Hi all,

I'm one day post-op and feeling GREAT!

From what the nurse told me, the local anesthetic should have worn off long ago, but I'm really not feeling much pain at all. Just a little discomfort. I 've gotten by on just the Advil my doc recommended and a little back pain due to a much-needed chiropracter visit is bugging me, but no real pain.

I'm curious if things got better or worse the second day for most people.

Anyway--I'm really pleasantly surprised that things have gone so well today. I anticipated a lot worse. My only issues came when I accidentally leaned too far back in my desk chair and it tipped farther than I expected. I caught myself with my abdominal muscles. Ouch. Other than that . . . I think I walked an hour today total.

I'm very excited to be started and through the surgery!

Cool, Pnw_Red. I had very little pain with my surgery, too. Personally, I was a little more sore the 2nd day, but it was no biggie. I felt like I had done 2000 crunches....it was that kind of soreness. Everything will get better very quickly. Just be sure to closely follow your doc's instructions.

Cool, good to know. I'm up in the middle of the night a little sore tonight, but still going to stick with the Advil I think. I've heard that some surgeons are totally anti NSAIDS, but mine told me to use Advil specifically, so I'll follow that for now.

Me too. I was banded yesterday and am now up in the middle of the night. My port site is pretty sore but manageable. Hopefully this process will be quick for us!!

congrats on how smoothly things are going.

for me, I just took 1 pain pill the evening after my surgery, but otherwise, I took some advil here and there for a bit of soreness.

I took up walking about 40 minutes right away.

congrats and hope things keep going well for you.

Congratulations and glad things are going so smoothly for you! How are you feeling today?

I'm a little sore today and had a more difficult night, but nothing the Advil didn't help. I had a hard time finding a comfortable sleeping position since I"m a tummy sleeper. I finally just rolled over and slept on my tummy and did fine. I'm even a little less swollen this morning.

I think today may be a bit worse than yesterday, but I'd still use words like "discomfort" and "soreness" rather than pain. My back is the worst, and it's absolutely due to delaying a much-needed chiropracter visit. Extra time in bed doesn't usually help when my back is acting up.

Sorry you had a rough night. I know what you mean about that chiropractor...very addictive and nothing like it for that pain. Hope you get to feeling not quite so uncomfortable soon!

Thanks. :cursing:

I needed to see the chiro for about 3 weeks before surgery, but we were traveling and working, so it just didn't come together. And then he was out of the office the day before surgery. :thumbs_down:

I may call for an appointment later in the week if possible.

Sounds like you are right on track, Pnw_Red.