hello, i am transitioning from band to sleeve and was wondering if anyone out there experienced this transitioning. i am nervous about the pain compared to the band and the recovery period.

thanks

Well I probably won't be a ton of help. But I revised from the band to sleeve on Monday. So far I think the pain has been pretty comparable. With the band I took pain meds the first 2 days and just once on day 3 mostly due to TOM. This time I was in the hospital for 2 days post op. I think the last time I asked for pain meds is early Tuesday morning. I did have a lot of nausea post op with the sleeve. I was only supposed to stay one night, but I could barely drink anything without feeling very nauseas. I did not have nausea after the band. And I did vomit a few times in post op recovery too.

I t is definitely harder to get fluids down . I currently feel like I constantly have something stuck in the back of my throat. I've been doing better drinking at home than I was doing in the hospital.

My surgeon did not send me home with any pain meds (which I was surprised at, but didn't really need). And told me if I'm in pain to take Motrin or Tylenol. I do have a little of pain getting up and down, especially in and out of bed, but it's self limiting, so I wouldn't have taken meds for that anyways

I converted 5 weeks ago. To me the pain was comparable, and as far as incisions go, the only site that really hurt was the one where they had to dig out my port. I took exactly one pain pill the day I got home and never needed anything except the occasional dose of liquid Tylenol after.

As far as recovery period goes, I am still tired and foggy from the surgery. I was back to work in 2 weeks after the Band, but it took me a month to get back after the sleeve. It was not due to pain, just being tired/weak. I could have gone back to work after 2 weeks if needed.

Edited March 9, 20179 yr by Navigating the Wilderness

Well I probably won't be a ton of help. But I revised from the band to sleeve on Monday. So far I think the pain has been pretty comparable. With the band I took pain meds the first 2 days and just once on day 3 mostly due to TOM. This time I was in the hospital for 2 days post op. I think the last time I asked for pain meds is early Tuesday morning. I did have a lot of nausea post op with the sleeve. I was only supposed to stay one night, but I could barely drink anything without feeling very nauseas. I did not have nausea after the band. And I did vomit a few times in post op recovery too.
I t is definitely harder to get fluids down . I currently feel like I constantly have something stuck in the back of my throat. I've been doing better drinking at home than I was doing in the hospital.
My surgeon did not send me home with any pain meds (which I was surprised at, but didn't really need). And told me if I'm in pain to take Motrin or Tylenol. I do have a little of pain getting up and down, especially in and out of bed, but it's self limiting, so I wouldn't have taken meds for that anyways

thankyou very helpful

I converted 5 weeks ago. To me the pain was comparable, and as far as incisions go, the only site that really hurt was the one where they had to dig out my port. I took exactly one pain pill the day I got home and never needed anything except the occasional dose of liquid Tylenol after.
As far as recovery period goes, I am still tired and foggy from the surgery. I was back to work in 2 weeks after the Band, but it took me a month to get back after the sleeve. It was not due to pain, just being tired/weak. I could have gone back to work after 2 weeks if needed.

thanks that is very helpful, im going between 3- 4 weeks off work.

hello, i am transitioning from band to sleeve and was wondering if anyone out there experienced this transitioning. i am nervous about the pain compared to the band and the recovery period.

thanks

I just went from band to sleeve march 2. So far I have lost 32 lbs!!

oh wow less than two weeks!! that is awesome, thank you for sharing!! i am hopeful for similar results!!

oh wow less than two weeks!! that is awesome, thank you for sharing!! i am hopeful for similar results!!

Good luck! I think the worst part so far is the site incision where your port is! Man that sucker is sore!!

I converted from band to sleeve 5 months ago. Best decision ever! I had a ton of pain from my band and scar tissue. That all went away almost instantly. The pain from surgery was pretty minimal and I was back to my normal routine less than a week after surgery. I'm down 75lbs since October 13th. Couldn't be happier.

Converted to the sleeve on 1/23, back to work in a week. I found early on with 3 c-sections under my belt, that the sooner I am up & moving, the quicker my body heals, all within reason of course. Only issue so far has been as others have mentioned, the port location. I'm in the gym 5 days a week and the only thing that really bothers that site is the two machines where i lay on my stomach. Thankfully while i was out those 3 weeks, our gym had gotten 2 new machines that work the same muscles without having lay down. Best of luck on your new journey.