Incision pain

Help! I had RnY on 6/25 - no problems other than my thigh is numb from all the pain shots and the incision is extremely sensitive. I've got a drain in my abdomen and retention sutures that just won't stop burning - I'm a clean freak, so I know they are clean and dry - any suggestions? Also, anyone else keep the sutures in for almost 4weeks?

Evelyn, by retention suture, are you talking about real wide deep sutures with a retention bar across the top? If so, after two weeks, I called my surgeons office and told them, they would take it out or I would. As my stomach shrunk, it started flattening out and pulling, and the sutures were actually ripping through my skin. My surgeons nurse took them out after two weeks. Good luck.

Aaaah - so that's why they hurt so bad. I'll call the Dr. today. Thanks!

Hi neighbor sorry you're hurting. have you called your surgeon *****ally should be the one to advise you? my drain was out when i went home from hospital and i had those pieces of tape over the incisions for a couple of weeks. my pain came from the site of the staples one week pain, one week none and one final week of pain. we are all different. call that dr. and if you can, let me know how u make out. one day very soon you will start feeling wonderful with no pain and you will never look back again...promise! carol RNY LAP 9/3/03 288/184