Comparison: VSG to C section?

[applegal79 19]

I've never had a section but a few years back I had my appendix, gallbladder & pelvic surgery and I was so sore afterwards. I had my sleeve surgery on 12/12/14 and heard horror stories about the pain. I woke up in the recovery room and had a morophine pump to push as needed. They took me back to my room and I felt great. I walked fine, had zero gas pains and never pushed my morophine pump. They drew my laps at 4am (the next morning) and my sugar levels were low, at 61. They gave me sugars through my IV and then my sugars spiked at 180...I remember texting my mom asking her if she was up and she came up to the hospital. They removed my catheter, my pain med (which was fine I wasn't using them anyways) and she gave me something that looked like a BBQ Sauce from McDonald's...I asked her what it was & she told me it was my pain meds to take at home. I literally almost threw up. It was a red cough medicine consistency that tasted awful and I had to sip it...she gave me a zofran and I finished it but was so nausea. I never took any pain meds after that. I'd rather be a little sore than sick! My doctor came in for rounds about 9am & I was sitting up in bed just smiling & he said "Whitney did you have surgery yesterday, you look great!"

Once they got my sugars under control I got to go home (they pulled that drain out prior to me leaving the hospital) & did great! I was up 5 days later getting a few last minute Christmas gifts! I'm only down 17 pounds since my preop appt on 11/25 but I only started at 236, so not too heavy!!!

[auntjanny 289]

I had two c sections and total hysterectomy. My sleeve recovery pain was the worst... I think because of scar tissue adhesions from all the surgeries in that region.

[McButterpants 2,846]

My recovery from VSG was seamless...not one complication, limited pain and never got sick. I took one pain pill during recovery and that was more to get sleep than to get rid of pain.

If I compare to my c-section...my c-section was a more difficult recovery.

[peki31 37]

Either I have a high tolerance for pain or I've been very lucky. I've has a T&A, cubical tunnel surgery, emergency c-section and the sleeve. I recovered very quickly from all w/o use of pain meds (they make me feel crappy). Out of the four I guess the sleeve was most uncomfortable because of the gas, but that was gone after a few days.

[Debbieduck4 399]

The worst pain I experienced was actually in my shoulder from the gas/air bubbles and I was not prepared for that... no one told me.. I never had a C-section, but I had a hysterectomy and that was FAR FAR worse... to me the sleeve was not that painful. I literally woke up feeling like I'd had a nice nap lol But as others have said..we're all different.

[BeagleLover 1,020]

I had 2 C-sections. I felt a little nauseous coming out of the anesthesia which is normal. I didn't feel any pain from the surgery or the gas since it had been removed. By the third day, it felt almost as though nothing had happened. The VSG was a cake walk for me.

[onlybroomegirl 250]

Just to clarify... I didn't need any pain medication after my sleeve. I did after my c-section. But I didn't bounce back as fast after the sleeve surgery. I was tired & just didn't feel good for a few days. You will make it through just fine!