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My date is not until November 6 my son's birthday is November 17. Just trying to gauge how I might be feeling. He's only turning eight of course he's going to want his mommy to do fun things with him. Already planning an outing the weekend before surgery but want to know be gull of pain and grouchy all month!

Plus I wanted to go to the women of Faith conference. Just sitting down mostly but it is all day.

And I promised him a Kings game his bday!

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My surgery was on a Tuesday and I visited family in Las Vegas on Friday. 3 hour drive, I was a passenger but did drive home on Sunday. You should be fine!

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My surgery was on a Tuesday and I visited family in Las Vegas on Friday. 3 hour drive, I was a passenger but did drive home on Sunday. You should be fine!

Thank u! Today was my last appointment a preop class actually and they made it sound so bad like the gas pain would be real bad and the pain on right side where large incision is will also be bad. I'm thinking I'm gonna be in horrible pain. They said the gas u can feel pain in your tummy, back, shoulders, neck???geez I'm thinking if you pump it full of airthen why not suck it out before you close me up ? Just a thought:)

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I had no pain at the hospital or home and i had a hernia repair too. I was back to my normal stuff immediately. No tiredness or weakness. Got all my fluids and Protein in on day one. Oh an no gas. I'm 5 weeks out.

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As a future sleeve patient and an OR nurse I can tell you that we DO get the gas out but the CO2 happens to irritate the nervea and causes referred pain up to the shoulder and stuff. BUT, I can also say that I have had laparoscopic surgery before and didn't have that shoulder pain at all. It was easy! :D

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I did have a lot of pain in my largest incision, but went back to work 9 days out, and felt just a little sore by then. I am in my 4th week out now, and no pain other than occasional twinges--most noticeably after I carried groceries that were too heavy over the weekend!

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