:biggrin0:Hi, I get sleeved July 21 i am very exited. I only worry about how much pain I will feel and for how long and if I will feel the staples?:laugh: I know I will get medication but how much does it work and how long will I need it for? I really don't like feeling drugged up and i am usual good about pain . How soon can I doing things like go shopping?

THANK YOU ALL !!!!!:redface1:

I was walking all over the neighborhood of the hospital the day after surgery.

I know everyone is different, but I really never had any pain.

:biggrin0:Hi, I get sleeved July 21 i am very exited. I only worry about how much pain I will feel and for how long and if I will feel the staples?:shocked4: I know I will get medication but how much does it work and how long will I need it for? I really don't like feeling drugged up and i am usual good about pain . How soon can I doing things like go shopping?

THANK YOU ALL !!!!!:cryin:

Hi and welcome. You won't feel the staples. I have anti-naseau (sp.?) medication and pain medication and sleeping shot the first night. The 2nd night, I just had the sleeping shot. I never really experienced any tremendous pain at all -- not like I expected having never had surgery... the incisions feel like small bruises. The drain bag site, for me, was very tender, however, not intolerable. Just caused me to move a bit slower.

Ruthi and I were up walking around outside on Saturday - our surgery was on Friday. I think Ruthi could have walked a mile; me, not so much, but I did walk to the pharmacy every day and then around the hospital.

Trust me, the pain is minimal in the scope of things ... I sprained my ankle and it hurt a helluva alot worse than anything I experienced with my surgery.

thank you now i feel much better about it.

My surgery is August 4th. I am only taking a week of vacation. I hope I am not overestimating my abilities. I have had two c-sections with very little problems (up walking around same day). I figured it can't be much worse than my doctor surgically removing a 10 lb baby from my abdomen.

My surgery is August 4th. I am only taking a week of vacation. I hope I am not overestimating my abilities. I have had two c-sections with very little problems (up walking around same day). I figured it can't be much worse than my doctor surgically removing a 10 lb baby from my abdomen.

I think you'll be fine. Might be a little tired when you go back to work; however, it's doable.

it's nothing compared to a C section.

I've had two c-sections too. This was definitely easier. Though I still wasn't ready to return to work when I did. I think that was mostly the hiatal hernia repair too.