What did it feel like when you woke up from surgery?

[pinkdiamondprincess36 20]

I'm really trying to prepare myself for my upcoming surgery next Monday.

Did you wake up actually feeling like' date=' hey, half my stomach is gone. Could you feel stuff on the inside?

Or were you just overall sore?

And I mean when you're consciously awake, not the first drugged wake up when you're still all loopy![/quote']

BriDawn, honestly it's different 4 every1. I woke up in pain for abt 10mins. By the time I got to my room I was feeling fine as I was given meds thru my IV. I saw my family when I got in my room and for the rest of that day I slept off and on. I got to my room after 4pm and I was up walking at 8pm.

[ShrinkyDinkMe22 376]

I had no pain after surgery. Although I had the dry heaves for the first few hours and unto the night. Those did hurt and scared me as I thought that jerking of trying to through up would cause a leak. But it didn't. Thanks goodness.

[Newme48 104]

All I wanted to do was sleep. I had a lot of shoulder pain from the gas used for surgery. Walk, walk and walk some more. Request your pain meds every 4 hours for at least the first 2 days. Don't let the pain get out of control. You will do fine! Good luck!

[want2clessofme 26]

So glad this question was asked! I enjoyed all the responses and has helped ease my mind Thank you!

[Andi 78]

I was really uncomfortable from the gas & my shoulders felt really tired like I had been working them for a long time. Other than that... it feels like someone left some marks on my belly trying to fool me that they did something inside :b

[sess 2]

I agree everyone is completely different! i woke up and I wasn't in pain I was dry in the mouth and wanted to drink but I wasn't aloud the first day so the nurse gave me mouth swabs to put little bits of Water in my mouth. But I was exstreamly sleepy I keep falling to sleep on my family when they came to visit. The only uncomfortable thing for me was the oxygen in my nose and everytime i would fall asleep blood pressure on my arm would start up again! I was a little hot and had a slight ache In my left should. Part from that recovery was fine its now that I'm home it's harder and I do get depressed sometime and regret the surgery! I try to have good days I'm 2weeks out today and I know it was for the best all the best

[lextran500 6]

No nausea, no pain.... except that I had gas traped under my rib cage that went up through my left chest and out the back of my shoulder blade (You get a lot of attention in recovery when you wake up yelling about massive chest pain)..... I was in the hospital an extra day and the chest pain lasted for 5 days. Other tthan that, no complications... no feeling of a void in my midsection.

Again, everyone is different..... Good luck! It is all worth it.

[JeffNNJ 111]

Woke up feeling sore but not entirely terrible. Kind of like I did a bunch of sit ups. Took the morphene just to see if it would help and didn't really care too much for it, nor did I really need it. Bladder was full and I was tired. Really no big deal.

[allybenavides 34]

Honestly felt like i was hit by a bus! I had horrible gas pain in my back and shoulders. I couldnt stop rocking back and forth. Was getting pain meds every 20 minutes or so. I also was dry heaving alot which obviously was very painful due to my stomach just being cut. It got better about 2 days after.

[Banned member 320]

I woke up soon after surgery and was in a room full of people who had just had surgery. I felt as if someone punched me very hard in the stomach. I kept coughing and had a hard time catching my breath because the pain was so intense. Most of my friends who had surgery after me didn't even remember anything from right after surgery but I did! I felt so out of control mentally and it's really made me rethink doing surgery ever again. Once they gave me the morphine my pain went down to a level 3. I just remember waking up and doing my best not to scream from the intense pain and the nurses were rushing around getting me meds and trying to control my pain. I have an extremely high pain tolerance but this pain was on a whole different level.

Also before surgery when they gave me the relaxing meds to keep me calm, I still remember EVERYTHING! I remember chit chatting with the nurses and interns. I also remember being wheeled into the operating room and climbing on the table and the anesthesiologist putting the mask on my face and me drifting off to sleep. I guess I have a high tolerance and possibly need more meds lol. Thankfully it's a distant memory but I'm not sure if I want to go through surgery ever again. I did stop my pain meds about 15 hours after surgery because they make me vomit.

[catheryn 1]

I'm preparing myself for the worst, so nope! I've had my gallbladder out so I'm imagining it'll be similar but with a bit more pain. I'm 23 and healthy other than my weight so I'm hoping for the best

Hi my name is Catheryn and I am 59 years old and I had my sleeve on 2-14-13 the only thing I felt when they woke up was sore no pain I left the hospital the next day I felt just sick at my stomach throw up about 3 times but that is it never thought about my stomach being gone, felt like I had been doing sit up never any pain, I would do it again in a heartbeat, I have lost 42 lb's so far thank God I had this sleeve done, do it girl you will be so thankful .

[catheryn 1]

I'm preparing myself for the worst, so nope! I've had my gallbladder out so I'm imagining it'll be similar but with a bit more pain. I'm 23 and healthy other than my weight so I'm hoping for the best

Hi my name is Catheryn and I am 59 years old and I had my sleeve on 2-14-13 the only thing I felt when they woke up was sore no pain I left the hospital the next day I felt just sick at my stomach throw up about 3 times but that is it never thought about my stomach being gone, felt like I had been doing sit up never any pain, I would do it again in a heartbeat, I have lost 42 lb's so far thank God I had this sleeve done, do it girl you will be so thankful .

[catheryn 1]

I'm preparing myself for the worst, so nope! I've had my gallbladder out so I'm imagining it'll be similar but with a bit more pain. I'm 23 and healthy other than my weight so I'm hoping for the best

Hi my name is Catheryn and I am 59 years old and I had my sleeve on 2-14-13 the only thing I felt when they woke up was sore no pain I left the hospital the next day I felt just sick at my stomach throw up about 3 times but that is it never thought about my stomach being gone, felt like I had been doing sit up never any pain, I would do it again in a heartbeat, I have lost 42 lb's so far thank God I had this sleeve done, do it girl you will be so thankful .

[AmandaRaeLeo 2,145]

Once I confirmed I was alive, I puked. A lot.

I expected it. Anesthesia makes me puke. Not much pain or gas pain.

[Territravel 217]

Woke up feeling pretty good. Amazed, that the only thing REALLY hurting, was my wrist were the IV was! Later in the evening, I was a little sore, but more like I had just finished 100 sit ups!