AlyA

Hello! I had my VGS surgery 8 days ago, and for me, there has been a lot of pain. Not while I was in the hospital - they gave me Demerol for the post surgery pain, but at home. Actually I woke up from the surgery and anesthesia in pain and told them so, first thing. They gave me the max pain meds they could and more pain meds when I went back to my room. So for me, there was and still is pain. The pain I am having now comes from one particular place on my abdomen - on the left side where my stomach is, and I understand there is an incision there from which the stomach is removed to make the sleeve and then closed in a way which prevents surgical hernias. This area has made it uncomfortable to sleep, I still cannot lie on my left side to sleep and I am a side sleeper. Its sometimes hard to stand upright or if I twist or bend a certain way the pain is sharp and intense. It’s getting better, but this has been the greatest issue for me. They sent me home with Tylenol only, so beyond the first two days in the hospital after the surgery, I have had no serious pain meds. Oddly enough, my sister had the VGS done ten years ago (she’s still doing great) and had no pain at all. BUT she was given some serious pain meds to take. Good luck, I regret nothing, so happy I did this, lost 7kg+ and it’s only been 8 days, onward ho!