Well I would like to say that everything is awesome my first day after surgery, but it's pretty painful. I will say though it isn't that bad to swallow which I was overjoyed to see. But the tenderness and soreness feels like I went 12 rounds with Mike Tyson. Another cool thing I was glad to see was that they glued my incisions up instead of stitches. You can almost barely see the cuts on my skin. All in all I don't feel real bad but like I said the soreness is pretty extensive. I'm going to get up and try to be more mobile today and hopefully some of the gas pains and little aches and pains will get better by tomorrow.

Congratulations and welcome to the Loser's Bench!!! lol The pain will subside as time goes on, keep walking and sipping. This is the best decision you could make for your health!

Wow I wish they would have glued my incisions instead of stitched I have horrible scars. Looks like I was hit with a shot gun several times even over a year later.

Try some ice on the port site it helps with the inside muscle swelling, and will reduce some pain if you have it in any of the other area's. Eating some ice pops is a big help as well to keep hydrated and to help you reduce internal swelling.

What helped me with the back/gas pains was lying on a warm heating pad. Do not put it on your incisions but you can put it under your back shoulder and it helps.

Good luck! Get up and move but remember to be kind to yourself you have just been through major surgery, so you don't need to do the laundry or make the bed

Welcome to BandLand. Be gentle with yourself. Soon the pain will be behind you and your new life begins!

Congrats. A wonderful journey has begun