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Posted 4/14/2011 8:19 AM (GMT 0)
Bit of an odd one. I was just getting off to sleep last night, turned onto my side and suddenly had a big shooting pain from the wrap site (I'm 3 weeks post op). I got up and had a glass of water and it passed almost immediately. I did eat quite late last night so I'm wondering if that could be the cause. Anyone else experienced this? I'm not worried, it just caught me off guard is all.
Posted 4/14/2011 2:14 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Gritty,

3 weeks post op is not very long. Things are still healing and getting used to their new positioning. Honestly (and sadly) I don't sleep on my side much, even though I was a side-sleeper before surgery. While I can do it, and I do sometimes, it always seems like it puts pressure on my wrap. I don't think most have that experience, but I do. Also, they always say it's better to sleep on your left side, I think.

I do remember getting some sharp pains during the healing process.
I believe it will pass. I'm sure you've heard that "most of the healing takes place in the first SIX MONTHS, while the rest takes a year. Patience, my friend.
Sleep well!
Denise
Posted 4/14/2011 8:14 PM (GMT 0)
That's the thing with this op, aside from the eating most of the discomfort is gone. It's the little things like this that remind me that only 3 weeks ago I was enjoying some lovely morphine in a hospital bed in Manchester. I guess it just caught me by surprise.

Thanks Denise
Posted 4/15/2011 12:38 AM (GMT 0)
Hey, Gritty...we've all been there. It's always best to ask! And, of course you know your body best, and if something really bothers you, it's time to call the surgeon.
It sounds like you're progressing nicely...nothing out of the ordinary.
We're with you!
Denise
Posted 4/15/2011 4:39 PM (GMT 0)
Hiya Gritty, has a member of the recovering wrap club, I have found if I try to sleep on my right side I get a pain in my left shoulder, the same pain I get if I overeat. If I sleep on my left side I place a pillow under against my stomach as a prop and put leg on the bottom part of the pillow that will allow me to sleep for awhile.

My biggest gripe is it seems I still have some of the same pain I was having prior to surgery although not quite as bad. It comes on the afternoon and wakes me up in the morning. It usually is on the left side of chest just below the rib cage about half way to center. Today is 16 days since the surgery. Saw my surgeon yesterday and he told I could eat just about anything I wanted except steak and bread. Said I should wait at least 4 months before I try anything like that.

I guess we just hurry up and wait

Pat
Posted 4/16/2011 4:13 AM (GMT 0)
I had my surgery Feb 9th this year and I get a shooting pain occasionally the best I can describe is like brain freeze but in the esophagus ..I am not sure if that's like yours I also remember having pain when I would wake up I thought mine was more from sleeping on my stomach ...
LaDawn
Posted 4/16/2011 9:34 PM (GMT 0)
Yep that sounds about right. Not had it since but I reckon it was eating late that did it.
Posted 4/29/2011 8:01 AM (GMT 0)
Had this again last night. I'm just over 5 weeks in and more or less eating normally now. Woke me up twice and I got quite worried. Seems fine this morning though. It could be because I ate some crackers before bed. I really hope it's nothing else. Wish I could talk it through with my surgeon but I don't have an appointment until July, some 4 months post op.
Posted 4/29/2011 10:48 AM (GMT 0)
Gritty-
sometimes food can sit at the wrap site if it is a bit tight or still swollen. This maybe what is causing you pain. Or maybe it's what you ate and stretched it a bit more than usual. That takes quite a while to heal in there.
drgrcr-
That incision site usually stays tender for quite some time. I believe it's the one they use to hold the liver out of the way and gets pushed against the ribs pretty hard. I know mine was sore way longer than the rest both times. I slept in my recliner for 4 weeks after my Nissens. Couldn't lay flat til then.

Take care,
Bill devil
Posted 4/29/2011 2:42 PM (GMT 0)
Cheers Bill. Chest feels quite tight today, especially at the ribs. It's more annoying than anything but it's horrible when you're just starting to feel normal again.
Posted 5/1/2011 12:46 AM (GMT 0)
Hang in there, Gritty.
It will get better. We are impatient, aren't we? Laproscopic surgery is very deceiving. On the outside we are completely healed long before our insides are ready to cooperate!
Hope you're feeling better today.
Denise
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