Only you can answer that question for you. Of course you are going to have pain after surgery. You've just put your body through a tremendous ordeal! Follow your surgeon's recommendations and you should be okay. I know that diarrhea/constipation is fairly normal after surgery. Also, don't forget that they probably pumped you up full of air to see around in there and shoulder blade (back) and rib cage pain is a given since they were pushing things around in there.

I assume that you had this surgery to improve your quality of life. If that is the case, then make sure that you stick to your surgeon's diet plan and get a lot of exercise. You probably have a ton of gas, too. The more you walk, that faster that will pass and it will start to decrease in volume, too.  Of course, if there is something that is really bothering you and you can't get in touch with your surgeon, then it is the smart thing to do to go to the ER. It's always better to be safe than sorry. Just remember to ALWAYS tell them that you've had RNY surgery and who your surgeon is.

Good luck, I hope that you are feeling better really soon.

Anita

Just jumping on the Band-Wagon here (pun intended!).  I had a Realize band placed in June '08.  I chose the Realize over the Lap band because my surgeon told me that the port was low-profile and it created a more secure attachment to the body wall.  I engage in some high-impact physical activities, so band & port slippage were a big concern for me.  Surgery went well as did the post-op liquids period.  After my first fill, I began to have occasional vomiting.  Nothing too bad at first, but it soon escalated.  I thought I was eating improperly, so I took pains to limit my portion size, chew very thoroughly, eat slowly, and stop at the first sign of fullness.  Unfortunately, by the time I felt full, it was already too late.  The vomiting got so bad that I began having trouble holding down liquids.  After an upper GI contrast study, it was obvious that I was obstructed.  Turns out my lower stomach had herniated through the stoma.  I lost 30 pounds in the process.  My doc felt that this was a good time to inform me that 30% of band patients end up needing a 2nd surgery, which both angered and terrified me.  I didn't want to convert to RNY, because that surgery seemed too extreme for what I needed (about 80 pounds to lose), and my family has a history of osteoporosis so I didn't want to mess with my calcium absorption.  So, I had him re-position the band and I'm giving it another try.  As soon as the vomiting stopped, so did the weight loss.  In fact, I have regained 12 of the 30 pounds I lost.  I too paid out of pocket for the first surgery, and am still repaying my mother.  The 2nd surgery was submitted to my insurance company as a hiatal hernia repair, but they denied payment.  I am soon to be in dire financial straits because of this.  I am currently at the same fill level as I was when I started having problems the first time, and my weight is climbing back up.  I can't afford any more problems, but this doesn't seem to be working for me.  To make matters worse, I have an absolutely huge bulge where my "low profile" port is located, and even 6 months after my original surgery, the damn thing STILL hurts.  Every time I bend over, it rubs on the waistband of my pants & feels like someone is poking me in the stomach with a broom handle. It constantly reminds me that it's there, and is definitely interfering with my usual physical activities.   I'm not yet completely regretting having the procedure, but I'm getting there.  Does anyone have any GOOD experiences to inspire me?

Good luck, everyone
Natalie

HI I was wonderin gif anyone else feel this way-?
I came out of surgery in a lot of pain and had a hard time in the hospital- I came home
I ended up with dirrhea and pain of it getting stuck in the middle-
ALso The back shoulder blade and rib cage pain I had as soon as i got out of surgery the pain seems to gets worse BUt it takes away my breath and crushing my chest and my circulatin gets cut off- Breathing and coughing makes it worse-
I have been to teh Er twice- with the answers-
My hands and fet were swollen i felt like i was retainng water but on the other hand felt dehydrated-

Very discourging and frustrationg anyone else

Wow you also must be blond replying to a 3 month old post.

Actually someone asked me yesterday why I chose the sleeve, and I can tell you the same thing...
My options were the band, the vsg, and the rny.  I have seen a lot of stuff about the ds on here though too.  Basically the choice was easy for me.  After learning that there were other options the idea of putting the band in my body was a no go.  Plus I had heard all the things that could go wrong with it (slippage, erosion, fills, unfills, etc).  The rny, and the ds as well, seem to have faster weight loss, but the malnutrition issues down the road were very off putting to me.  I didn't want to trade one set of health problems for another.  Also, with the DS, I have seen the amount of food they have to eat to maintain their weight, and it is more than I ate pre-vsg.  I didn't want to get wls just to eat more crap.  So to me the vsg seemed perfect- let my body continue to function as intended, but give me the edge I need to eat a lot less and lose weight. 
I am doing great, I lost 14 pounds in two weeks and I am able to eat and drink without problems.  The protein shakes are pretty nasty, but I only have to put up with them for another two weeks and then I can start getting all my protein from food (when I can start eating chicken again- my fav food).