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So sorry you're in so much pain. I was sleeved in NYC where I live & they keep you in the hospital 3 days. I know they must've told you to walk, walk, walk to elevate the gas pains, so as painful as it seems try to do that. Thank God I had no pain issues at all. Only 2nd day in hosp., all I did was puke the whole entire day! The morphine pump was making me so sick so they started to crush my meds in Water & that was much better. You will get better each day. Good luck to you!

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In pre op. They couldn't find a vein. Besides that everythings good so far. Counting down.

They tried 3 times on me with no luck. Finally the CRNA had to start my IV cause the surgeon was waiting lol.

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I am super excited for my surgery but this post brought me back down to earth that its not gonna be all sunshine and roses.

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The aftermath of the surgery itself is painful. But the results of the surgery makes it worth it. I didn't realize I'd be in the amount of pain I was in either but I'm 10 days post op today and a whole lot better. There's still a little discomfort but I've had no complications thus far and I'm very excited I had the surgery. You'll do fine!!! And if your tolerance for pain is better than mine then you'll really come out on top ;-)

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I was informed by my surgeon that the pain in the incisions are very similar to my gallbladder surgery. I never had any issues or pain with that so fingers crossed that this will be the same. I'm glad that you have some help and I'm hopeful that your recovery will be speedy and less painful

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The gas they use has moved around a lot I spent all day yesterday burping and with tightness in my chest. I just woke up feeling like my stomach was doing flips so I took the cramping med and pain med and walked my hallway 10 times. My incisions burn and hurt when I stand. I'm thinking about getting an abdominal binder to prevent movement. As of right now I can't get up on my own. Ice gel packs have really helped with the swelling. That's a lot of random for now lol. Hopefully when I wake up again I will feel a bit better. I'm only getting about 3 hours of sleep at a time.

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asifitsthelast - You are a few days post-op now. How are you feeling today?

Get any sleep last night?

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The usual about 2-3 off and on. My one incision hurts pretty bad still. They told me today its bc of the tool that goes in that site. I stopped taking my pain meds a few days ago. They weren't helping my incisions anyway. They told me I can take Tylenol so I'm gonna try that today. I do feel better everyday. I didn't expect it to be this bad but if it continues the way it does I should be a lot better in the next 3 days.

Ty for checking on me :)

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Thanks for the update. Your posts serve as a clear reminder that the end result may be what dreams are made of, but the process to get there isn't "so pleasant". Are you awake long enough to type or be productive, or is the pain still winning?

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I'm awake all day pretty much and sleep off and on at night. I can't do anything that requires bending over. It hurts too much. I can get up and down off the couch on my own now slowly. I tried to sleep in my bed last night but that didn't last very long. This abdominal binder has helped a lot. When I stand it puts pressure on my incisions. Mainly the one that hurts the most. It feels like a burning sensation. My doc told me today there's nothing I can do about it. It has to do with what that incision was used for and nerves.

I'm having trouble getting all my liquids in. Most stuff makes my stomach cramp for about 30 mins after I eat. I haven't been hungry at all since surgery.

I went into the hospital at 263.4 came out at 270 and today I'm 259.8.

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Here's what some of my incisions look like today. These are the ones that hurt the most.

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It's bad bruising. You don't want to over-do it, but don't baby yourself too much either. I haven't been sleeved yet, but have had lots of other surgeries and there is nothing you can do for the burning. Make sure to get up and move as much as possible even though it hurts. It'll hurt even worse if you're not moving and trying to use those muscles for a long time. I'm surprised you only stayed 1 night in the hospital! Good luck-you'll feel better before you know it!

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Only one of them burn. If that one was ok I would feel so much better. I'm trying to walk more. Thanks :)

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One week and two days have passed since your surgery. How are you holding up?

Are you able to do a little more each day? suffer any setback? How do the stitches feel?

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One week and two days have passed since your surgery. How are you holding up?

Are you able to do a little more each day? suffer any setback? How do the stitches feel?

I'm ok. Still not sleeping but the burning in the one incision has stopped. That turned into major soreness though but on the plus side the pain meds actually are working now. My surgeon prescribed me zanex to try to help me relax. Luckily I don't have stiches I was glued. Think of it as sterile superglue. It's pretty cool. I could shower immediately.

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