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Getting surgery done tomorrow 2/15!! I'm prepared for everything except for postop pain!! I am type of person that don't handle pain very well and this makes me so nervous!!! I'm freaking out!!! Help??? Any suggestions

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I was really nervous about pain afterwards too. This was my first surgery. But trust me pain is minimal. I only took the pain meds for a full day after surgery. It's more discomfort than pain really. Best of luck to you!!!

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I'm five days post-op and have had no pain. To be fair, they were putting pain mess into my IV, but since leaving the hospital all I feel is a little tenderness at the wound sites, but only after bending too much. :-) However, gas pain and nausea is a real issue for some people. I didn't suffer from any of these problems, but other people on my floor did. So everyone is different and it's hard to predict.

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Have faith hon that your pain will be next to nothing. And if it's more than you can bear, please ask for more meds. The hospital staff is there to keep you in comfort. :)

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Pain Management requires at least 2 things:

1 - Attitude going into your surgery: Your mindset before the surgery is a crucial part of your post-op experience. Go into your surgery EXPECTING to be successful and victorious. There is a well-worn axiom "If you think you can, you're right! If you think you can't, you're right!. Now choose". Work to be as positive as possible in order to increase your chances of a smooth recovery.

2 - Perspective of alternatives: As uncomfortable as the day after your surgery may be, it's NOTHING compared to the series of painful compromises and surgeries that accompany a long-term weight issue. Choose this recovery over surgery for an amputation down the road (I have seen this in my extended family, so this is no idle threat to our health).

Embrace this as the corrective step needed to reset your health and embrace YOUR future. Keep your eyes on the Long Game.

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1 minute ago, BigDog Bryan said:

Pain Management requires at least 2 things:

1 - Attitude going into your surgery: Your mindset before the surgery is a crucial part of your post-op experience. Go into your surgery EXPECTING to be successful and victorious. There is a well-worn axiom "If you think you can, you're right! If you think you can't, you're right!. Now choose". Work to be as positive as possible in order to increase your chances of a smooth recovery.

2 - Perspective of alternatives: As uncomfortable as the day after your surgery may be, it's NOTHING compared to the series of painful compromises and surgeries that accompany a long-term weight issue. Choose this recovery over surgery for an amputation down the road (I have seen this in my extended family, so this is no idle threat to our health).

Embrace this as the corrective step needed to reset your health and embrace YOUR future. Keep your eyes on the Long Game.

Awesome points! I'm going in like this. I've been proclaiming and claiming minimal pain, hey wait, I'm claiming no pain at all! Yep. Walking in Faith here.....

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I have a high pain tolerance but for me I didn't have any pain at all. It was a little uncomfortable getting up out of bed. I found the gas pains to be the worst but I encourage you to walk walk walk. Good luck with surgery!

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They should give you pain meds via an IV... Don't be a martyr, get topped up every four hours. It will help you sleep too, in between the sipping and walking. The pain is minimal. Focus on the benefits you will have in the future.

Good luck for tomorrow and speedy recovery?

Kate

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Had my surgery 1/30, trust me it's more of a discomfort/soreness than a pain. I had knee surgery some years back now that was pain with a morphine drip. This was just uncomfortable mainly due to the co2 gas they put in you not the surgery incision or stomach it's self.

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I'll bet you're experiencing more mental anguish right now than you'll experience physical pain then. Good luck!

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Iv just been done don't stress pain is not to bad just gas is the hard one comes and goes hope this helps goodluck

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