I heard a lot about terrible pain right after the surgery. and that pain killer meds will help.

but only now I realize that in the hospital you probably have it through IV but what about home.

you have liquid pain killer meds? how do you take them if even the Water is hard to manage?

I doubt that we should take pills.

I had a pain pump at the hospital and they sent me home with Lortab liquid. The first dose I took gave me dry heaves because I had so little in my stomach. Try to make sure you get some broth or jello in your system before taking the first dose.

I took dilaulid through an IV while in the hospital. My surgeon had me try Lortab because that is what they normally send people home with. Well it made me throw up instantly because it tasted so bad. So my surgeon asked me what I would like to take home with me. I asked for something solid rather than liquid . He said that Tylenol 3 and dilaulid came in very small pills. I chose the dilaulid. It's easy to swallow and works great! I recommend asking your surgeon for this. If it makes you nauseous ask for a prescription for zofran also .

Thank you. will keep it in mind. I am getting closer to my date.

Tomorrow I will go to EGD so will see how I can handle the general anesthesia....

I have had a lot of surgeries in my life and this by far was the most painful and longest recovery. That being said I only took my Lortab ( liquid pain killer ) as needed for the first 3 days. After that I didn't need anything. That isn't to say that I didn't have any pain but it was tolerable.

I an allergic to Vicodin so they gave me something called Nucynta. I'd never heard of it, but boy does it work! It's a teeny tiny pill so I never had any trouble swallowing it.

I had surgery Monday and needed Tylenol once and that was it. No bad pain!

When I had my lapband I hardly had any pain and only used the Loratab elixir for one day but for some reason when I got my sleeve done August 1st the pain has been much worse for me I'm actually still taking my pain meds but I've reduced the dose to very little.

Great question, I'm a total baby when it comes to pain and will take whatever they give me!