I am getting sleeved this Thursday (YAY!) and was curious of the pain vs. having a c-section. Is the recovery about the same or is it tougher. I know everyone is different, but still curious. :thumbup1: Thanks for you replies in advance.

Both a c-section and VSG are fresh on my mind.

I had our last daughter (2nd vertical c-section) in Feb. 2009 and VSG 3 weeks ago without any surgeries in between the two to confuse me..lol. The c-section because it is bigger and lower is much worse. The muscles you use to get in and out of bed are compromised and upset with the c-section. The VSG incisions are tiny and much higher up think between your belly button and boobs higher up. While getting in and out of bed hurts with either surgery for a few days, I'd much rather have another VSG than a C-section even though with the c-section you get a mighty cute and sweet "consolation prize". :crying:

Well thank you everyone for your replies! :crying: I had my c-section in January 08, and by the third day I was fine. Of course I was a little sore, but I don't rememeber it being so bad. On the 4th day, I remember running to the store bc I needed hand mittens for our son, and I started crying in the middle of the store bc "it was the first time my baby wasn't with me in the baby section."(he stayed hm with daddy.) Haha! Hormones for sure! Ok now I'm just babbling! lol

Thanks again for all your insight. I'm a lot more at ease!

There is no comparison. I didn't even have pain medications with the sleeve after the first 24 hours. I had it right after surgery for pain in the left shoulder from gas.

With the C sections, I was in bed and cried from the incision pain.

Section was WAY worse....recovery was brutal...

I am not a Mama yet in life, however as a side note, this experience varies a ton for each of us, and I know sometimes when I see others didn't struggle with something I did it makes me more quiet about it, that being said... I had NO pain post op, my incisions were annoying, but not painful (unless I accidentally layed on one.) I am the first of three of my friends to have the procedure. One friend had (the plication) a month ago and still when doing things around the house has to take lortab. My other friend had surgery this last Friday and she had very little nausea (I had nutty amounts) and she is still in a good deal of pain and is exhausted.

These are both tough ladies (one insisted on having her baby vaginally with no epidural or drugs...) My point of all this rambling it that I hope your experience is SMOOTH sailing, but if it isn't don't be hard on yourself. Either way, I promise any of the negative things you experience while healing are worth it!