5 days post-op

Oct 19, 2014

I  am 5 days post op, doing well as for fluids, give or take, trying to get my walking in doing my spirometer.. what I am really dealing with is a pain, mostly stabbing then lingering..with about a 3 inch radius around the incision, on my left side where I believe a drain was that they removed right before I left the hospital. I was told that my doctor only put this type of drain tube in if you have a bypass, I do not remember it when I had my vertical sleeve...the pain can be debilitating, when it hits it hurts so bad that it brings me to tears. It is affects  how I take my short walks, how I am able to stand up or sit down, go to the bathroom, wipe... I prayed to God it goes away. It is the main thing I'm dealing with now post op, for the most part I've been fairly comfortable with my fluids etc according to my scales I've lost almost 10 pounds since surgery! They have me on oxycodone 5 mg tabs, I take 2 every 4 hours  it takes awhile for it to kick in but it does not last long at all... I am curious if anyone else is dealing with this. Also dealing with wonderful constipation TMI. But a lot of rumbling gas but not all of it being release.. i am amazed at just sitting on the pot how many muscles are used to go potty and it hurts to fart lol. I am praying for relief of not just the gas but the pain, asap! If anybody else is dealing with the side pain from the drain I think it was or had dealt with it..can you let me know? thank you.

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