I'm extremely excited-- my surgery will be happening sooner than I'd ever hoped for! I met with my bariatric team this past week for a two hour nutrition class and a "what to expect post surgery" session. The nurse who headed up the post-surgery aspect of the discussion said it would be the most painful thing we've ever experienced and that a good portion of patients feel as if they're literally "dying" for days to weeks to even months post surgery. While I don't have the highest pain tolerance, I was prepared to have severe acute discomfort, but the way this nurse made it sound was that it would be a miserable, prolonged recovery time. Can anyone speak to their experience with the pain they experienced with surgery and how long it lasted for them?

I had a small bit of pain but had great pain meds. I was sleeved as an outpatient and took my pain meds for 3 days to be sure. Once off them I never really had any pain. I just couldn't sleep on my sides only on my back for a short while. I followed instructions for no lifting etc and did fine. Idk if that has anything to do with pain tolerance or not. I really was amazed at how I felt in just a few days.

Thank you for sharing your experience!

I don't know where this nurse came from I'm 3.5 months post op the pain was absolutely not horrific some discomfort for a few days kinda like a muscle pull mostly bothers when getting up and down or bending over the gas pain is worse then the surgical incisions was nauseas and bloated for about three days nothing intolerable though

I don't know where this nurse came from I'm 3.5 months post op the pain was absolutely not horrific some discomfort for a few days kinda like a muscle pull mostly bothers when getting up and down or bending over the gas pain is worse then the surgical incisions was nauseas and bloated for about three days nothing intolerable though

Thank you for sharing your experience with post surgery pain/sensation. It is calming the anxiety--- I'm not afraid of hard work or some pain!