Said no one ever...

As surgeries go, that was kind of . . . well, I was going to say, a piece of cake. Probably the wrong metaphor! But it wasn't bad at all--but I'm a veteran of about seven or eight other surgeries (tonsils, gall bladder, hysterectomy, carpal tunnel . . .), and it really was similar to the gall bladder removal (also laparoscopic).

As with everything medical, there are a lot of variations. But honestly, it isn't necessarily bad. I had pain for the first ten minutes or so when I woke up and pretty much none after that. No energy for a few weeks, but that's about it for the downside. Not a super speedy loser, but still, more than 70 pounds gone!!

Best of luck!

2 hours ago, XYZXYZXYZ1955 said:

As surgeries go, that was kind of . . . well, I was going to say, a piece of cake. Probably the wrong metaphor! But it wasn't bad at all--but I'm a veteran of about seven or eight other surgeries (tonsils, gall bladder, hysterectomy, carpal tunnel . . .), and it really was similar to the gall bladder removal (also laparoscopic).

As with everything medical, there are a lot of variations. But honestly, it isn't necessarily bad. I had pain for the first ten minutes or so when I woke up and pretty much none after that. No energy for a few weeks, but that's about it for the downside. Not a super speedy loser, but still, more than 70 pounds gone!!

Best of luck!

Yep I hear ya hon. I kept asking in recovery, "Hey, I thought I was supposed to have a bunch of gas bloating and pain in my shoulders and stuff." LOL. They told me that the doctor evacuated as much of the gas as they could out of my abdomen. It was flat and soft and pliable! I was amazed! And had zero gas pain or bloating!

It truly was the easiest of all my surgeries and definitely easier than any of the cancer or reconstruction surgeries! Def easier than my hysterectomy too.

I didn't even suck on energy. It's been sickeningly WONDERFUL and easy. I just don't get it really. All that angst for nothin!

Edited March 26, 20188 yr by FluffyChix