Soooo ready!!

On average how long has everyone felt the pain from surgery?  I am on day 2 and I am sooo ready to move out of the "what did I do stage".  I figure it will Probably be well in to the 2 weeks but was curious what  everyone else felt and for how long. 


Thanks

JC

I had my surgery by the same Doctor and I guess I was very lucky as I had not pain what so ever. I had my surgery on Friday and went back to work on Monday. I also had the VSG. I have been very lucky as I have had no problems with the surgery. The biggest problem I had was being hungry. They said it was head hunger, but I was just plain hungry. You will be so glad you had the surgery. I just wish I had done this years ago. I am 66 and have not felt this good in years. I have lost a total of 86 pounds and it was a year in February. I know a lot of people have lost a lot more weight than I have, but I think a lot of it has to do with my age. I also regret that I did not exercise enough at first, as I was working full time and just did not think that I had the time (BIG MISTAKE) I should have made the time. I have bought a treadmill now and walk at least 2 miles a day on it, and that is helping with the weight now. I just could not be anymore please. Our Doctor is great and he will help you anyway that he can. Good luck to you and know you will do great. If I can answer any question just let me know.
joejoe

By day 10 I was pain free and feeling much better. By 4 weeks out I felt normal again.
I only took pain meds for the 1st 7 days and then I could manage without them.

Very  nice I am looking foward to that Myself

I was off all pain meds by day 7 and felt great by week 2. I was in the what did I do stage for about 5 days. walk walk walk is the best advice i can give

Walking has definatly been my buddy.  helps get everything moved around.

Hang in there!!  Several of us got the VSG at around the same time and for all of us it seemed like after day 4 it was sooooo much better.  Day 3 or 4 is usually the worst and then you just turn the corner and the only issues are feeling fatigued and the mental battle of an all liquid diet.  I had buyers remorse for those first two weeks but it went away when I could eat mushys.

 Never took any pain meds after I left the hospital two days after surgery.    

Thanks everyone.  Today is day 3 after the surgery and I do feel way better. I have increased my h2o intake to almost 100 oz today but still have a sore sholder from time to time.  Guess that will go away with time.  Tommorrow will be the first day back to the Gym.  Looking foward to it!

I had assorted aches and pains (including shoulder)for a couple of months, but little abdominal or surgical pain. Our exercise physiologist told me that my center of gravity was changing. Once I started to pay attention to how I sat, walked, etc. and adjusted for the smaller body, that went away. Moving and walking is a big help.
Good luck, Lois