Unexpected pain and discomfort.... Thread... 2
It was suggested I post my problem here in the medical forum, but I didn't see a place for just random medical questions, so I went with this Arthritis Forum, because one it is the first one listed and two... though I don't feel this is arthritis, it is pain and arthritis is painful.
*following is the original post found in the general forum*
Hey all. . . I'm in pain, not constant and not serious (I don't think). I think it's normal pain, but pain I wasn't prepared for, nor did I ever expect.
See. . . when you get this surgery, every tells you about the pain of losing the ability to eat this food and that and they cover the pain of dumping, etc. . . What no one every mentioned was the pain of the excess skin. Not the mental pain, but the physical pain.
I am hurting. My skin isn't hanging profusely (yet). It's loose yes, but it isn't to the point that it is physically unappealing to me or those around me. I know I'll have work done so I'll have that pain too. But right now the pain I am feeling I believe is from the skin starting it's "hanging" issues.
When I remain still for a long period of time, example sleeping all night, or sitting in one spot for too long, I'll stand, rollover (if I am in bed), and my entire body hurts. It feels like gravity is pulling at the skin and the tissues, nerves, muscles, (whatever holds the skin to one's body) is aching. I never was warned about this pain. It isn't fun. Not fun at all. I hurt so much that sometimes, after I have been sleeping and wake up, or after I have sat down for a while, I dread moving because the pain is everywhere.
It is in my face, my chest, my arms, my legs. It is like a stinging, pulling sensation and my whole being feels it.