What is normal after surgery?

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In a message dated 9/14/2003 10:13:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

carol_arre@... writes:

> I will be 17 months in a few weeks and I don't have " pain " at all.

> Sometimes I have discomfort if I eat something too dense (hamburg,

> sausage, chicken) but no pain. It is a mystery to me yet as to why I

> vomit sometimes and other times do not. But, I would check with your

> surgeon about the pain.

>

> CarolR in PA

> 4/23/02

> 294/134.5/130ish

> 5'3 "

>

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Good Morning all! It's been 17 months since my gastric bypass, and

I'm still trying to figure things out. Maybe I'm unrealistic to

think that I should feel like I did before surgery in terms of not

having any pain. So I have a few questions for you all:

1) Is it normal to have stomach pain after a meal? Regardless of

what was eaten.

2) Is it normal to have intestinal pain after a bowel movement?

3) Is it normal to have gas pain?

4) Why do we have pain when we dump?

5) Do others have any type of abdominal pain now since their

surgery? If yes, when does it ocurr?

6) Is it normal to have back problems now that the weight is gone?

Please be as specific as you can, I'm desperately trying to adjust

to a life with chronic pain 24/7 and your thoughts and experiences

will help.

Thanks!

Lake in IL

Open RNY 4/5/02

342/152/150