I... I will admit I am scared. This is my first ever surgery and I don't know how I will bounce back. I have had a bad back for years so I know that pain. Bad period cramps so I know that pain but I am worried about the pain afterword. Reading some of the posts on here with people talking about how painful it is really does scare me. Any advise? Anyone out that that this was your first surgery? I'm 42... Thx

I had some pain, but not bad. Take the meds they give you. Don't try and tough it out.

I have fibromyalgia, which is a pain disorder, so I feel pain. You maybe won't feel it so much. My nurses were great in attending to all my needs. I'm sure you will have the same.

My crampy pain is on my abdominal wall.. Its hard to get up from a bed or chair

.Is this normal

Mine was thurs. 1st day not so bad 2 bday kinda rough. 3rd day to be seen' date=' hang in there guys <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']mine is very similar to yours Day 1 what pain etc day two oh yes there it is !!

My soreness & pain is in my abdomen ..I have to carry a pillow. Against it to help

I... I will admit I am scared. This is my first ever surgery and I don't know how I will bounce back. I have had a bad back for years so I know that pain. Bad period cramps so I know that pain but I am worried about the pain afterword. Reading some of the posts on here with people talking about how painful it is really does scare me. Any advise? Anyone out that that this was your first surgery? I'm 42... Thx

I think it might mostly come down to how well pain meds work for you. Since you've had back pain, do pain meds help with that?

My first surgery AND experience with pain meds was at 28 when I had my tonsils out. A coworker had his out right before I did and talked about how easy it was and he didn't feel a thing. That was NOT my experience!

Then I saw a neurologist for migraine help and none of the usual pain meds did anything for me.

I had my gallbladder out last year. My elderly mother had hers out the year before and she was loopy for 3 days on pain meds and doesn't even remember it.

When I asked the surgeon about pain meds because none of the usuals worked on my headaches, he assured me that it's different pain and just because they didn't help my headaches didn't mean they wouldn't help my gallbladder surgery pain...he was wrong.

However, MOST people have decent relief from pain meds and I hear a lot of people they don't like to take them because they feel loopy. I would LOVE to feel loopy and less pain! lol

So, back to my first statement, if you have had success with pain meds in the past for other reasons, your pain after surgery should be controlled as well.

This was my second surgery, my first was a C-section in 2004. The sleeve was so much easier a recovery!! The main pain I had was in my shoulders. The doctors put some air in your abdomen to expand it and sometimes it settles in your shoulders. But that only lasted a couple of days and felt better with walking. My incisions, on the other hand, didn't hurt very much at all. The big one was sore, but that's to be expected.

Good luck!