POST OP issues
I'm one day shy of a month from VSG. I've lost 37 lbs. It's great!! My issue is I've been having a weird pain on my left side about where the port was at surgery. The pain has gotten stronger over the last 4 days. Today it's not bad...I made an effort to get out of bed and NOT using the left side muscles like I have been. Am I just straining that left side? I'm freaking out that something else is wrong. I have a friend who had surgery last year and got Pancreatic infection from not doing what he was supposed to do. I'm eating what I'm supposed to and trying to pound fluids as much as I can. Any ideas?
Deb
Yup, call your doctor. I had a really hard time pulling things when I got out of bed at first, I had to kind of roll myself onto the floor and then pick myself up!
If you're running a fever, you have any spots on your abdomen that are painful to the touch or red/swollen, then there's definite worry. But it's definitely possible that things are still healing and you're sore. Best to call and be safe!
Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!
Definitely check with your surgeon as it's way better to be safe than sorry.
That being said, I had a divot at the site of my largest incision (where they pulled the stomach leftovers out) because my stitches were so tight and it caused a fair amount of discomfort when I bent over or used the muscles on that side. It eventually went away as my belly shrank and the incision healed completely.
