Recovery question, RNY Wed, visiting nurse tomorrow

But I'm hurting and its late as I'm getting a little freaked out...

TMI WARNING

I've had a small stool about once a day for the last few days. Each time it is basically made up of clotted blood. At the hospital they said it was normal, but that it would only be the first couple. How long did this happen to you? I read so much about this surgery but never heard anything about the bloody stool. I mean it makes sense, intestine was cut, there would be some bleeding but...

Also making me nervous, the significant majority of my pain is from a small spot about two inches from my belly button, not associated with any of the incisions. It's bad when I engage my abs, and it's getting more painful, more often, and taking longer to die down. It's a pinching, hot, burn... Is this normal? If it were at an incision I would understand, but the closest incision in a few inches away.

Glad you're going to see the nurse tomorrow, but if it gets any worse maybe go to the ER tonight. Better safe than sorry.

hmm. I didn't have that at all, or heard that that was normal. :( Let us know what they say today.

Glad you are able to check in!! This is something you want the nurse to know. Even though the incisions are small, our insides get tossed around during the surgery.

Feel better soon!!!

I'd get that checked out right away. If nothing else, you'll feel better for doing so. Please check in and let us know how you're doing.

I'm glad you're going to get it checked out soon, I will say that with my recent band removal the muscle pain I was feeling wasn't matched up exactly with my incision spots and I realized it's because where my outer incisions are when I'm up and mobile is shifted from where they would be when I'm prone on the operating table.....so it seemed like they were a few inches apart from where the incision through the muscle wall when it came to my aches and pains.


Let us know what happens, I hope you feel better soon!

Let us know how things go with the nurse. Hopefully you will get all of your questions answered.

While I had never thought about or heard of bloody stool, mine was more the runs at that point, and I may not have been paying attention. :)

You just had a major surgery, so to have pain doesn't sound unusual, and it is not necessarily going to 'line up' with your incisions. That is where they are putting the instruments in, it doesn't mean it is the only place they are working.

Are you taking your pain medication? It is there for a reason if you need it. I would call the Doctor's service before I went to the ER, unless there is a noticeable change in something.

Let us know how you do tomorrow with the nurse.

I had laproscopic rny. I never had blood in my stool. I never vomited. I had very little pain. I went back to work in a week. Personally I would call the surgeon on call if you haven't done so. Tri harder

My stools were very runny. As far as the pain goes, I felt it areas other than where my incisions were too. I ended having more incisions than usual as well. The doctor said they had a hard time moving the instruments due to a very thick abdominal wall.

The surgeon said that anything that I was concerned about to always contact him.

I hope you get the answers you are looking for. Keep us posted.