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haven't had surgery yet but, kind of scared of the post-op feeling. Is the feeling going to be unbearable or not so bad what is the worst thing that hurts you I'm really nervous.?????

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Guest cammie

I had my surgery on Monday May 2..... I had some pain, but not much and besides, I was given great pain medication in the hospital and to come home with. The way I see it is this...... Nothing could be as painful and being over weight...... Take Care, Cammie

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I didn't have a big deal with pain either. Pain meds at hospital was all I needed. Probably will need gas-x more than pain meds, LOL. I wish you the best.

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it felt like i'd done about 300 setups. coughing, sneezing or hiccuping was kinda uncomfortable. walk, walk, walk.. that is the best medicine. by the 5th day I felt WONDERFUL!

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I'm with Letha, Walk, Walk, and then Walk some more!!! Like most people my port site is the only area that I can honestly say has any painbut liquid tylenol has taken care of that. I was lucky enough to be able to go back to work on Monday when I had surg on Thursday. The only poblem I've had was that I was hit right on my port incision and that caused quite a bit of pain. Other than that....a sprained ankle is worse than this has been!!!

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My pain was very limited other than the feeling of runners cramp that I experienced for a few days. I am 2 1/2 weeks out of surgery and I feel great! Don't worry, post op pain is not bad at all.

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haven't had surgery yet but, kind of scared of the post-op feeling. Is the feeling going to be unbearable or not so bad what is the worst thing that hurts you I'm really nervous.?????

You will be fine. Everybody's body is different. I had a hard time with the staples, but it wasn't unbearable, just took a few extra days, that's all.

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Mine wasn't bad either, and I agree with Leatha, the more walking you do the faster you feel better.

How did you get your tickerfactory to display below your name???

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Guest j. lynn

My pain wasn't bad -- more uncomfortable. My recommendation is to have a good heating pad available. That helped for some of the gas pains I had.

My surgeon was also nice enough to prescribe my pain meds the week before surgery, so I was able to have those at home already. Basically, all I used was liquid children's tylenol (I've since found the adult formula at Walmart in liquid form).

jayme

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everyone is different, but the pain is not that bad. I didn't even need my pain medicine. and left the hospital the same day. Good luck, you will do fine

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i just had my surgery a week ago, and there isn't any pain really.. it's most discomfort, it's hard to find a good position to stay in for a while, and sometimes it's hard to sleep because of that, but after my third night i sleep the whole night. There's some bruising where the incisions are but they don't hurt. For the first couple days it felt as if I may be stretching something inside, but that feeling goes away. Don't be worried, everything will be great :(

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