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I went to the hospital and next thing i know im waking up post op room. I'm in so much pain, I'm taking it one hour at a time. I think the pain is from all the gas. I've been forcing myself to walk around the halls every 2 hrs and it helps.

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Sounds like you are doing good with your walking. Don't be afraid to ask for more pain meds! Congrats on your surgery :) That pain should start subsiding pretty quickly, just keep up with the pain meds. Take care and good luck. Welcome to this side!

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I am so sorry you are in pain! I remember ...it really sucks but I promise it gets better. It may hurt tomorrow right when you wake in the am, but it gets better every day! Walk..sip...walk...sip....GOOD LUCK!

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Congrats on a successful surgery! Sorry to hear you are in pain. Don't be afraid to ask for more pain meds and keep walking since that seems to help. I hope you get feeling better soon. Thank you for posting.

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Congrats! It gets better with time ;)

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Hi and welcome to the losers bench. I am sorry you are in so much pain but walking is the best you can do that and ask for pain meds if you need it. And keep telling yourself that with each passing day you will feel better.

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Congrats on being "sleeved." The first fews days are by far the hardest and you will start feeling better quickly. Walk as often as you can. When I got home, I used a heating pad for the gas pains and it seemed to help quite a bit. The more active I was, the better I felt. I tired quickly though and took both a morning and a afternoon nap for the first couple of weeks. Just think, the hardest part is over!

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Congrats on being "sleeved." The first fews days are by far the hardest and you will start feeling better quickly. Walk as often as you can. When I got home, I used a heating pad for the gas pains and it seemed to help quite a bit. The more active I was, the better I felt. I tired quickly though and took both a morning and a afternoon nap for the first couple of weeks. Just think, the hardest part is over!

Hi, Marie. I'm from Michigan too, not that has anything to do with my question... I'm worried about what you said about napping 2x's a day. Because of work, I have to return just 7 days post op. I'm on my feet most of the day. My surgery is scheduled for June 28th, I'm now so nervous. Any thoughts? Will I be able to do this?

Thanks!!

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Congrats on getting your sleeve. I am so sorry you are in so much pain right now, but you can get through this. Hope you have a quick recovery!

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Thx everyone, right now I'm just starving but I believe in what everyone says that everything will get better :-)

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