Done surgery!!

orcoco
on 12/15/12 11:35 am

So I had my surgery yesterday!! Everything ran smoothly and was on time. The staff at HRRH are awesome, I have zero complaints!

Like usual though, I have a question! How many of you have had chest pain from all the gas? I have a lot, no pain at all in my stomach, just my chest. Ive been walking and walking, but it's still there!:(

Referral to Humber April 1, 2012 Orientation September 4, 2012 Meet Surgeon October 5, 2012 SW, Dietician, Nurse November 16, 2012 Dr Glazier Nov 22, 2012 Start Optifast Nov 23, 2012 Pre-Op Nov 27, 2012 Surgery December 14 with Dr. Starr

BluEyedCin
on 12/15/12 11:37 am

I had no pain in my stomach either..the lil pain I did have was in my chest and shoulder.

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JJ_
on 12/15/12 11:53 am, edited 12/15/12 11:53 am

Nope, no big gas pains. The late afternoon of the day after surgery I started tooting. Once the gas started moving I was good to go. I ddn`t experience significant pain.

Edited to add: Welcome to the bench!

Judy

Amanda F.
on 12/15/12 12:01 pm - Toronto, Canada

VSG on 01/10/13

Congratulations!

Referral to Bariatric Program at TWH: 08/09/11     Orientation at TWH: 08/17/11                 Nurse Practitioner: 10/12/11
Social Worker: 12/02/11                                         Nutrition Class: 12/21/11                         Nutrition Assessment: 01/26/12
Psycho-Social Assessment: 05/31/12                      Meet Dr. Penner (TWH) 11/30/12            Pre-Admission: 12/10/12
Surgery Date: January 10, 2013

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Beth1970
on 12/15/12 12:20 pm - Canada

RNY on 10/11/12

Congratulations and welcome to the bench. I didn't have chest pain with my wls, but I did have it with other surgeries. It was mostly in my shoulders, but it was definitely in my chest too. I felt much better once the gas was out of my system. Hopefully it'll soon pass.

Patm
on 12/15/12 12:21 pm - Ontario, Canada

RNY on 01/20/12

Congrats on your surgery. Mention the pain to the nurses. They maybe able to give you something to move the gas

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Downward
on 12/15/12 12:30 pm - Canada

RNY on 11/07/12

Congrats! Glad everything went well. Welcome to the bench!

Yes, it felt like the pain was kind of in the chest as well when I had the surgery, since they did so much re-arranging in there. :)

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orcoco
on 12/15/12 1:32 pm

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on 12/15/12 7:31 pm - Straford, Canada

Congrats on your surgery! Beside the actual slicing and dicing they have done, they blew your abdominal cavity up with air so they could more easily work on your organs. All of this combined can cause pain (especially in shoulder and tummy area). Make sure you stay ahead of the pain and you're properly rating its intensity to the nurses when they ask. That will mean you're more likely to be sent home with appropriate pain meds for your particular case (we're all different when it comes to pain and its intensity). Enjoy the ride and heal well!

ShallowGirl
on 12/16/12 6:53 am, edited 12/16/12 6:54 am - Richmond Hill, Canada

RNY on 06/22/12

Welcome to the bench! I loved the IV gravol in the hospital. Non - narcotic but soothing to stomach and calming - so enjoy !

Escaping gas from the air they blew you up with sometimes goes under the skin, They can't do much except pain killers and time. I think movement can't hurt.

Good luck !

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