What was your hardest day of post-op recovery?

[IndigoOrchid 20]

I am 3 days post op and am a little soarer today than I was yesterday. This made me wonder, what was your worst day post op? When did you start feeling better?

[asherje 81]

Mine was the first day I woke screaming for pain meds (dejavu happened with lap band too) but this time I was hysterically screaming for pain meds and for them to let me throw up. Every day had been better since lol

[TheCurvyJones 721]

Day 3 because I traveled from MX to San Antonio to Houston to Atlanta. LONG day and I was tired but not in any pain. Aside from that day 2 kinda sorta sucked. Lots of gas working its way out. I had the hiccups and I wanted food and all I got was ice chips, LOL.

Better every day, very very little pain. More tired than anything, but nothing that is impossible to handle. Two weeks out today and I feel normal except Jelly making all that noise every time I have something to eat.

[NIKIMAC 19]

Mine were the first 2 days. Day one I woke up with stomach cramps, neasous and dry heaving. Day two all of the above plus being forced to walk and being unable to pee.

[iegal 460]

Day two. First day, I went home after surgery (outpatient for VSG.) All was well. Slept in my own sweet bed without all of the interuptions. Day two was not full of pain, I actually had none but it was full of "OMG this is real. I can't drink, I can't eat, being strong is not enough." I was so weak and tired which is unlike me. So, day two was reality check.

Hugs, I hope you are on the road to recovery quickly. Sip often and walk as much as you can force yourself to in between naps.

[Lea Anne 17]

Day 2 was awful for me. I still had the drain in and felt like I couldn't breathe. I was so nauceous and in an incredible amount of pain (much more than I ever thought I'd be in). But, by the next day when I was discharged, I was able to walk without too much trouble and getting that drain out of me made me feel so much better. Walking actually helped with the gas pain so if you experience that, get up and walk around. Good luck!

[alley-gator 96]

Indigo... clinically its well known that day 3 is the worst/most painful day of any injury & that was for sure my worst day & it gets better from there each day.

[Blue Star Mom 13]

I am 3 days post op and am a little soarer today than I was yesterday. This made me wonder, what was your worst day post op? When did you start feeling better?

IndigoOrchid

How did the surgery go? Ive been hoping you'd post about the experience. My date is next Tuesday and I'm kinda freaking out. Tell me, how was it?

[dar1983 752]

Surgery was a breeze...never even filled my pain prescription. What made me want to jump off a bridge was about the first time I tried to eat some soft, scrambled eggs. MISTAKE> I was doubled over in pain for about an hour. I was so damn miserable. I never want to experience that kind of pain again.

[lilricanliz 9]

Day one was the worst because I just felt all sorts of out of it. I'd never had major surgery before this so seeing the drain and the anesthesia was overwhelming. I was in pain but not in my belly in my back from laying on that table. The drain didn't hurt, just looked weird. I almost threw up but there was nothing to throw up. Had a pain med and some zofran which made the world of difference. A few hrs after I was walking and by day three/ four it felt like I never had surgery. Now on day 7 post op and I feel like I did before surgery but just don't eat like it. Tummy gets upset when I try too much. Hope you feel better, it is all really worth it.

[sleeve 4 me 910]

I felt better (normal) day 14...but the first 5-6 months were the toughest for me (mentally). I was depressed that I just couldn't eat like I used to I used to live to eat and now I really really do eat to live...it was quite a transition, and so worth whatever I had to go through. I am 28 months out and a size 6 and LOVING and so THANKFUL for my sleevie!!!!!!!!!

[kim12398 6]

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I am 8 days post op and have had no pain at all since day 5!! I feel like a million bucks! I hope you feel better soon!

[kpaige77 49]

I read in prevention magazine a while ago that it is medically Provence that day 3 after a durgerynof any kind is typically worse than 1 or 2. Apparently you natural endorpbins are in high gear for the first two days ans thrrebis a huge drop on the third. So you are basically left with all of this pain all of a sudden. I really wasn't too bad with this surgery. More being unable to get comfortable than in pain. But I remember the 3rd day after my csections and ankle surgery. I thought I was gonna die!!! So hang in there. It will fer better. Oh and stay ahead of the pain. Take your pain mess as often as allowed even if you think you dont need them. Its much easier to control the pain from the start than it is to try to control it after it has gotten out of hand!

[IndigoOrchid 20]

IndigoOrchid

How did the surgery go? Ive been hoping you'd post about the experience. My date is next Tuesday and I'm kinda freaking out. Tell me' date=' how was it?[/quote']

Thanks for wondering about me . I will post about my journey later today in the sleeve journey section. Hope your surgery goes well for you. I am feeling pretty good today so yesterday's discomfort has eased.