Question:
I am 6 days post lap rny and have started having a lot of pain

when I am standing. It just started yesterday. I feel like I have to hold my left incision area with my hand whenever I am standing or it hurts alot. Has anyone used a "rib belt" or anything like that. If I am sitting down it doesn't hurt at all.    — Debbie K. (posted on June 29, 2002)

June 29, 2002
I would cakll your surgeon to be sure nothings wrong but my pain level varied a lot in the days immediately after surgery. About a eek out it pretty much went away. But SOME DAYS later hurt a bit more than earlier and I was told its how things knit together and heal.
   — bob-haller

June 29, 2002
Hi Deb. Congratulations on being postop. I, too, had the left sided under my rib throbbing pain in the first few weeks. My doc told me that's where the major trauma occurred and that it would slowly go away. I'm now almost 5 weeks postop and its barely an ache. Be patient with yourself. Tylenol gel caps seemed to help me. But be sure to check with your doc too! denise
   — Denise D.

June 29, 2002
I experienced the same pain, at the same time. My doc told me it was the muscles healing. Strech that area when it's not hurting. It lasted about a week to 10 days.
   — Ray O.

June 29, 2002
hi. I am 4 weeks post-op from LAP RNY as well, It is the muscle healing there. That is the deepest cut they say, or atleast the most painful and sore, the left incision, i believe you are talking about. It will get better, i still feel a dull pain there sometimes, too. It will take time to heal. Sorry I cannot help you with the pain, just want you to know it will get better! :)
   — Lezlie Y.

June 30, 2002
Hi! I can totally relate on this one. I am almost 2 weeks post op and I still have a very hard time walking. The pain is very bad in that one hole. I spoke to my doctor last night on the phone and he told me that pain there is normal, and some people handle pain better than others. I have to hold my stomach up when I go to walk and even then, if I don't hold my stomach in the exact position, I will feel the pain. My hole just happens to be in a crease too, so it's in a high pressure area. When I stand up, the weight of my stomach pulls on it....which is why I feel I'm still having so much pain. Just wanted you to know.....you're not alone.
   — rhonda2u