I only needed the pain meds for a few days outside of the hospital. The only real pain I had was the gas pain from them blowing up your stomach. The incision pain was minimal. I was told to walk and it would help and it did.
I just completed my 3 months of nutritionist evaluations for my insurance and am looking at about a month out from getting sleeved. Looking for a good buddy support system as most of my family are not supportive of my decision to get sleeved.