How's the PAIN?

[sharonintx 1,275]

Looks like there are a few of every option = a lot of pain, a little pain, no pain... I can honestly tell you that I felt no pain at all after surgery. I felt the gas a little bit but it was no biggie. They gave me some pain medicine the 1st day of surgery but I didn't really need it. I just slept good that night:) I never needed so much as a Tylenol on the 2nd day and thereafter. I wasn't thrilled with the incisions. I had stitches until day 10 and then they came out. They were itchy after that and I babied them for 2 solid weeks. They are almost completely healed now. But my displeasure with incisions still didn't qualify as pain. Hopefully you'll have an easy time of it as well.

[pinkpeonies 42]

Aww...poor thing, I don't really have a high tolerance for pain, that's why i was so curious. Did u have the laparoscopic?

Yes, it was done lap. The swelling has been pretty intense, I didn't get in more than 3oz Water during my hospital stay, I was shocked they let me go home. When I would sip, the Water would just sit there, feeling like a monster was trying to crawl out of my chest. Taking the liquid pain meds was the worst, because I couldn't sip it, it had to be taken like a shot (because the taste was so vile and I was so nauseous).

I'm six days post op now and still in pain for much of the day. The last two days have been exponentially better than the first five, though! I was regretting surgery based on how much pain I was in. Now I can see that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

I attribute feeling better to the fact that I "cheated" on my post op diet instructions, which called for no Protein till day 8. But I was so weak, nauseous and no improvement for days. I drank half of a Protein shake yesterday and started to feel better within an hour. It was like night and day.

[pinkpeonies 42]

Wanted to add that I'm not trying to scare you! But pain was a reality for me. Only fair you hear all sides...

[JerseyGirl68 1,172]

Well, that's a little comforting to hear, thanks guys!!! Are u allowed to take gas relief immediately after surgery???

I had very little discomfort. No actual pain, thankfully. It felt like I did a ton of situps, and I was a little tender. I found the Tylenol worked better for me than anything else, a heating pad helped also. Some gas, but honestly, immediately after surgery the gas is within your body, so the meds don't do too much. Walking was the best for this, the more you walk, the better you will feel. I think it is important to hear all the experiences it give you a full picture of what could happen.

[VivaDiva01 53]

Wanted to add that I'm not trying to scare you! But pain was a reality for me. Only fair you hear all sides...

Oh no, you didn't scare me at all, I'm just preparing myself! That's why I'm so thankful for you guys and this website, I pretty much get all my answers right here from people who have first hand knowledge!!!!

[MrsG 329]

I had very little pain also. Just felt like I got kicked in the stomach or did a bunch of sit-ups. The gas pains do suck. Feels like you need to fart pretty bad but you can't. I didn't use gas x strips and some ppl will tell you they work great. I used a heating pad (which worked awesome) and did a lot of walking which helps too! After day 3 I was good to go with discomfort and no more gas pain.

[Takingcontrol 467]

Gas X strips do not help with the gas inserted in your tummy for surgery...only walking will help get it out! But, they ARE amazing for the gas we get in our tummy! For me, that didn't come until after I was home a couple of days.

[Yaya 81]

I was sleeved Tuesday, and only two of my incision sites kind of "sting", but they take turns, they don't both hurt at the same time.

Yes, sitting down/standing up and getting in/out of bed hurt for a sec, but once you are in position, it goes away.

The gas pains in the shoulders are the biggest pain, but even that is not bad.