tell me about the pain

Alright come on - tell me seriously about the pain. Im still waiting on approval - and u wont scare me out of it - I just saw one of my closest friends in the world come out of surgery yesterday and the poor thing looked and sounded miserable - especially when they made her sit in the chair instead of the bed 5 hrs after surgery. I dont hav e ahigh threshold for pain AT ALL - but I am at a 48.6 BMI and do know I need this surgery

dont worry.. you will have plenty of morphine

Gina, I honestly didn't have any pain till about 3 weeks out and home. I'm so allergic to many painll I was on nothing in the hospital but the morpheine pump was there if need was there. I was up walking all around my unit without being told it was time to walk. It was a very good experience for me. I was sent home with meds for pain and about 3 wks out what I needed most was Zofran for nausea and I'm still feel nausea everyday but NO PAIN. BTW, the pain I got was from vomiting not my new pretty like pouch, got to see it 4 wks out in catscans which they gave me copies. My friend Lori B came to hospital to see me and couldn't believe I was up dressed in my own preeties and had my eye makeup on sitting up with my legs crossed indian style & we talked for awhile and I was very cohearent. Just through all negativity out the window and think positive and that is what will get your through. It was the best thing I ever did for my self and it is so ...... well worth getting your inner soul back. Hugs, Ginny

Just like child birth..I don't remember the pain after the surgery. Tracey -144

Gina, The incisions / surgery itself created very little pain. I've had much worse cramps!! However, the night of my surgery I had severe gas pains in my chest and left shoulder. I'm allergic to morphine so I had Demerol in the pain pump and I used it several times during that night which provided relief. After that night, I only used the pain pump a time or two before I got up to walk. But walking didn't create any pain for me so I quit even doing that. I have a pretty high pain tolerance, but was unprepared for how bad the gas pains would be. This is my own fault b/c I expected normal gas pain in the belly even though I know they "inflate" your abdomen with gas. But it only lasted a few hours and the rest of my hospital stay was pretty much pain free. Vickie J.

Gina, I HONESTLY HAD NO PAIN. I GOT TALKED INTO TAKING A PAIN PILL THE FIRST DAY. EVERYONE SAID I WOULD NEED IT. I NEVER TOOK ANOTHER ONE. I KEPT EXPECTING PAIN TO SUDDENLY HIT ME. THEY GET YOU UP AND WALKING VERY FAST. LISTEN TO THEM. I ENJOYED THE WHOLE SITUATION. I WENT TO SLEEP, WOKE UP, AND IT FELT LIKE A FEW MIN. IT WAS AMAZING. THEN YOU ARE ON TO A NEW LIFE. GOOD LUCK LIZZ

Gina, I am going to be honest with you. I DID FEEL PAIN!!!! Thank goodness these other ladies didnt feel as much as I did, I was regretting it!!! I really was, I was good until they took out the Morphin pump,and after that I needed pain meds every 4 hours. I would cry due the the pain. I do admit walking wasnt very painfull in fact it does help with the pain and it helps release gas!!!! I still had the JP drip in me while in the hospital and until that was taking out of me I felt a little better. But even getting home I was in much pain up until a week thats when I started to feel better. I do have problems with my liquid diet. I didnt know that it would be so hard for me to follow the rules,but it is. I never read stories on how hard it would be,but for me it is hard. I give props to all those that follow the liquid diet rule. And thats liquids for 1 month.I just cnt handle that!!!! but I,m trying. I do recommend this surgery to those that have a hard time losing weight its a God gift to all obese person. THANK YOU GOD!!!!! Good luck on your new beginnings. xoxoxo Rosie

Oh! and Gina When you start loseing weight and feeling good you will be glad that you went thru all the pain and suffering,thats if you go through with the pain and suffering!! But you would have forgotten all the pain by then for sure!!!!! Rosie

Gina: I don't remember having much pain. I was uncomfortable especially getting out of bed, you know it was hard getting 286 lbs out bed without bending. I had to be dragged up w/o folding..which was hard. I don't remember any other discomfort except the nasalgastro (NG) tube - now that WAS a pain. Very uncomfortable and couldn't breathe properly through my nose but through the mouth - which by the way you need to take lots of lip balm to keep your lips hydrated. I look at my hospital pics and I look like I'm in terrible pain - but I don't remember and with major surgery like that - you'd think I'd remember. You are a woman - and as a woman - you are strong! With a husband, significant other, boyfriend, kids, housework, outside jobs, physical ailments, etc and so much to juggle you can handle anything, right? lol I believe in YOU.

Well...I didn't get morphine. I got Demoral and it didn't help that much. I was in extreme pain for about 2 days. If I had it to do over, I would bring something with me to help myself out of bed...I don't know what, and I would practice on that breath meter thing before surgery. Blowing into that suddenly became very important to the doctor and I didn't do very well. Bottom line is though, I lived through it and left the hospital on the morning of the 4th day, and I even had to have 2 pints of blood and I'm 58 years old. After I got home, I never took anything for pain.