Hi...my name is Terry and I'm 3 weeks post op tomorrow. I had gastric bypass and in the hospital everything went well, except I was draining a lot. My surgeon said, 'you damn redheads!" Believe it or not, I've heard that before from doctors...I seem to be in the "if something odd can happen, it will happen to me" group. So, about a week after coming home, I called the surgeon's office because I was running out of pain meds. I was concerned because I was in ALOT of pain and was frustrated because I expected to be off them sooner than that. The surgeon had me come in and he said I had a hematoma...not serious, it would eventually resolve itself and all he could do was tell me to rest, take the pain meds and let my body heal myself.
The surgeon explained last week that I bled a lot during surgery and where he normally uses a stitch, he had to use several on me to stop the bleeding. He also had to tie them "really tight". So, some of the bleeding pooled under the surface of the skin...combine that with normal swelling, the internal stitches are beyond tight and I'm in agony anytime I breathe, let alone it sit down, lay down, stand up, etc. In theory, everything will resolve itself when those stitches dissolve. I'm just struggling to be positive as I wait...being in pain is exhausting! I want to get to the positive stuff...I want to start working at losing weight...Heck, I want to go shopping ... not to buy, but to try on! That will have to wait until I can bear the thought of a zipper and button on my stomach without breaking into a cold sweat.
Thank you for letting me vent...any positive thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
The surgeon explained last week that I bled a lot during surgery and where he normally uses a stitch, he had to use several on me to stop the bleeding. He also had to tie them "really tight". So, some of the bleeding pooled under the surface of the skin...combine that with normal swelling, the internal stitches are beyond tight and I'm in agony anytime I breathe, let alone it sit down, lay down, stand up, etc. In theory, everything will resolve itself when those stitches dissolve. I'm just struggling to be positive as I wait...being in pain is exhausting! I want to get to the positive stuff...I want to start working at losing weight...Heck, I want to go shopping ... not to buy, but to try on! That will have to wait until I can bear the thought of a zipper and button on my stomach without breaking into a cold sweat.
Thank you for letting me vent...any positive thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
It's funny now but it was painful then, hang in there it will get better, get lots of rest