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I am new here. Just registered today. I am going to have sleeve done on the 21st of September. I am not really nervous about the actual surgery as much as I am about pain afterwards. I would like to think I have a high threshold as far as pain is concerned. I mean I went through three surgeries last year (at 55 years old they were the first major surgeries I had ever had since my tonsils at 5) that left me with a 13 in horizontal incision that had to heal with a wound vac. So, I tend to think I have a high threshold. However, I have been reading post where half the people talk about the pain being horrible and the other half are like , "not bad I was back working in a week". I guess I am just getting nervous. Do not want to have pain like I did last year. I got through it, but, was not fun at all. Thanks for any input.

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I had discomfort in the hospital, not so much pain. I had a pain pump, so the hospital was not an issue. My only pain was getting up and down from seated or lying position. I left the hospital the follow day from surgery and never took any pain medication (I didn't like the liquid crap they gave me). Honestly, I was wondering where the pain was. None. Just discomfort when I moved. Get a binder for when you do your walking.

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I think you are going to think it's a peice of cake after the 13 inch scar surgery. Really. Have you had your gall bladder out? It's similar to that. Not bad at all.

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I think you are going to think it's a peice of cake after the 13 inch scar surgery. Really. Have you had your gall bladder out? It's similar to that. Not bad at all.

Actually, I am getting my gall bladder out at the same time.

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