No worries there - the two are not comparable! I've had 3 C-sections and was in the hospital a week on pain medicine for at least 3 weeks. After banding, I didn't even use the pain medicine prescribed to me. All I had to do was walk (immediately after surgery), walk, and walk some more while practicing deep breaths. I'm 3 weeks out and lying on my stomach typing this - no pain. You've been through the storm, you'll do great!
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