Sleeve vs gallbladder pain

[Joann454 1,329]

For those that have had both the sleeve and gallbladder removal, which hurt more? Were they similar pain wise?

I had my gallbladder out and it hurt way more than I was expecting! My dad was at the store two days after his and off pain meds, I was barely able to roll over after two days. Could it have just been my surgeon? What I really want to know is what the pain level was compared to your sleeve. Thanks!

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[thecshell 0]

My gallbladder surgery hurt more! I feel like they were a lot rougher and I was sore with GB wasn't near as bad for me post sleeve!
~Hope that helps

[Joann454 1,329]

My gallbladder surgery hurt more! I feel like they were a lot rougher and I was sore with GB wasn't near as bad for me post sleeve!
~Hope that helps

That's what I was hoping to hear! I hope my sleeve surgeon is more gentle than my gallbladder surgeon. Thanks!


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[thecshell 0]

No problem! My scars even healed faster and better! Lol but I truly feel like it was a lot easier! Hope it's the same for you! Good luck

[kbaton 1]

I felt like it was the opposite. I had my gallbladder and appendix removed last April at the same time. Had the sleeve done on April 6. I definitely think sleeve was way worse

[Joann454 1,329]

1 hour ago, kbaton said:

I felt like it was the opposite. I had my gallbladder and appendix removed last April at the same time. Had the sleeve done on April 6. I definitely think sleeve was way worse

I'm starting to really think it's the surgeon and other variables like maybe the size or either the gallbladder or liver. Crossing my fingers that my surgeon is gentle. Thanks for the response, even if it's not what I wanna hear. 😐

[kbaton 1]

It also depends on your personal pain tolerance. I work for a Surgeon's office and from listening to the patients it's all in how they can tolerate pain. I wish you lots of luck

[Joann454 1,329]

26 minutes ago, kbaton said:

It also depends on your personal pain tolerance. I work for a Surgeon's office and from listening to the patients it's all in how they can tolerate pain. I wish you lots of luck

I have a low pain tolerance for sure. It's funny because I used to think I had a high one. Not so much. Luckily we have access to medicine that makes recovering so much more tolerable.

My gallbladder surgeon prescribed me one 5mg hydrocodone every 8 hours. Hello? That was like taking a baby aspirin for me! I was miserable.

[hopekate 85]

My sleeve was much more painful. Gallbladder surgery was less than a day in the hospital, but my sleeve was 4 days. However, I will say that it is less painful than the birth of my children.
I only had two incisions from the laparoscopic gallbladder surgery. For my sleeve, I had seven.