I have just had Endometriosis and had open surgery and had my 10cm cyst removed along with my right ovary. The wind pain after the op has been so bad.
I am now home and every time I eat the wind pain disables me. Is this normal and will it go away? Its only been a week since my op.
It should have all gone by now - normally 3-4days is enough time to fart and burp it all out.
The big hole op should have left nearly so much gas as a laparotomy - because even though they do start off with a laparotomy and pump you full of carbon dioxide like a balloon, by opening up a big hole to continue the op - most of the gas should have had ample opportunity to escape at that time, not leaving too much left inside.
The trapped wind causes shoulder pain as it rises up and gets stuck under the diaphragm.
If that is where you are feeling the pain then it is definitely the remains of the op gas causing problems. To get that on the move and out of the body you must keep active (pain levels permitting) and potter around as much as possible farting and burping that gas out whenever you can - forget politeness your comfort is much more important. NEVER ever hold back and keep the gas in. It will hurt until it has been let go.
If the gas pains are felt in your gut, cramping your digestive pipes after you eat, then that would be more likely to have got stuck due to a bit of constipation and laxatives should soon get your bowels emptying out and getting that gas on the move too.
Don't touch anything food or drinks wise that causes an increase in gas.
Nothing fizzy or alcohol, no baked beans, sprouts, cabbage or the usual foods that breakdown in the gut creating extra wind. Keep to a bland non-windy diet with plenty of extra water drunk to keep the bowel movements soft and on the move.
Painkillers can help with pains (but also too many can cause constipation) and keep them topped up or take them before you have a meal so they have kicked in and are working before your body has to process the food.
The pains will ease off considerably once the internal swelling is calming down and the bowels are back to normal working again. A bit of TLC in what you eat and a bit of help from peppermint tea, laxatives, and plenty of activity should speed up getting that gas out.
Hope you can feel a lot more comfy really soon. it should have gone by now, but each of our bodies is unique in how fast our metabolism is and how quickly our bodies can shift the gas.
I had the same happening to me after my operation and if I were you I will go straight at once to A&E to see if your bowels are intact. Mine were not. Wind pain after the operation was so great, thankfully as I was still in the hospital, that I was injected with painkillers and operated on again within 2 days to try to repair the damage and save my life. Surgeons can inadvertently create damage to other organs while excising the endometriosis. No need to add that if on top of the pain you also have temperature then your life is truly in danger. Act wise and fast, just in case get yourself checked. All the best.
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