Nervous!

My surgery is sept.21st and im so nervous! Im 23 and having the gastric sleeve. I also have to have a drain tube thing and im so scared about that! Anyone have any advice on what everrything is like? Im such a wuss when it comes to pain!! Also, anyone young that has had surgery, is the extra skin bad?? Thanks yall! 

Hi,congrats on getting your surgery date! I had the realize band so I dont known much about having a drain in from the surgery but I think Anne, a girl on here had that surgery so she could tell you more about it. I am almost 6 months post op and yes the extra skin does suck I would take it over weighing 298 any day of the week! I'm down to 206, and loving every minute of it. Good luck with your surgery!

Hey There Girly! 
Congrats on your date. Can't speak on the drain tube. I had an Open RNY and I was given a NG Tube so my tube was through my nose. Extra skin of course it stinks. But the good thing is we are still young so hit the gym and help your tool as much as you can. Congrats! Keep us posted on your journey!!

 I'm 21 about to be 22 and I had the sleeve this summer. I'm not sure what a drain tube is because I didn't have one, but I can say that I personally didn't have any pain at all after surgery. I was given pain medication for the first day or two, but that was it, I'm almost 2/3 of the way through my weight loss and I have no loose skin yet. A part of my stomach is taking a while to tighten up, but I had horrible stretch marks there before surgery so its taking that area more time to tighten then everything else. I must say, workout, workout, workout! I workout 6 days/week and I definitely think that's one of the main reasons my skin hasn't been an issue. If you have any other questions, feel free to PM me.

 I was sleeved in July AND had a drain for almost two weeks after, so I can tell you my personal experiences with it! Don't be scared about the drain. That's really a very small, minor thing. It's sort of annoying having it hang out of you once you are home and wanting to do things and having to change the dressing on it, but there's no pain involved. When the drain is taken out, you get a really odd sensation in your stomach, but it goes away quickly. Overall, it really isn't a big deal. 

Pain wasn't a big problem for me. The worst pain I had was in my throat, but that was special cir****tances. They had trouble intubating me, ended up having to force a tube down, so for a few days my throat really hurt and I coughed up "stuff." But that's very unlikely to happen to you. As far as my stomach goes, I really didn't feel any pain except hunger pains the first night in the hospital. I was starving! They had me on drugs though so maybe that just got rid of all the pain the first night, I don't know. 

I'm only two months out so I can't stay about skin, though I can pretty much guarantee I'll have loose skin due to the sheer amount I have to lose. 

GOOD LUCK! You'll do great. The first month or so is rough with the healing diet phases, but once you get back to regular foods you'll feel great. 

yay ur surgery  is almost here, congrats!!!!!. i didn`t had a drain thanks god, but it think is good cuz the drain is gonna make the pain easier. and about the extra skin don`t you worry about that!!! thanks good for plastics! i have some pictures of my tummy and arms in my page if u wanna look.
good luck r gonna do awesome.
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Hello!  I'm 25 and had the gastric sleeve in March.  I've gone from a size 16 to a 8.....and I'm only 5 months out.  PM me and I will give you my number.  You can ask ANYTHING you want.  Best decision I've made in a long time.