C section vs. Pain

[tafuller 5]

I have had two c sections. I was wondering if there's anyone who have experienced sleeve surgery and c-section!? Can you please compare the pain levels??

[LumpySpacePrincess 594]

They are similar but also very different.

The c-section is open, so a larger portion of your muscle is cut, and cut in an area that assists with sitting up, standing, bending, etc, so your pain is going to be mostly related to those activities.

The pain from the sleeve, which is a laproscopic surgery, is going to be mostly due to the air they pump into you while they are performing the procedure. The intensity of the muscular pain was less with the sleeve than with my c-section, but the overall pain was worse with the sleeve. Take heart, though, that after about 5 days you'll be mostly recovered from the sleeve, as opposed to 2+ weeks with the c-section. The pain might be more intense but it is shorter lived.

[Kathy812 794]

I 100% agree with LumpySpacePrincess. My sleeve pain was pretty intense the first three days but by day5 it was much better. My c-section pain lasted longer w/certain movements. But this is not everyone's story. I'm admittedly a wuss

Best of luck

[wright616 84]

I wondered the same thing before I had my surgery in February. For me, my c-sections were much more painful than my sleeve. The recovery was a lot less painful. I hope this helps.

[JaneJaneDoe 81]

I've had three C-sections and my experience was the sleeve recovery was MUCH MUCH easier for me than my C-section recovery, hands down. I know we are all different, so take that into consideration, but I bet the majority of us find the sleeve recovery is better.

[sharonintx 1,275]

I would take a sleeving any day over a C section. I had a C section with my first child. It was way worse than the sleeve. Honestly, I didn't feel much pain after the sleeve. The recovery was much easier with the sleeve.

[tafuller 5]

Thank you ladies!! I was always wondering about this. I hope I'm lucky and my sleeve surgery pain is nothing compares to the c section pain!

[kimpossible67 608]

Not even in the same category, at all. Not the abdominal pain to be specific and yay, no heavy bleeding! I was one of the lucky ones, I suffered no gas pains (gas pains were awful when my gallbladder was removed). But the surgery itself was a breeze. I asked the same question as you and they were all correct. Not alike whatsoever.

[mandyboo 21]

The sleeve was so easy, I wasn't in any pain at all. I had 2 c sections ... They were horrible.

[kimpossible67 608]

What's the worst about c section pain is the turning over, sitting up/down. I had 2 sections, both vertical (scarred belly button) I'm old, lol. The sleeve felt nothing similar when turning over or up/down. While I have the old style section maybe my experience is different because almost all of the ab muscles were cut then sewn back together?