My pre open was today and they showed me a ball that will be left on for three days and it has a numbing medicine and releases on my stomach to numb pain...sounds kind of cool ...any one else have one of these? ..what was your pain level..and your experience any tips???

Never heard of it, any other name for this thing besides a numbing ball? I would love to b able to research this....good luck, u r going to love the results

Its called ON-Q pain pump..it seems pretty cool..

Get it. My doc said that's why I didn't feel like a train hit me.

I am still pre-op for my WLS, but had one when I had a hysterectomy 10 years ago. It worked well-- never had any pain or problems.

I had it. I thought my surgery was a breeze, maybe that was why. I have a little scab that is healing like the incisions where the tube was that went to the pain ball was inserted. They came in on day three and pulled it out, no pain, and put medical tape on it like the rest of my scars. I had a pain pump that I kept pushing when I hurt, I am not sure if it was to that in my stomach or to my IV. I guess I should have asked! Good Luck!

I had zero pain when I woke up and I would say its from the ball, you should def. get it if it's being offered. Jmo

I work in a Hospital Pharmacy and I compound those for surgery. Its a On Q Ball filled with marcaine no narcs! thats the good thing and they release small amounts of marcaine and numbs up the area. But I don't think you need it for vsg unless you have a open surgery. Good luck with surgery!!

I had vsg and had the on Q ball.