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How Long Does Bloating/Gas Pain Last After Laparotomy?
Hi.
I had a laparotomy 4 weeks ago to get a 6cm ovarian cyst removed from my right ovary due to endometriosis.
I had a bikini cut about 4.5 inches. Right now, my abdomen is still very swollen. I still feel a lot of gas and bloating, which gets worse around late afternoon to night time. (Why does it get worse at night?)
The doctor told me the wound would take around a month to heal, but the gas takes longer to go away. Is that true?
The area around my wound is still painful, but the most painful is the pressure from the bloating and gas.
And I feel like I have to go pee very often when I feel gas pain because it feels like the pressure from my abdomen is squeezing my bladder.
How long will this bloating pain last? I can't fit into any of my pants right now. I have to wear dresses all the time!
I'm also taking simethicone tablets now. But they don't seem to work very well to alleviate the gas pain.
What can I do???
I had a laparotomy 4 weeks ago to get a 6cm ovarian cyst removed from my right ovary due to endometriosis.
I had a bikini cut about 4.5 inches. Right now, my abdomen is still very swollen. I still feel a lot of gas and bloating, which gets worse around late afternoon to night time. (Why does it get worse at night?)
The doctor told me the wound would take around a month to heal, but the gas takes longer to go away. Is that true?
The area around my wound is still painful, but the most painful is the pressure from the bloating and gas.
And I feel like I have to go pee very often when I feel gas pain because it feels like the pressure from my abdomen is squeezing my bladder.
How long will this bloating pain last? I can't fit into any of my pants right now. I have to wear dresses all the time!
I'm also taking simethicone tablets now. But they don't seem to work very well to alleviate the gas pain.
What can I do???
Pleased I came across this too! I had laparoscopic surgery 5 days ago which was my 2nd (previous 5 years ago) The first one was fine & I was up and about the next day and had no problems at all. This time, whilst in hospital straight after the op, I had severe sholder pain as wall as extreme pain down one side of my tummy to my rib cage area, to find out it was "trapped gas", well, I was so shocked, I'd never felt pain like it. That subsided, and I am now very bloated & uncomfortable, i've been quite active the last few days, but now feel in a bit of pain around the incision areas more so, but just an overall pain on my whole tummy area and inner pain. I'm worried I may have over done it earlier today carrying some bags as I've been fine other wise, I don't have a recovery advice note, and just reading your post has frightened me a little about "complications"! :-0 All of this information has been great, thanks all, especially about the bloating, I keep catching myself in the mirror with my trackies up to my boobs and this big belly sticking out! It's so depressing! x
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Yes, the gas pains from laparoscopic surgery can be quite painful! Please be sure to follow advice during the recovery period...you don't want to over-do activity and risk complications.
I'm so thankful for running across this forum. It has been almost 2 weeks since my hysterectomy surgery and the gas and cramping is the worst. I almost passed out this morning after getting out of bed cause it was so bad. I now know after reading these posts that due to having both endo and IBS it can probably expect it to hang around for another cpl months. Thank you everyone for posting.
I am SO glad I stumbled upon this forum! I had laparoscopy surgery 5 days ago to remove my appendix. The surgeon told me this excess "air" in my abdomen should dissipate with 3 days. Nope! I look 6 months pregnant and am wearing my old maternity clothes! Of course after googling the possible complications I was sure that my colon was leaking, but then I found this site. Thank you to everyone involved in this 5 year discussion; it's been very helpful. :-)
I had surgery two weeks ago and I feel great but still very bloated!! I feel a little bit of pain around the bikini area and I feel more bloated during night time. I feel that my belly is never going to be flat again. Do you think its normal that I am still very bloated eve though I feel good?
For the last ten years I kept telling and showing my doctors about my pea sized hernia that got to be the size of a walnut, to no avail.
Tuesday night it was so painful and red,so I went to my primary doc and was sent to ER for emergency surgery.
I question why nothing was done til it became an emergency!!
Now home I am suffering from excruciating intraperitoneal gas pain.
And wonder why, before stitching me closed, that there was no effort to eliminate at least some of it !?
It cannot be passed either orally or rectally since it is in the body cavity.. So how does one get rid of it??
Don't know how much more of this pain. I can take.
My stomach looks like I'm 9 months pregnant!
Tuesday night it was so painful and red,so I went to my primary doc and was sent to ER for emergency surgery.
I question why nothing was done til it became an emergency!!
Now home I am suffering from excruciating intraperitoneal gas pain.
And wonder why, before stitching me closed, that there was no effort to eliminate at least some of it !?
It cannot be passed either orally or rectally since it is in the body cavity.. So how does one get rid of it??
Don't know how much more of this pain. I can take.
My stomach looks like I'm 9 months pregnant!
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