Had 3 week post op and having pain

Hi everyone, Finally got to see the DR. for my post op.Jan.6th,was three weeks after surgery.The 30th of Dec.I went and Sheryl took my staples out but left my drain tube in.The week before she told me not to worry about getting it out cause I was draining too much.So finally I got to see Dr. Graham and He said I was doing good and I had lost 21lbs.When Sheryl took the drain out I couldn't believe how long it was and all that had been inside me.But I do have a question,I have been hurting pretty bad at the top right of my incision.Between my incision and my ribs.I had the open.Is that from healing and has anyone else had that problem?Karen

No answer for you but if you are concerned call the dr and ask. They really don't mind! Congrats on the loss that is wonderful!! Take care!

Karen, For the first 3 weeks I had the most terrible pain in the rib area, just where you describe it. I had the open roux-en-y. I was told that it is muscle pain, as when they do the surgery, they use sme type of thing to spread the muscles apart, allowing for a smaller incision, and that many have this pain. Kind of like a pulled muscle. I still have it, but not as severly, it is getting better. But... on the safe side, better call your doc and ask, as we are all different in our healing ways.

Hi Karen, I had surgery just a week before you, on the 8th. I also felt some pain on the side of my incision and the doctor told me that it is the muscles healing. I know that my doctor said that he sutured two layers on the inside and it was probably one of those layers. Holding his fingers and thumb about two inches apart and running them up the side of my incision, he showed me where the muscles run on either side of the incision. I still have pain on both sides at the top of the incision - sure that muscles are still healing. But, call the doc to be sure. Congrats on the loss. As of Friday, I have lost 36 pounds in 32 days. God bless, Andrea