7 days post op and still in pain!!!!

help i am 7 days post op and had lap Rny . yet i am still in major pain. called doctors office and they made me feel like i was just a whiner, yet i still have pain 4 real any one know of any thing like this?

im sorry that you are still in pain the dr should check and see if there is a reason for it ,, i had lap rny on the 18th and have had no pain med since the 19th so maybe there is somethiong going on there debby

Are you sure it is pain? Could is be gas? I ask becuase the gas can be worse. I had lap rny on the 3rd and i experienced what i thought was pain but it was just gas. what type of pain is it? I had muscle pain in my stomach and it hurt very bad...advil liquid tablets helped me. i hope you feel better soon. if not call your doctor

My guess would be gas also. I had lap rny the 18th too and have had no pain med since 19th. The gas pain however was a whole different story. That is just now finally disappearing. I am still sore, but not to the point of not being able to handle it. I would talk to my dr. I hope you get to feeling better. Rhonda

I had my RNY on the 17 no pain since the 21st. GAS OMG that is a whole diffrent thing

As far as I've been told, everyone recovers from surgery differently. Some are tender or in pain longer than others. Some of us bruise easier and a lot inside and/or out from the instruments moving in and out of those little bitte holes. Some have practically no visible bruising and/or pain. I am 6 days postop and am very bruised on the outside. I also still have some pain on the inside. Each day it does seem to get better, though, and is mainly only in two of the incisional areas. I also have gas pains sometimes, which feels totally different to me now. Try to be patient and hopefully the pain will get better each day. Take care, Sue R.

If it is gas try Gas X with Mallox chewables. If two or three of those do not work then maybe it is not gas and you should make a follow up appointment. Shouldn't you be getting your staples out soon anyways? Have you made a BM yet? The build up before my first BM was TERRIBLELY PAINFUL, but after it was out, I felt like I was on cloud nine. I am 7 days post op OPEN RNY and I am pain med free, although I am still taking my anti-inflmmatory (doc's orders). HTH! Brightest Blessings for a Wonderful Day~ Jamie M. Weight- 257/239/146 BMI- 44.1/41.0/25 Height- 5' 4" Surgery Date: 1/19/05 No matter what size, we are all Goddesses inside!

what ever you do you should not take advil with out talking to dr that is on a big list of stuff not to take and i have a friend who took aleve and had to have the whole surgery over again because of the medicine drugs that can damage pouch advil, aleve, amigesic, anicin, anaprox,asprin,bufferin, celebrex,ibuprofin, midol, motrin, naprrosyn, pamprin-ib, vioxx those are all big no nos the stuff that says it is safe is drugs considered safe are bendaryl, tylenol, dimetapp, robitussin, safetussin, sudafed, triaminics (all) tylenol cold products, tylenol ex strenght, gas x, phazyme, imodium ad, colace, dulcolas suppositories, fleet enema, and milk of magneesia please before taking anything contact you gastric dr but i know for a fact that some on the damage list really can damage

Jeannie, I had a LAP RNY on the 6th, and I am still in a lot of pain. I developed an infection in one of my incisions, and had to go on antibiotics for 2 weeks. I went to the doctor today and things are much better, but he said I may have "nusence pain" for weeks to come. Hang in there and it will get better. Call your doctor if it is not better in a couple of days, and be on the lookout for things like redness around an incision, spike in tempurture, oozing or draining out of any incision. Lauren Zimmerman 335/310/180

Hi Kid, I had the same operation and I was pretty sore for a few days..everyday has gotten better for me...but the left side by the big incision grabs me..and I will take one dose of pain meds to go to sleep at night now and that's it...for me I feel very bloated..like I am still retaining water..and I don't feel like I am losing weight....was sent home on soft diet..so not really "starving"...everyone's pain tolerance is different..and if you hurt..you hurt! my doc was great and just ordered more pain meds to get me through to the 2 week check up...at first bending over and getting in and oout of the car were KILLERS and i could feel the muscles pulling....but it will get better hun..hang in..don'[t let anyone invalidate your experience! hugs, Sher'.