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Does Surgery Hurt?

For those that had the surgery how painful was it when you woke up? Next day at home? Can you sleep ok? My surgery is next monday preparing myself.

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    • delta_girl
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      You won't feel or remember anything from the actual surgery. When you wake up in recovery, you will probably be very disoriented and uncomfortable, but they will give you pain medication as soon as th

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    I had my sleeve last Thursday and went home Friday morning. The only pain I had was gas pains. It feels like a heavy cramping menstrual cycle. Last night I walked a mile... That really started moving the bloated feeling. Everyone is different, but you will make it. The hardest for me was day 1.... Good Luck and Congrats!!

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    In your opinion how was the pain compared to natural vaginal birth?

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    Lmao well I had 3 kids all natural and 9 to 9 1/2 each sleeve hurt more coz the pain lasted longer ;)

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