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Hello fellow sleevers my surgery was scheduled today for 4/20/16 I am a bit nervous.Mostly because so many people keep saying negative things it's ridiculous.Nevertheless I am looking forward to the big day I am ready to change my lifestyle and live longer via the healthy route.

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Good luck. Yes everybody has different experiences and yes some people had a rough time.

if it makes you feel better I will tell you about my experience. Of course I was a nervous wreck in the hospital. When I woke up from the surgery I was groggy, and my throat felt dry and my nose was uncomfortable from the oxygen tube. But that was it. I had no pain. Later in my room when I was awake I felt, well not great, but probably as good as anyone could feel after an involved surgery. I had no problem walking around. Of course there was some pain in the incisions, especially the main one above my belly button but it was bearable. I didn't need any pain meds, not even tylenol.

At home once all the hospital stuff was out of my system I was still in very little pain, just incision pain and again, it was tolerable. I did have to sleep at a 45 degree angle for about a week because laying flat put pressure on the incisions and that did hurt.

But over all I had a great surgery and recovery. Never had to take a single pain pill

Good luck with your process

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@Crylyn81 I promise that no-one was as nervous as I was! When I arrived for surgery on December 28, I told them immediately, that as soon as they had my IV started, to go ahead and give me two doses of Valium in the IV. I've learned that trick after several other surgeries in my past! But they really should give patients with nerves issues, some sort of anxiety med to take about a week prior to surgery.

If it helps any, I will say that my sleeve surgery wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. In fact, it was one of the easiest, least painful surgeries that I have ever had. I had absolutely NO issues whatsoever. Haven't even had nausea, and I have not taken any nausea medication to date.

If you have any questions, I will be glad to share my personal experience with the surgery.

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Congrats!

I think most people are nervous ... it is a life changing decision. However, not everyonr has negative things to say or negative experiences. Mine was super positive! From all my pre-op appts, to insurance (it was a breeze), to my actual procedure, to my recovery. It was all a relative cake walk. I am now 8 mos post-op, off all previous scripts, and have lost 125 lbs.

Embrace the nerves and look forward to the future!

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