I had kidney stones about 8 years ago-pain was so bad that even clothing or a sheet touching me sent a horrific pain through me. I had a miscarriage last year with horrible pain-felt like a knife was cutting me open & being run back and forth in my front & back. Is the post surgery pain as bad as a kidney stone or miscarriage pain?
The GB attack that caused me to go to the ER felt like I was severly bloated & someone was grabbing my GB & twisting and turning it about. I couldn't sit or lay comfortablly & was vomiting all nite.
I'm just trying to gauge what kind of pain I will be in the first few days. I don't want to be on pain killers if they make me sleep as I have really bad nightmares with pain killers. Also I'm scared of baaaaad pain.
2007-02-20 15:37:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
I had the surgery a year and a half ago. But my gal bladder was too bad to do it laperscopiclly. I have had friends who had it laperscop and the pain isn't too bad compared to major surgery.
As a patient & a nurse I can tell you that one of the problems could be muscle spasms wish can be controled by valium.
Kidney stones are one of the worst pains on the planet. I have had two of them and have a small one now that moves ocassionally and the sharp pain shoots through me. You won't experience pain like a miscarriage or a kidney stone.
Nightmares are common with some synthentic pain meds.
Talk to your doctor about your concerns and they can pick a medication that will work well for you.
It is often important to take care of pain in order to heal. If you are twisted in pain your circulation isn't good.
I wish you well. Let me know how it goes
2007-02-20 16:13:17 · answer #1 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had lots of kidney stones and they are the worst as far as pain goes. I've also had my GB out (Laproscopic) and was shopping in the store 3 days later. A lot depends on you - your attitude about it and your pain tolerence. Good Luck to you. I think you will find it not so bad if you can think about how much better you will feel.
2007-02-20 18:25:07 · answer #2 · answered by HolidayGurl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had very little pain. I was up and around the next day. Except for having a band-aid on my belly, I would never have known that they did the surgery. I wish you the best. I am sure you will be fine.
2007-02-20 15:43:43 · answer #3 · answered by leaving.florida 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
piece of cake. I had mine out and within 1 week I was back at a manual labor job. The pain is certainly controllable with the meds they will give you so no problems huh?
2007-02-20 16:09:09 · answer #4 · answered by Midge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋