5 Days In

[suzi 1]

I had my op on monday and i came home weds. How long will i be in pain for? Im such a wimp but i hate the taste of painkillers

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

How long will i be in pain for? Im such a wimp

suzi

everyone on the board is different. some people actually have surgery on a friday and go back to work on monday

or they take a week off. - time will vary with all. Some people are tired or hurt from the WLS for a couple of months, not necessarily pain

chose your poison, it all varies from person to person, hope that helps

i didn't take any pain meds when i came home because they never help

my incisions hurt for about 3 days & especially nights, i had trouble sleeping.

but I was much better then, sleeping on my side with little pain.

like i said, everyone is different

hope you start to feel better

kathy

[dar1983 750]

I had my surgery on July 3rd, and home on the 4th. So far, other than a particularly nasty bout of gas, no need for pain meds. In fact, I never even filled the prescription! As many have already said, the biggest problem thus far, has been trying to get the liquids down. Who knew Water could burn??!! It has been 90+ degrees here in NY, and all I want to do is chug some icy cold water....a no-no.

Today,I had a semi-frozen chocolate Protein shake( with black, Decaf coffee added) and it was delicious. I was actually able to drink 120z....woo hooo!

[shrinkingturtle 21]

I am three weeks out and pretty much was back to normal at about a week and a half. However, I did have some nerve pain start up at about that time. It is very common and usually lasts about 2 weeks. I don't hurt all the time just every once in a while I get a shooting nerve pain. All that being said, no pain meds since about day 4. Just stay with it, it will get better.