How bad was it? Would you do it again?

[extracat 14]

I'm a little over two weeks from my surgery date and I'm reading a lot of stories about people in pain. How bad was your pain? How bad was the post-surgery diet? Is your weight loss worth what you've gone through to get to it? Would you do it all over again if you had the chance?

[massindex 346]

Please. Short pain for long term gain? No question, yes. The pain lasted periodically for a few weeks, mostly gas related, and got better when I got off my duff and walked.

[Macy6 356]

I am 11 days post op, my pain and discomfort peaked at day 5 (last Saturday, and majority had to do with a bad reaction to the lactose in my shakes) My pain has been minimal since day 7. A majority of my pain now is related to my big incision and the muscle wall behind the incision. Tylenol has taken care of 99% of my pain. I have over half of my pain pills left. I am in full liquids, and going to soft foods on Monday for 10 weeks. If I had to decide right this moment if I had to do this again I would say absolutely without a doubt. There has never been a moment that I "regretted" it, but a few food related break downs that have been relieved with a lovely bowl of pureed Soup he he.

[grateful-1 30]

_{Post op day 3. Pain isn't so bad as long as you have the pain meds. Even when I didn't get pain meds on time once, the pain was tolerable, but not fun. Only one of my five incisions actually hurt. It's the one where the stomach was removed. I think everyone is different, and may depend on the surgeon as well as far as pain control. Not much gas, just somewhat uncomfortable, but much better now:) I wish you the best!}

[moonchild1968 102]

My pain was bad, but manageable after a few days and I felt loopy-unsteady-for 2 weeks (back to work in 3) and I had the lapband removal/sleeve all-in-one and I might be a slow loser (I think) , but I'm finally losing again and I feel more comfortable in my skin than I have in years and when I look in the mirror I'm not saddened by my own image anymore and food doesn't control me anymore and so yes, if I had the chance to do it again, I would. Only sooner. Much sooner.

[stamour1 22]

yes 100 percent when i was in the hospital I was asking the nurse about alot of questions and she said u only read about the bad stuff but i have never met anyone that has had has regretted it . it hard work but would never go back and not have the surgery best thing i have ever did no matter how hard it gets some times...

[CassieWNY 100]

Sleeved June 27th and I have no regrets. 56 lbs down in 2 months and I have a ton of energy. I was on painkillers for 4 days post-op and the over the counter for one more day. I think the first 3 weeks were the biggest struggle and after week 7 I felt a new sense of "normal". Like any surgery, different people have different outcomes. Saying that, if you want to have a successful tool for your weightloss and you are prepared to listen to your surgical and healthcare team, this could be a true game changer.

Some positives for me - little ones - more room in the car seat, pulling the slack on the airplane seatbelt, bending over with no effort, walking in heels up stairs and not feeling winded, walking up the stairs and my knees dont sound like rice krispies being stepped on, not having any issues with something in my closet being too small... and finally, I have so much more energy!

I wish you the best on your journey. Never hesitate to message me directly with concerns.

[Dawnyellow 80]

I am just over 5 1/2 weeks, down over 30 lbs since surgery and so far I don't regret it. I went back to work after a week. That first 3 days were hard- no lie. But each day it gets better. I think the nausea in the beginning was the worst part followed closely by the Constipation I'm going through now. The diet wasn't hard for me, just learning to drink Water so slowly was weird. I walk 2 miles a day since 1 week after surgery- never did that pre-surgery! I have moments of second guessing my decision but they usually pass when I focus on all the good the sleeve has added.

[butterfly_gal 151]

I would do it again in a heartbeat. I didn't have too bad pain. There was several days of discomfort, but pain, no. As a matter of fact, the only times I took my pain pills were to help me sleep because I couldn't sleep well because I am a stomach sleeper and couldn't sleep on my tummy.

[Flup 48]

First 2 days were very painful but after that I was fine. Yes, I would absolutely endure that pain again!

[Gardengirl 66]

I had one bout of pain (more like bad cramps) on day one in hospital otherwise I have felt pretty good. I'm nearly two weeks out. I was in the hospital for three days. First day home I walked a mile. I'm now up to two miles. I'm so grateful to have had an easy recovery. The post op liquid diet is a drag but manageable. It's fun and gratifying to see the scale go down a little every day. Wishing you good luck!!!

[cejiogu 182]

4 months out and own 82 pounds. He'll yes I would do it again! Even if I didn't lose any more weight from now I would do it. I have ended 4 pills and maybe 3 more this next month.

[VSGayle 33]

I was one of the fortunate ones - I really didn't have much pain, hardly any gas pain, was able to tolerate liquids and have had no problems with any food. I only took the pain killers at night after the first day or two to help me fall asleep. I walked the night of my surgery and kept walking as much as possible. Sometimes I think I can eat too much but I am losing fairly steadily. I am 3 months today and have lost approximately 56 since about 2 weeks before surgery. I do exercise at least 2-3 times a week with weights and walk at least 3-4 days a week. I was so nervous about the surgery that I almost cancelled the day of but am so glad that I didn't change my mind. Only thing I would do differently is to have the surgery sooner. My sleep apnea has disappeared and I feel so much healthier and more energetic. Best of luck to you...hope everything goes well for you

[Amanda626 153]

So worth the 3 days of mild pain I had mostly from gas.

[megansmommy123 57]

I was one of the lucky ones too. I would do it again in a heartbeat. I had surgery June 11th, and am down 70 pounds so far. It's been amazing! I had very minimal pain. I am intolerant to almost every narcotic known to man, so all I was on in the hospital was a supped up version of IV motrin. I had pain when it wore off, but it was minimal. I had one bout of gas pain in my shoulder, but as soon as I got up and walked it was gone. I was walking around within a few hours after surgery. Once home I was on liquid Tylenol only, nothing stronger, and I had almost no pain. I was able to walk and get up and down from the couch and bed by myself. I had to move slowly, but I didn't need any help. I was back to normal by day 5. I was able to drink easily, and get in all my Water and Protein easily. Not a single issue ever! I did have some gas discomfort a few times, but took Gas-X and it was gone. The anticipation is the worst part. The others are right, you hear all the bad stories, but not the great ones!