Please help ~ post op problem

for me it took a while, for most of what I felt, pre surgery, to if not totally go away, but become less than a bother. the neck and shoulder pain from the op, was a real pain, 10 days to abate. you are really early, in the recovery stage. try to relax, heal, and make sure you stay hydrated.

I also had that shoulder pain post-op, but as has been stressed, I just kept walking, and walking. I think I wear out the carpeting on the post-op ward while I was there, and once home, I just kept it up inside and outside. I also got comfort from a heating pad.Good luck ! You will be happy once you're out of this stage. Linda

I stayed out 3 weeks. my job is very physical. I was on light duty, for almost 5 1/2 months. at 6 months I ramped up my work and workouts, in an effort, to slowly rebuild my strength, and most important, let my insides heal. completely.

to me yes. my hernia was also large, about 1/3 of my stomach, was heading north. what we had was pretty major surgery.

I hear you on that, LGSE! I keep thinking "laparoscopy -- easy peasy. It's not like they're opening me up or anything." At first, I thought I'd be back into work in a couple of days. Dummy! I now know to expect a bit more time off work. I'm still trying to figure out how much time... which I'm trying to learn here on this site. Everyone is different, I know, but I'm trying to figure out the possibilities.

Go easy on yourself LGSE... slow and easy! Give your body time to adjust and heal. You can remind me of this when I'm done with my surgery in a couple of weeks -- and crazily trying to be an overachiever :)

I was out for 2 months. I didn't experience pain, but was exhausted.

Oh, yes, please share, SharonZ... what was your experience like? What do you recommend? Any tips?