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Kikibell1

By Kikibell1, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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Kikibell1    11

Kikibell1
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I hesitate to ask this, since others report they have a great deal of pain, but I was wondering if anyone else had literally no pain following sleeve surgery? I was without pain the moment I woke up after my surgery. It's been 10 days now and still no pain. I had a bit of discomfort at the incision sites, but that's it. I'm not complaining, just curious...am I the only one?

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SparkleCat    521

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I had no pain....no gas pain at all and didn't take any of the pain meds they sent me home with. Day after surgery was a little ick (sore in my sternum area and one, short bout with nausea)....after that, nothing!

My Surgeon used the On-Q pain pump...maybe that helped...who knows, but I was grateful for the super easy recovery!

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Easterli    12

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No pain here either. None. Surgery on 8/25. No pain medicine needed after discharge, no gas pains. I'm thrilled!!!

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jjinWA    511

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I consider myself lucky, if not the norm. No pain ( and no pain meds), no nausea ( no nausea meds) and no gas issues. I was able to walk the hallways within 2 hours after I was delivered to my room. I had no issues getting in 50oz of Water in the same day of surgery. I have to say I questioned whether I actually had the surgery.

With all that said, I did have a painful lesson on Constipation once I returned home. I stay ahead of that now with a daily dose of Benifiber! I always get in my required Water intake, even if I don't get in all my Protein. My dr said dehydration is a serious concern and I listened to that advice.

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triumph    4

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Same here - no pain at all (and no gain so far!) right from waking up. No nausea, vomiting, Constipation, diarrhea.. even the incisions didn't do much more than itch - I was moving around fine, and went home the next day.

I'm 5 weeks out, but it's working. I asked my surgeon the same question as you (is this normail?) - he just said it was the luck of the draw. Dietician said the same thing. No one really knows why some people have a hard time, and others don't. Congrats on the surgery and the pain-free thing so far! My biggest headache at the moment is making sure I don't eat anything after 9pm (my old bad habit). Other than that - it's been a lot easier than I thought. Good luck on your journey!

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      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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