worried about the pain...i have so many questions
Mrsnenewatkins,
Sorry about all the extra posts I've put on your thread. I wanted to tell you that I've had TWO gastric bypasses, and that I've also had two c-sections AND a tubal. I wanted to tell you that neither of my bypasses were very painful. You will stay sort of "sore" and weak for a couple of weeks, but much of that is from the effects of not eating much. The pain was not like c-section pain (my tubal did not hurt at all), in that it's more of a mild brusing like pain internally. It's sort of spread out across the abdominal area, so you don't really have a lot of pain when moving like you do with c-sections.
They will keep you very well-medicated. I had to stay in the hospital for five days after my revision, being that it was rather a risky surgery, but only took Tylenol (liquid) after going home.
You may have some sharp gas pains that come and go, and they can get pretty intense. They feel like a sharp stabbing pain, but luckly, they tend to leave quickly. Gasx helps get rid of them quickly. After my first bypass, the only pain that I had was in my left shoulder. It was a very sharp pain, and it hurt to breath. When they did my bypass, they filled the abdominal cavity with air, and it took a while to get all of that out of my system. With gas, the best way to get rid of it is to take some Gasx and to get up and walk around. It hurts at first, but it leaves quickly once you get moving. Just keep telling yourself that it's just air, and that it will leave soon and that the pain will leave with it.
Hopefully, you won't have gas pains. Not everyone gets them. Other than that, the surgery is was not painful at all to me. Oh, you should also be aware that about ten days after surgery, you may go through a short spell of depression. It's totally normal, and related to the trauma of surgery and to the hormonal changes as the fat cells dump extra hormones into your body from fast weight loss. Hormones LOVE fat, so during the quick weight loss phase, your hormones are likely to go a little crazy because they are released into your body so quickly.
Just drink lots and lots of water and keep moving around, and you'll be fine. It's not much pain at all considering all of the benefits that we get from losing weight. You'll be fine!
Sorry about all the extra posts I've put on your thread. I wanted to tell you that I've had TWO gastric bypasses, and that I've also had two c-sections AND a tubal. I wanted to tell you that neither of my bypasses were very painful. You will stay sort of "sore" and weak for a couple of weeks, but much of that is from the effects of not eating much. The pain was not like c-section pain (my tubal did not hurt at all), in that it's more of a mild brusing like pain internally. It's sort of spread out across the abdominal area, so you don't really have a lot of pain when moving like you do with c-sections.
They will keep you very well-medicated. I had to stay in the hospital for five days after my revision, being that it was rather a risky surgery, but only took Tylenol (liquid) after going home.
You may have some sharp gas pains that come and go, and they can get pretty intense. They feel like a sharp stabbing pain, but luckly, they tend to leave quickly. Gasx helps get rid of them quickly. After my first bypass, the only pain that I had was in my left shoulder. It was a very sharp pain, and it hurt to breath. When they did my bypass, they filled the abdominal cavity with air, and it took a while to get all of that out of my system. With gas, the best way to get rid of it is to take some Gasx and to get up and walk around. It hurts at first, but it leaves quickly once you get moving. Just keep telling yourself that it's just air, and that it will leave soon and that the pain will leave with it.
Hopefully, you won't have gas pains. Not everyone gets them. Other than that, the surgery is was not painful at all to me. Oh, you should also be aware that about ten days after surgery, you may go through a short spell of depression. It's totally normal, and related to the trauma of surgery and to the hormonal changes as the fat cells dump extra hormones into your body from fast weight loss. Hormones LOVE fat, so during the quick weight loss phase, your hormones are likely to go a little crazy because they are released into your body so quickly.
Just drink lots and lots of water and keep moving around, and you'll be fine. It's not much pain at all considering all of the benefits that we get from losing weight. You'll be fine!
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