RNY post surgery pain compared to Gall Bladder post surgery pain??

Hello everyone, I am having my surgery on July 14th.  Some Years ago I had my gall bladder removed and when I read how people have alot of gas and shoulder, neck pain after surgery it reminds me of when I had my gall bladder removed.  Question for those of you who have had both WLS and Gall Bladder surgery....Is the pain similar?  IS recovery similar?  If not what were the differences for you?  I know everyone is different but just curious!! 

WLS pain is about 4 days of feeling awful and up to 4 weeks of tenderness (for me). Gall bladder was absolutely nothing comparatively.  

Myndy

I think it is pretty individual. For me I could not say I had any pain. I feel like saying I had discomfort is even an exaggeration. I have not had my gall bladder out so I can not compare.

I had the same question pre-op, so I hear what you are saying.  I had my gallbladder out years before rny.  I found gallbladder was easier because I could eat normally right away and there was fewer incisions than with the rny. Rny caused some gas pain at first.  Recovery time to go back to normal activity I found was longer than with gallbladder, maybe because it took a while to get my energy back due to eating small amounts of food.  However, I found that having had abdominal surgery prior did give me a good idea what to expect in terms of incisional pain and being careful not to lift etc.

I had my RNY and 8weeks later, my gall bladder was taken out. Post-op GB was more pain then my RNY. (for me) 

I'd have to agree with Leanne. I found more pain from the gallbladder removal due to the size of the main incision than the RNY. I was off the pain killers from RNY within a day or two, it took me a few more days for GB since sitting up/down pulled the large incision.

If you are still feeling the pain you can opt for some home remedies. Here you will get some information regarding this.

rhttp://www.doctorshealthpress.com/food-and-nutrition-article s/natural-options-for-an-inflamed-bladder

I found that the gall bladder pain was far worse than the RNY. Recovery in terms of pain meds was quicker for RNY. I was actually surprised at the difference.

Good luck!