Question:
I feel like my insides are going to fall out! HELP!
Hi everyone! My name is Michelle Campbell and I just had the mini gastric bypass performed on 12/2. It has been rocky for me I have to admit. But overall it has not been too bad. Today has been the best so far, except...When I am sitting down I have these "spasm" like pains. I don't want to get too graphic, but they are in the lower abdominal area and also in the area of my new tummy and it HURTS! Today is post op day 6 for me and I am back to work( keep in mind mine was lap)and I have been sitting all day. You think that has something to do with it? Thanks! — michelle C. (posted on December 7, 1999)
December 7, 1999
Michelle--6 days is very soon to be back at work even with lap. You have
disolving stitches and they pull sometimes. I did not become pain free
until I was about 3 weeks out. Sitting at the computer was the worst cause
your abdomen sits differently and I always felt a pulling. Heck I was
still on percocet at bed time at six days. Take it easy. Lap procedure
does not change the fact that this is major surgery!!! ~:o)
— Lisa O.
December 7, 1999
Hi Michelle, I think maybe with you sitting all day you are building up
gas. I had a gastric bypass two years ago. It was an open surgery . But the
more I moved , the better I felt. The gas is settled in your intestines and
you need to move around to get things moving.
— Ellen M.
December 7, 1999
Michelle, I had a problem at the beginning of sitting for too long at a
time. I had to go lay down for a few minutes several times a day, just to
sort of stretch things out a bit. What you are describing sounds more
serious that that though, have you called your Dr.? When you are feeling
this pain, how does it feel if you stand and let it stretch a bit? Laying
down takes the pressure off of it or at least that is the way it worked for
me.
Susan
— Susan F.
December 7, 1999
Goodness sakes!!! 6 days post op is way too soon to be back to work even
with the laproscopic procedure! Also, you shouldn't be sitting all the
time, that is the worst thing for you. You need to walk, walk, walk, walk,
walk, so that you don't develop blood clots or pneumonia. Are you sure
your doctor wants you back to work so soon? What are you eating? Are you
still on soft or liquids? Are you trying to eat solids too soon ... so
much of what you're saying doesn't sound right this soon sweetie! Please
talk with your doc about the pain you're experiencing. You can expect to
be in pain for several weeks yet, but to "feel like your insides are
falling out ..." sounds like extremely serious pain and that isn't
normal, but if you're sitting all the time, that will account for some of
it because of gas build-up, etc. Be safe, call your doc!
— Sherrie G.
December 8, 1999
I had those same type of pains, I noticed them more when I would lay down,
it was my old stomach, the muscles would spasm and it got bad at certain
times, but I would call my doctor and ask him to be 100% certain, you can't
be too safe!!
— Kimberly B.
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