Aches and Pains

[margie1]

Hi I'm 2 1/2 years post op and still having aches and pains I'm sure they are nothing to worry about but does anyone else have these?

Margie

[SteveJ]

Hi Margie

I am almost 8 years post op, and yes from time to time I get odd aches and pains, and sometimes I worry about these things more than I should, but when you think what we have all been through it's not surprising we get these thing's. personally I think I wont ever be as fit as I used to be, but I'm still here and that's what matters.

Kind Regards

Steve

[margie1 in reply to SteveJ]

Hi Steve

Thank you I think it's because I'm still not used to my new digestive system either I get strange sensations in my throat sometimes lol I shouldn't go on as you say I'm still here

Best wishes

Margie x

[hunsdon in reply to SteveJ]

Hi Steve, well said word for word I too had this operation 3 years ago and just like you I don't think I will ever be as fit as I used to be, but so glad to be around and enjoying my life.

Regards

Tina

[patchworker]

Hi Margie,

I'm 5 years post op., I get all the aches and pains of dumping syndrome, and I sometimes panic thinking IT'S back when food sticks in my throat, and I have a constant nagging ache in my ribs on my right side, where my "shark bite" is. But I've just had a wonderful day being driven around beautiful countryside by my daughter. I'm alive!

[yorkshirerose]

Hi Margi

I agree with everything patchworker says. I am five years post op too and have the ache around my ribs, the dumping an that little niggle at the back of my mind 'is it back '. But I find as time goes by things are getting better. With spring just around the corner too I am sure you will feel better, I have found the winter hard since my surgery so bring on the sunshine and keep taking those baby steps and you will get there. It's a long journey for us all but the good thing is we all have each others suport.

Best wishes

Edwina xxxx

[hunsdon in reply to yorkshirerose]

So well said Margi, I actually had not put the winter times and comparing spring and summer and your right there is a difference in how your body feels and the less of the aches and pains in the summer time is such a joy to look forward to.

Regards

Tina xx

[pferries31]

Ime 2 and half years since op and I too have constant discomfort on left side. Don't no what I would do without this site as ime pretty sure people think it's all in my head. It's soooo frustrating because nobody can understand the yukky feeling we Alll get, apart from those who experience it. Starting to feel same about GP, Surgeon. Fed up with them all. Looking forward to the warmer weather so can have lots of walks. I have my beautiful grandchildren and ime fortunate to still b around. Ime a bit like you Margi, wandering if this will ever subside. Hopefully the answer is YES for everyone. Can always DREAM folks. XxxX

[patchworker in reply to pferries31]

You're quite right about that yukky feeling. I don't know how to describe it, it's not quite nausea,

not quite pain. An uneasy discomfort? How can you tell a doctor that? It sounds like nothing much. But it's miserable, and it's the reason I'm putting off getting up this morning.

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The pain in the side/ribs is a common thing and is not all that unusual this length of time after the surgery. I think it is a result of ribs/nerves being affected. Sometimes people who have had fractures complain about feeling pain long after t has healed, and I think it is one of those sorts of niggling pains. With ribs I sometimes think that they tend not to get regularly stretched with exercise, so the potential to feel a jip is often there when you are coughing / sneezing etc.

It does take time to get used to your body's new plumbing, and dare I say it, we would probably have been feeling odd aches and pains of we had not been through all this treatment anyway. I think it is a process of re-learning about your body's aches and pains, and discovering that not everything has to be sinister.

Digestion systems are quite volatile in their way even at the best of times, and when you have not got an oesophagus the whole thing takes place a lot nearer your throat. Eating the 'wrong' things can punish you though and it may be that there are some extra tings to be added to the list when the 'dumping' / insulin spikes take hold.

[janiehun]

I agree with everything above. My husband is 5 years post op and still gets these all over lol don't forget your body is made up differently now and also the body itself is still adjusting to the major shock it has had. Its all to do with nerve endings as well. You will never be 'normal' but as others have said your still here that's something big to be grateful for x