Guest guest Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 I am a 43 year old woman. I weighed 357 before surgery... I've lost 54 pounds (probably more - that was the data from a week ago) 3 weeks after my surgery my incision (huge - from my chest to my belly button) EXPLODES with this toxic oooooze (it was so gross - tons of fluid came gushing out of my belly). So the doctor ordered a visiting nurse to come every day and irrigate the wound... I had to change the bandage every few hours... soooooo gross. Now I irrigate the wound myself every morning. I am back to work and WAS doing fine until yesterday. The hole in my belly seems to be closing and all of the sudden I get a HUGE stabbing pain near my incision. It feels like a knife is stabbing me - or a REALLY bad musle pull. It doesn't seem to be my " plumbing " because everything is working fine (eating, peeing, pooping) but this pain is almost too much to bear. I am going into my regular doc tomorrow, but he probably won't do anything because it's surgery-related. I am going into the surgeon's office on Wednesday (it's 2 hours away). I AM SO SCARED. Has anyone else had this type of pain after 2 months? heeeeeeeeeeeeeelp... please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Deb, 14 days after surgery my incision started to open with an infection. I sat in the hospital waiting room for 5 hours before I was seen by a doctor, then they called my surgeon. Two hours later he arrived and decided that the infection would be cleaned (into my abdomen) and then would heal from the inside out. It was a 4 inch wound that needed a visiting nurse twice a day for three months. During this time was throwing up bile in the morning. I could not go to work, it was the worst feeling. As long as you get to your surgeon/doctor as soon as you feel something is different, they will reassure you that you are ok or get you the help you need. Hang in there, we are here for you. Patty Spakoski Open RNY 2-25-99 Boston, MA Dr. Forse 267/145/225 Help!! HELP.... BIG PAIN I am a 43 year old woman. I weighed 357 before surgery... I've lost 54 pounds (probably more - that was the data from a week ago) 3 weeks after my surgery my incision (huge - from my chest to my belly button) EXPLODES with this toxic oooooze (it was so gross - tons of fluid came gushing out of my belly). So the doctor ordered a visiting nurse to come every day and irrigate the wound... I had to change the bandage every few hours... soooooo gross. Now I irrigate the wound myself every morning. I am back to work and WAS doing fine until yesterday. The hole in my belly seems to be closing and all of the sudden I get a HUGE stabbing pain near my incision. It feels like a knife is stabbing me - or a REALLY bad musle pull. It doesn't seem to be my " plumbing " because everything is working fine (eating, peeing, pooping) but this pain is almost too much to bear. I am going into my regular doc tomorrow, but he probably won't do anything because it's surgery-related. I am going into the surgeon's office on Wednesday (it's 2 hours away). I AM SO SCARED. Has anyone else had this type of pain after 2 months? heeeeeeeeeeeeeelp... please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 I'm 6 weeks out from surgery and started having this really bad pain on the right side and in the middle and ended up in the local hospital this past weekend. (my surgeon is 3 hrs away also) I got an ultra sound yesterday and I have Gal stones and Man am I sore. Maybe you should get checked for that. in MI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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