I'm starting my sleeve journey and beginning to complete all of the pre-operative testing. I'm curious to know, for those who have sleeved, what are your biggest regrets about getting the sleeve? What would you have done differently? Why?

No regrets!!! Pain on the second day was all gas!! I didn't walk enough!!! Walk walk walk... It breaks up the gas!! But I had two c sections and this was a walk in the park comparatively!! But I got better drugs then!! Haha

I am a pre-op. I have been watching all the videos, and very few say they are in a lot of pain, however, it is major surgery.

Can anyone weigh in on the level of pain post op ?

For me it wasn't so much of pain..it was the nausea and the bloating gas pain! My Dr said those 2 things would be hell! After that it was the weakness...having no energy was a bummer! Everyday will get better...but for me the first 2 weeks were really bad!

I am a pre-op. I have been watching all the videos, and very few say they are in a lot of pain, however, it is major surgery.

Can anyone weigh in on the level of pain post op ?

I know there are others who have had far different experiences, but I had completely manageable pain post-op. By the second evening after surgery, I had taken my last pain medication. In contrast, with other surgeries I have had I had far worse pain. I will say that someone pointed out to me that it might be because with at least one of those I was very sick for a while leading up to it. But this was a breeze for me. And yes, I know how lucky I am!

Thanks for the input.............

<p>I am a pre-op. I have been watching all the videos, and very few say they are in a lot of pain, however, it is major surgery.</p> <p> </p> <p>Can anyone weigh in on the level of pain post op ?</p>

not to discourage I have 3 children but I feel the pain was more annoying maybe cause I never had a c section but it was horrible the nausea the light headed ness, the chest pain it's a lot of things all at once but just like everything else it's just a matter of days 5 days outs I was like nothing ever happened