My husband is scheduled for surgery on Tuesday, October 15th. Can someone fill me in as to how much pain they experienced? He is getting the Lap Band/Sleeve conversion.

Thank you

I had the straight sleeve and had some discomfory that was well-managed by the good Rx in the hospital. I stopped all pain meds two days after returning home.

Let me preface this with: Everyone experiences/feels pain differently, like comparing apples to oranges......

I had no pain.........just a little internal soreness where they made my new sleeve, and that lasted a few days....but I've had some surgeries of the years, broken bones, bruised skull, etc. But if I break a nail, I'm a wimpering baby.

That first night I was afraid I'd wake up in excruciating pain, so I took one dose of pain meds around 11 p.m........they sent me home with pain meds, and I never took them.

Again, we are all different, and hopefully you should see a lot of varying replies...Sending good thoughts your way for your hubby!

I have given birth twice to 8+ pound babies and I was in more pain from this then child birth. I did figure out that sleep was key, I napped through out the day for a week plus slept hard at night. Walking was also key to get gas pain out. And I slept in my lazy boy recliner for a month with extra pillows because laying flat or on my side was too painful. Other then that stuff the one thing that saved me from being a total whiney baby was the liquid Vicodin they sent me home with. Don't let him miss any doses or it will be hard.

I am a lucky one who had very little pain. Discomfort, yes, but totally manageable. I only took my painkillers before I went to sleep to knock me out. Other than that, I didn't take pain pills.

It really depends on how he is with pain. I don't do well with pain. I was in pain for two weeks which is not "typical". I took pain meds religiously and had to get a refill. I was so uncomfortable sitting, laying down, walking....I was pretty miserable, but the pain meds helped. But it did get better day by day.

I'm 2 days less than 2 weeks out from surgery. I stopped pain meds yesterday afternoon. I had some radiating pains in my gut. It's gone now and I feel good. Adapting to my tummy and trying to be a creative cook to get protein in. I can't wait to make healthy high protein foods. He will be just fine.