My sleeve procedure was done nine days ago and I am absolutely miserable. Immediately upon waking in recovery, I felt like something was wrong. The pain that I felt did not feel comparable to the procedure I received. I actually even days later thought that perhaps a piece of gauze or something was left inside of me, the pain was so bad. I had an appointment a week out, and the PA told me the surgeon used a double anchor stitch (describing it like a chain link), actually putting a stitch through my abdominal wall. She described it, asking me to picture a fish hook, and when a fish is on the hook and it pulls against the hook, essentially that’s what’s happening every time I move and this stitch is being pulled from my abdomen. She told me I have two options, one to try to stretch as much as I can until I feel a ‘pop’, which will be the stitch popping from my muscle, and she told me I would feel immediate relief after that, or I would just have to wait for the stitch to dissolve. To say that this has been an excruciating experience would be an understatement. I have been on Level II narcotics since the day of my procedure, and I don’t see them stopping anytime soon. I am so upset, I’m drugged, and I am in pain. Every person I see of having this procedure talks about how little pain they have been in. I’m wondering if anyone has been in the situation?
Signed, Desperate in Dallas
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