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Sorry guys but this is a question for the ladies. Mostly the ones that have had c-sections. How did the pain from your sleeve surgery compare to having a c-section?? I'm just trying to figure out what to expect as far as pain wise. I'm also kinda scared of being put under. Never done that either. Thanx

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  • Wow, it's been a while since my C-section - but I'd say the pain was a lot less from the sleeve than from the C-section. I also had my gall bladder removed laproscopically - I'd say the sleeve surgery

  • Looks like you gotta 50/50 chance of the vst being less painful. Lol

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    I've never had a c-section but this surgery is miserable the first 12-20 hours then whamo!!! It's like you cross a threshold and you are exponentially better! All surgeries are miserable the first day

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Sorry guys but this is a question for the ladies. Mostly the ones that have had c-sections. How did the pain from your sleeve surgery compare to having a c-section?? I'm just trying to figure out what to expect as far as pain wise. I'm also kinda scared of being put under. Never done that either. Thanx

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I've never had a c-section but this surgery is miserable the first 12-20 hours then whamo!!! It's like you cross a threshold and you are exponentially better! All surgeries are miserable the first day with pain and anesthesia, but I am 4 days out and would do it again ....

I have had 4 C-Sections, the most recent in 2008, 2010, and 2011.

As you can tell by the responses, everyone is different. I can only say that they were not really painful, just sore once I got home. I did recover much faster from every C-Section than the sleeve. I never took pain meds with the C-Sections once I got home, but did for a week after my sleeve. It was just hard to bend down for me. It felt really tender.

However; even at the worst amount of discomfort I felt, it was always tolerable. Good luck!

Had 2 sections, VGS pain way less!!! It's done laproscopically so it doesn't compare to Abigail open surgery like a c section!!

Looks like you gotta 50/50 chance of the vst being less painful. Lol

Just to clarify....they don't cut your muscles in a C/S, but they spread them apart in the middle Okay, so if its an emergency its more like YANKING them apart But you have a 4-7 inch incision instead of a bunch of 1 inch w the sleeve. And that uterus is continuously cramping down afterward, too I haven't had either, but I'm a nurse midwife and have assisted on hundreds of C/S.

Looks like you gotta 50/50 chance of the vst being less painful. Lol

VSG**** HAHA

C-section is alot worst !!! This is a piece of cake compared to it !! You will do fine

I'm a freak and had no pain with either. The nurses for both procedure were dumbfounded.

My c section they did not cut through my muscle so I'm assuming that made a big difference. And for the sleeve I had single site incision. Never had pain with either.

What! They didnt cut through your muscle? Please explain how they got ur child out? I really wanna kno.

I havent had my vsg but i had 2 c section n that was painful compared to my gallbladder that was laparoscopic. In this video you can see how much the do to u.

Check out this video on YouTube:

Your rectus muscles go up and down over your abdomen and are held together by thick tissue. Think of gristle on a slab of ribs. In a C/S we cut through this tough tissue, not the muscle, and pull the muscles apart. After the baby is out they hold that tissue back together with only a few stitches. In a tummy tuck they pull those muscles back together tighter, giving you more of a waist.

Does that help?

C-section for me

This makes me not want to have kids...

Please don't be scared! The worst part for me was recovering from the 32+ hrs of back labor. The csection pain was slim to none.

Your rectus muscles go up and down over your abdomen and are held together by thick tissue. Think of gristle on a slab of ribs. In a C/S we cut through this tough tissue' date=' not the muscle, and pull the muscles apart. After the baby is out they hold that tissue back together with only a few stitches. In a tummy tuck they pull those muscles back together tighter, giving you more of a waist.

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Oh yes thank you but its still more invasive than wat they do in a sleeve

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