I have been going back and forth with the decision to get the gastric sleeve. I even have put off just getting the consultation. I really want to do it but I'm so scared. Mainly of the pain. :/ How bad is it? How long are you in pain? I have 2 kids at home (3 and 1). I want to do this for them so I am a healthier, happier mom. But idk if I can.

My wife was in horrible pain for about 72 hours after surgery, then it passed.
I don't want to scare you, but she was crying and regretting her decision for about the entire 72 hours.
Everyone is different, so your experience could be better or worse.
I get sleeved in 4 days and I am scared schmitless.

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I had RNY gastric bypass not a sleeve but no pain once left hospital after 4 days. I think pain depends on incision and level of care. I was on an IV with pain killers post op so had no issues. Didn't need pain killers when home. I had laparoscopic surgery so incisions are tiny. It was the best decision for me to lose my excess weight. I'm 2 years post op and very happy and healthy. It is surgery so expect some discomfort and pain but honestly a couple of days of discomfort is nothing compared to the multitude of benefits from losing weight, getting healthy and gaining confidence.

It is laparoscopic here. I've never had surgery so I'm so scared. I'm allergic to codine also so I'm not sure what pain meds they would be able to give me.

It is laparoscopic here. I've never had surgery so I'm so scared. I'm allergic to codine also so I'm not sure what pain meds they would be able to give me.

Morphine drip after all surgeries I've had...I hate codeine never take it!

The pain isn't too bad as long as it's monitored. I was in tolerable pain once I got home for four days then it got a lot better a day after.


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HW- 273
Pre-op Wt- 230
SW- 226
CW- 172
GW- 130
Ht- 5'2.5"
DOS- April 26th, 2017

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It all depends. I didn't have any pain meds and didn't feel much pain after except at the incision sites when I would get up out of bed. You might not have any either.

I had a RNY years ago. I had a patient controlled pain pump and liquid
pain medication when I went home. It was enough. The secret is to get up and get moving FAST! As soon as your eyes open you need to start thinking about getting up to walk. The more active you are the less pain you will have. You don't have to do jumping jacks or anything, just nice slow walks around the nurses station 3 or 4 times a day. When you get home keep it up too. Don't get on the couch and grab the remote. Do your walks around the house or do stair steps if you house is small. Something to keep moving. It will help get the anesthesia out of your body faster too.

My sleeve surgery was two weeks ago and I can tell you my pain was under control from the moment I woke up. I was sore and moving around was painful, but not intolerable. It got better very quickly and I was off all pain meds by day 4. Communicate with the surgeon if you are really afraid or concerned about pain.

Edit: Realized this is the bypass forum, sorry to inject my off topic experience! Will read better next time. [emoji26]

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3 hours ago, expectopatronum said:

My sleeve surgery was two weeks ago and I can tell you my pain was under control from the moment I woke up. I was sore and moving around was painful, but not intolerable. It got better very quickly and I was off all pain meds by day 4. Communicate with the surgeon if you are really afraid or concerned about pain.

Edit: Realized this is the bypass forum, sorry to inject my off topic experience! Will read better next time. [emoji26]

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lol I was actually thinking about the sleeve I must have clicked on the wrong one. Whoops

I was sleeved two weeks ago. My pain was pretty minimal. In the hospital, I was pretty much painless as I was on the magic drip. I came home the next day and took Dilaudid for one more day. After that it was Motrin and Tylenol for about 3 more days, and I was well controlled (and I'm not exactly a whimp, but I don't have a high pain tolerance).

I have 3 kids at home. Although my pain was minimal, my exhaustion was more debilitating. My husband stayed home that whole first week. My kids are older (6,10,14) and in school, and I was still pretty wiped out just getting them up and out to school and back the second week. This week (third week post op) is much better. But then again, I'm not lifting babies and toddlers. I did do some light housework about day 12--picking up toys, clearing off counters, and my large incision where they went through my abdominal muscles were pretty sore. But a dose of Tylenol took care of that.

With your kids being 1 and 3, if you stay home with them, my advice would be to have back up for at least two weeks. I'd be concerned with you lifting them even beyond that point. Your surgeon should have a good idea of when it's safe for you to lift and carry kiddos.

Having said all that, I do think it's totally worth it. I wish I had done this earlier--not only for my own health, but for my kids sake, too. I know a higher energy level would have benefited them, would have made my mom-life easier. Plus, with your kiddos being so young, they will be unaware of what's going on. I've had to be very strategic in how I have presented this to my kids. I don't want them to think that fat=surgery. I've worked hard to make sure they don't have the same dysfunctional relationship with food that I have, and shielding them from this somewhat traumatic event has been heavy on my mind. I wish I had done so when they were younger.

I have been going back and forth with the decision to get the gastric sleeve. I even have put off just getting the consultation. I really want to do it but I'm so scared. Mainly of the pain. :/ How bad is it? How long are you in pain? I have 2 kids at home (3 and 1). I want to do this for them so I am a healthier, happier mom. But idk if I can.

I've had lots of surgeries, so I wasn't too worried about the pain. The pain I've had postop has been not fun, but definitely tolerable. However, I don't have kids and was able to rest as much as I wanted. I can't imagine trying to heal and rest while taking care of 2 little ones. I know moms do it all the time because they are super women!

Check with the dr to see when you'll be able to lift your kids up. I would imagine that would be hard on you, especially without help.

The pain has honestly been the easiest part. My nausea has been terrible, and I've been weak.

I've been trying to think of what to do for that. I was hoping my mom will fly down because I have only told her and my husband that I was thinking about it. I haven't told anyone else