Hoped this would be easier...

Surgery was two days ago (6/11).  I was told that there were no complications and the surgery went very well.  I came home this afternoon.  I'm definitely doing ok, but I'm in a lot more pain than I was expecting.  My whole body aches and it's hard for me to move around a lot.  Once I'm standing, I can walk around without much trouble but the standing/sitting transition is a hard motion.  It's also a lot harder to drink the required amount of liquids than I thought it would be.  I don't know... I see so many upbeat posts on here, I was just expecting this to be a bit easier.  Am I crazy??

Thanks...

No,you are not crazy. I suspect that it takes the most recent ones to remember how hard it was in the beginning. I'm only a month out and a lot of things are still hard! Are you taking pain medicine? I switched to Tyenol quickly because for me, I don't find that Percocet controls the pain. It makes me feel loopy and still in pain. You might feel a little better when you are actually off of the stuff. And yes, I was quite sore and it hurt to move around. Thinking about what our bodies just went through, how could it not hurt? Also remember that we were told that our emotions would be all over the place too. As I keep reading, "Keep you eye on the prize!". You will start feeling better. You will become less sore. You will start losing weight. 

I remember those pains, maybe because I was recently reminded by having my gallbladder out.  RNY pains lasted me 3 weeks.  Everyday I was in pain mostly just transitioning from sitting to standing. And I could not sleep on my side.  I felt I would never feel normal again.. But I did.. Week 3 I woke up and got out of bed with no pain... It just felt better!  I also just used Tylenol because pain meds make me sick... You'll get there and it's worth it!

I hurt but mine was open. Was a mess for awhile but it gets better

I was in pain too. And sooo tired. I slept in the recliner for 3 weeks...the bed just hurt and was uncomfortable.  Welcome to the losers bench!!

The first couple days are hard, but you will see a change quickly. Keep sipping your liquids, you will work up to the 64oz in the first 2 weeks probably. The liquids will make you feel better in the long run. I had my surgery on a Wednesday, came home Friday- Friday night was rough, laid low Saturday and Sunday...by the next Wednesday I was amazed at how good I felt. Still needed a nap in the afternoon for a few weeks... and getting used to the food was another issue. One day at a time...

Oh nobody here thinks this is easy!

Don't hesitate to take your pain meds. Your surgeon prescribed them for a reason and it will help, especially in that first week.  I took them like clockwork for the first few days and as NYMom says, you will start to feel better and need then less.  

When moving from lying to sitting, and sitting to standing, try holding a pillow against your incisions/tummy area.  That seemed to help my pain. 

Get your protein, sip your water, and walk around as much as you can.  These help the healing and the walking helps the gas move (which in turn reduces the pain).  

Trust me, the pain reduces and you do feel better.  In my case, I feel better than I have in years.  In decades in fact.  Come here for moral support and encouragement as often as you can.  We all have our own path and no two of us will experience this the same way, but this is not easy at all.  But you will get through it!

Thanks everyone... it really does help to hear that others have gone through something similar.  One day at a time  :)

I don't think I have ever said it was easy or pain free. All these years later I still remember the first few weeks. But I will say, each day it gets better

I just got back from an afternoon musical.  Somewhere in the middle of a song, it struck me how there's people like us who go the extreme mile of gut mutilation to fit in;  "fit in" to society, "fit in" a chair, "fit in" normal clothes,  "fit in" a few more years of living.  I sat there in my appropriate Sunday concert attire, crossing my legs, sipping my beverage, pretend-reading the program, and chit-chatting with performers afterwards.  At the same time, I was thinking how I don't "fit in" at all.  Waves of "hoped this would be easier" come and go from time to time no matter how far out, no matter how well or how poorly, with little warning--even sitting in a concert seat in the middle of a Sunday afternoon performance.