I will be 3 weeks post op tomorrow from Gastric Sleeve. Is it normal to still be a bit tender in my belly and also for the bigger insision to be tender when I bend and stuff? (I do try and limit my bending.)

Yes, I think that's normal. No heavy lifting more than 10 pounds for a few more weeks.

Yes, perfectly normal! Just be kind to yourself!

Yes...At my third week, I started waking up in the middle of the night with a feeling that someone/something was stabbing me with a burning hot knife or something...called my doc and found out that this was where they sewed the muscle up and by week 3 you are more active, so, therefore, putting more strain on the muscles and such...

Yes...At my third week, I started waking up in the middle of the night with a feeling that someone/something was stabbing me with a burning hot knife or something...called my doc and found out that this was where they sewed the muscle up and by week 3 you are more active, so, therefore, putting more strain on the muscles and such...

Thank you! My anxiety gets the better of me and sometimes I end up thinking that I did something wrong and it's my fault. :'(

Yes, perfectly normal! Just be kind to yourself!

Thank you to you also! My anxiety gets the better of me and sometimes I end up thinking that I did something wrong and it's my fault. :'(

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Thank you! My anxiety gets the better of me and sometimes I end up thinking that I did something wrong and it's my fault. ?

No worries...I was exactly the same way, which is why I called them...They reassured me that I wasn't going to undo anything that they had done for me....The one takeaway from this experience so far is that if you have the least bit of anxiety, make sure you are on good meds for it, because this process is a anxiety roller-coaster...LOL