You would think after all this time I would have been prepared for the pain...

Hello everybody,

Over 2 years ago, I joined OH as I was waiting on a surgery date for the sleeve.  Long story short, insurance denied and life managed to create many delays.  I finally got my sleeve 2 days ago!  I'm only on clear liquids for the first week.  I knew I might have nausea and difficulty getting in liquids at first.  I was not prepared, however, for the amount of pain I'm experiencing :(  The nurses in the hospital said it was gas, but this is not only gas.  I am having what feels like a charlie horse in my stomach.  It hurts bad enough to make me sit up straight out of a deep sleep.  I'm hoping this is normal and will pass.  Between that and the gas pain, I'm having a pretty awful time.  My gallbladder was taken out awhile ago, or I would have blamed my gallbladder for some of the pain.

Can you please tell me about your first week - Did you suffer anything similar?  When did it stop?

Nan

Are you taking your pain killers and walking as much as possible?  A heating pad might also help.  

I thought I was having pancreatitis! It even hurt to swallow my own saliva. Day by day it got better. I'm now 5 1/2 months post op and feel better than I have ever felt! Try to be strong through these first few rough days!

This is depressing. I would think that the pain med should alleviate most of this, at least I was hoping that it would.

you need to talk with your surgeon that much pain is not a normal amount  and you need to check there is no problems , they may need to do a ct or a leak test to make shore there are no problems like a twist  or a leak 

I was on Tylenol  after 2 days and no pain pills after 4 

 you may need a different pain pill

 for gas pain a hot towel works wonders and lots of walking

Boy do I understand. The first night at home I told my husband that I thought I had made the biggest mistake of my life but then by the third and fourth day, I felt human again. I never thought that gas could be so painful, the pain was in my chest and shoulders.  It's been 8 weeks and it gets SO much better.  Good luck, the worst is over.

Thank you for sharing your experience.  I think today is actually better than days 1 and 2.  I have my followup appointment on Monday.  If it is still bad i will let him know.  My doc does a test for leaks while in the hospital.  The gas is still painful but the spasms are much less frequent, and those scared me the most.  I just never recalled anyone complaining about really bad pain, so I was wondering if it's just me.  I'm glad there are others out there who had the same problem and are over it now :)

The gas pain in my shoulder was bad enough that it felt like a horse had kicked me - HARD!  I knew that moving, walking and heating pads were my friends.   That's what I used until it passed.