What does it feel like right afterwards?

[ld33 94]

I know for sure it isn't magic, just wondering if it felt like over half of your stomach was just removed. There is something psychological about that to me, which is why I asked.

[walkinggirl 90]

You read my mind in asking this question! I have surgery a week from today and was wondering this exact same thing.

[Chair1311 58]

Did anyone have an NG tube post surg?

[kickinit 13]

i am 9 days post op, i remember waking up feeling like my stomach was in major pain. They provided more pain meds and it got better. The walking really helped and i had nausea , which wasnt fun. they provided lots of pillows and sleeping at an incline helped. I still have pain in my left side ( way better since drain was removed) but its just uncomfortable. I am easily worn out. BUT i am not really ever hungry anymore

Edited January 19, 2016 by kickinit

[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,443]

@@ld33 --

That's good. You may not have come across it yet, but more than enough people expect or hope for magic and, therefore, are alternately disappointed, angry or otherways miserable.

My apology for misunderstanding that you were asking about feeling different in the psyche rather than the abdomen. (Did I get it right this time?) Your question is a new one to me and Interesting. You won't have your own answer until you wake from surgery, of course. Please post what you discover when the time comes.

Edited January 19, 2016 by WLSResources/ClothingExch

[lwmatch 31]

I felt bloated and more pain right below ribcage I'm assuming was from the hernia repair. On pain scale maybe a 3 1/2 to 4 but medication kept it down to a minimum. Took about 3 weeks to lose the bloated feeling. My biggest discomfort was having to be cath'd the two days I was in the hospital. They tell me a common man thing after this surgery. A great life changer, but still a newbie only 5 weeks post op.

[Emilie.Lancaster 189]

I had lots of pain and nausea and ended up back in the hospital in shock like state. But I'm not typical, I guess. However, I felt much better in less than a week - two weeks after surgery - I hiked in the mountains.

Think of it this way: if it's the worst pain you can imagine - can you tough it out for a week? That's really all it was, and the narcotics helped - very yes.

Read this: http://www.bariatricfoodie.com/five-not-so-stupid-questions-about-life-after-weight-loss-surgery/

Mind if I ask you, what brought you back into the hospital? And what was the reason for your extreme discomfort?

Then, how the heck does anyone hike after 2 weeks! lol My many many kudos to you!! =)

The sleeve is out patient in the practice where I went. I was sleeved at 10am, awake at 11:30, walked around recovery a lot, and the pain was extremely debilitating. The nausea as well. The doped me up, let me rest, but by 3. The place was devoid of other patients and I was getting the stink eye. Got iv meds for the road and sent home. Pain meds at home could not keep up and nausea had me dry heaving for hours. Which made me panic as I was sure I was ripping staples and adding to the pain and then nausea from the pain... chicken... Egg it was all a big cluster fudge.

Hubby called doc, doc said, "get back here to the ER." I got to the ER and my lifeguard husband watched me slip into early shock. Pain and nausea meds went in fast, and I was admitted. The next day, they sent me to a swallow test to see if I had torn staples. All were in good and tight, so it came down to everyone figuring out that, for me, iv painkillers are a nonstarter without first pushing the ZOFRAM anti nausea drugs. With proper pain and nausea meds, I got back to right very quickly. I am exactly 6 full weeks out from surgery today and I feel 90%. I still have some soreness in the abs. My wounds are all healed over and I think the internal sutures dissolved this week. All the lumpy tension inside the 5 wounds suddenly went flat. They got itchy again for a day or two as well.

As to the hike. It was an easy path, and only a mile and a half each direction. Elevation change of maybe 350 feet. I went slow, sipped Water, and it was something I could have done before surgery easily. I did, however, take a percoset that night as i had totally run out of gas shortly thereafter. Like, whew, that was overdoing it. Which is my style. When in doubt, do something.

[Amelie2016 116]

I had lots of pain and nausea and ended up back in the hospital in shock like state. But I'm not typical, I guess. However, I felt much better in less than a week - two weeks after surgery - I hiked in the mountains.

Think of it this way: if it's the worst pain you can imagine - can you tough it out for a week? That's really all it was, and the narcotics helped - very yes.

Read this: http://www.bariatricfoodie.com/five-not-so-stupid-questions-about-life-after-weight-loss-surgery/

Mind if I ask you, what brought you back into the hospital? And what was the reason for your extreme discomfort?

Then, how the heck does anyone hike after 2 weeks! lol My many many kudos to you!! =)

The sleeve is out patient in the practice where I went. I was sleeved at 10am, awake at 11:30, walked around recovery a lot, and the pain was extremely debilitating. The nausea as well. The doped me up, let me rest, but by 3. The place was devoid of other patients and I was getting the stink eye. Got iv meds for the road and sent home. Pain meds at home could not keep up and nausea had me dry heaving for hours. Which made me panic as I was sure I was ripping staples and adding to the pain and then nausea from the pain... chicken... Egg it was all a big cluster fudge.

Hubby called doc, doc said, "get back here to the ER." I got to the ER and my lifeguard husband watched me slip into early shock. Pain and nausea meds went in fast, and I was admitted. The next day, they sent me to a swallow test to see if I had torn staples. All were in good and tight, so it came down to everyone figuring out that, for me, iv painkillers are a nonstarter without first pushing the ZOFRAM anti nausea drugs. With proper pain and nausea meds, I got back to right very quickly. I am exactly 6 full weeks out from surgery today and I feel 90%. I still have some soreness in the abs. My wounds are all healed over and I think the internal sutures dissolved this week. All the lumpy tension inside the 5 wounds suddenly went flat. They got itchy again for a day or two as well.

As to the hike. It was an easy path, and only a mile and a half each direction. Elevation change of maybe 350 feet. I went slow, sipped Water, and it was something I could have done before surgery easily. I did, however, take a percoset that night as i had totally run out of gas shortly thereafter. Like, whew, that was overdoing it. Which is my style. When in doubt, do something.

Thank you for answering me so quickly, and really, this is truly inspirational. It's just so bad that they were bent on pushing you out the door so soon and didn't figure to give you the anti nausea first. But I am so happy to know that you are doing so well now!

Good luck on your journey and thank you for sharing! =D