How Bad Was It?

[FindingMyWay 1]

i was banded back in 2008 and it was an outpatient surgery but i opted to stay one night since i'd never had surgery before.

now, my band has slipped and it has to come out soon.

i had surgery on a monday and didn't go back to work until that following tuesday.

what can i expect from this revision surgery? is it a lot worse pain-wise than the original band surgery?

[RareGold3000 185]

Not sure what pain you had with the band, as I've never had that done. I've had 4 C-Sections and now the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. The Sleeve was a little bit painful right afterwards but you have meds in the hospital and when you go home you are sent home with liquid pain meds if you need them. I would use the term 'uncomfortable' rather than constant pain. I was in the hospital for 2 nights and was walking from 4hrs after surgery and up walking every 4hrs since. I only needed the pain meds twice since I came home and I am now 2 weeks post op. Since it's done thru laparoscopy it's not as invasive as if you have to have the 'open' surgery. I guess that would be the next question if you are having it thru laparoscopy?

I took 4 weeks off of work, but everyone's situation is different. Some I know go back after 2 weeks.

[RareGold3000 185]

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[CowgirlJane 14,260]

I did not have alot of pain. I describe it as feeling like I had done 1000 situps - sore abs. I didn't notice it unless I tried to use those abs!

for me, it wasn't pain that was hard. It was more like "most of your stomach is gone - wow that is different". consuming Fluid and Protein early on is not easy.

I would also say that I was so incredibly tired.... not just for a few days but for weeks. I went back to work after 3 weeks, and I have a desk job. The main issue i had was exhaustion. I think taking 2 weeks off would be okay but I am glad I had 3.

I did not have the exhaustion thing with the band.