor pain...mostly referred pain from my diaphragm, when I walked a lot (and started breathing more deeply) and when that happened my husband could rub my neck and the pain would disappear immediately. Honestly I've felt worse longer from having bronchitis. Never nauseated for an instant, either.

[fatgirlinNY 0]

My pain was very minimal also. Day 2-3 was the worst and even then I only took tylenol.

My port area is still sore (Im 11 days post-op). I have 3 boys and I was doing my normal Mom stuff just 3-4 days after surgery, like I had never had it:tongue:

[LJB 0]

Hello - I was in a lot of pain - Gas was really bad in my tummy however it never made it up to my shoulders. I was in so much pain the first 5 days I was just a big mess!!

On day 6 I felt a bit better and on day 9 I was over the gas pains and my port area hardly hurt at all. I'm now on day 12 and am well enough to go back to work and drive the car, walk the dog, clean the house.... So I'm feeling pretty good right now.

Everybody is different just remember each day gets better!

[dedumplinz 0]

thank you all now i kind now what to look for .im kind of scared because i do have a hiatel hernia does any one know how that surgery feels or you cant tell cause you are already sore. has any one had both surgery at same time?

[LJB 0]

YES - I did have both surgery at the same time - I was told by my doc that you really don't have any more pain and you don't need any extra healing time added to your lap band surgery. I'm doing great now. I'm on day 12

[Marie57 0]

Reading the posts you talk about port pain. Does this sound like it? I am 10 days out of surgery and the port side of my abdomen is terrible when I move enough to use the muscle there it burns like fire and tightens up. It's so bad that I can hardly get in and out of bed. When I went for my week check-up the NP told me that it was probably where they had stitched my port to my muscle but she said that only one other person had ever complained of such pain and could give me no indication when it would go away.

[josephine 1]

Reading the posts you talk about port pain. Does this sound like it? I am 10 days out of surgery and the port side of my abdomen is terrible when I move enough to use the muscle there it burns like fire and tightens up. It's so bad that I can hardly get in and out of bed. When I went for my week check-up the NP told me that it was probably where they had stitched my port to my muscle but she said that only one other person had ever complained of such pain and could give me no indication when it would go away.

You may have that pain up to 6 weeks until you are recovered. You will be fine, trust me. Any time you need to get up from sitting or laying down, hold your stomach and then get up. That helps alot. You will be fine.

Josephine

[silvers320 12]

I will admit that the pain from my 1st surgery was worst then I thought, I think I had underplayed the pain in my head. Bending, wearing a belt, pants all presented problems I hadnt counted on. Thankfully I have a job that I can go to dressed like a bum. Lasted about a week.

The second surgery (a new port) was less painful from a body standpoint but way worse in terms of gas. Also lasted about a week.

[Marie57 0]

Dennis,

May I ask why you had to have a new port ? How long did the first one last and congratulations on your success. Sets an example for me....

Marie

[Brandy~ 2]

Hello! I didn't have much pain at all. I didn't even really use the pain meds except when I strained myself too hard. I had surgery on Weds and on Friday I cleaned all the carpets in my house (About 2200 sqft)

The only discomfort I had was getting up from the laying down position... obviously because it uses so many stomach muscles. I returned to work on the following Monday.

[dedumplinz 0]

thank you. so how did every one feel the day of surgery and the day after? was you really sore? did it hurt to get up after surgery to walk ?did you feel like passing out? let me in on how you all really felt.

[Brandy~ 2]

Just felt like really sore muscles.. Nothing special. I was out of it most of day of my surgery. No I didn't feel like passing out. Getting up and walking the first time was only hard because I was so stiff from being in the same position so long before getting up.