Question:
So what am I looking at....

I want to know what kind of pain I am looking at here... I am scheduled for laproscopic rny on 7/23/09, extremely nervous... want to know how bad the pain will be after surgery... I had asked my surgeon and he said it would be the same pain as when I had my gallbladder removed... I had NO pain for that... I am starting to get really scared... I know it will be worth it but need to know what to expect..... I also wanted to know how much weight is the average to loose each week/month????    — wendy-s (posted on July 16, 2009)

July 16, 2009
I HAD MY GALLBLADDER REMOVED AND ALSO 3 CESEREAN SECTIONS. THE LAPROSCOPIC SURGERY IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO DIFFERENT SURGERIES AS FAR AS PAIN. REALLY IT WASNT THAT BAD AT ALL. I HAD SURGERY JUNE 11 AND FEEL GREAT. STILL DONT HAVE AN APPETITE. WHEN I EAT I FEEL A LITTLE NAUSIOUS, BUT II UNDERSTAND THAT IT NORMAL. I HAVE LOST 25 LBS SINCE SURGERY.
   — susir1

July 16, 2009
I had my RNY June 29th, and I was up walking 6 hours after he surgery. There was pain, but nothing like I thought it would be. It felt like I did alot of sit ups and my tummy was sore from working out. It's been two weeks now, and I'm walking and doing things around the house. I have lost 13 pounds since the surgery. I had lost 22 before so I'm down a total of 35 pounds. You will do fine, and you will feel great. Good luck and welcome to the losers bench. Theresa L
   — theresa.lampkin

July 16, 2009
Some people say that when they woke, they felt like nothing had been done to their bodies and they had little pain at all. I had a little bit different experience - I had quite a bit of pain after the sugery, especially walking around the next day (I had surgery late in the day, so there was no one to help me walk around by he time they finally got me into my room) - I wouldn't say it's nearly as bad a childbirth (I've been through that), but you had a major surgery in which a lot of stuff was cut and sewn back together. It is bearable (with meds), and the major pain really only lasts 3-5 days and then it's like a veil lifts and you start feeling better and better each day. In the 2-3 days right after the surgery they hook you up with a pain pump - you can manage your own pain in the first two days. After that, it is mostly gas pains from all of the air that was in your system and your body adjusting to it's new plumbing. Then, it's like you did a million sit-ups. Don't stress, even with some pain, it is over quickly and then you strt dropping weight like crazy. Just take it easy if you are hurting and all will be fine.
   — stellarsan

July 17, 2009
The first surgery I'd ever had was LAP/RNY. I had absolutely no pain. The nurse even commented on how I was not pumping the morphine. The next year I had hernia repair done lap and the pain was horrible. Go figure.
   — Muggs

July 17, 2009
I had RNY on January 8, 2009. I also had three c sections, and it is NOTHING like the pain from those surgeries. Never had any other surgery, but this one was more of a soreness or uncomfortable feeling. You don't feel sliced open, especially if you are getting it done laparoscopically. The incisions may itch a bit, and the only thing that really bothered me and gave me pain when I was in the hospital for two days was the drainage tube that stayed in my belly. The weight of the ball filled with blood/fluid when I had to walk was really uncomfortable. Once that drain came out before I went home, it was a tremendous relief. A day after I was home, the gas went up around my heart/shoulders and that felt like I had been in a car accident or something, just very very sore, but then that went away in about a day or two. The pain was NOTHING like I imagined it to be. Very minimal once that drainage tube came out. Good luck with your upcoming surgery!
   — Lyndsay30

July 17, 2009
i had lap RNY on 4/27. i don't want to scare you but when i awoke from anesthesia, i thought i had made the BIGGEST mistake EVER. i was in a LOT of pain. they started giving me dilaudid and fentanyl immediately and i felt a little better but i was extremely nauseous. NOT everyone gets a morphine pump either-- i had to wait 3 hours each time i wanted meds and buzz the nurse. when i arrived home from the hospital i took 2 vicodin every 4 hours for 2 days. by the 5th day i felt well enough to alternate with children's tylenol and then by a week out i felt fine. the pain is totally worth it though. i have lost 45 lbs in 3 months and feel spectacular.
   — greenpunchbuggie

July 18, 2009
I didn't have any pain post op. I had a complication: too much swelling at the reconnection. I couldn't keep any fluids down so my doctor kept me in the hospital for a week. I too had asked myself why I put myself thru this surgery but hey, my doctor took good care of me and now I'm good to go.
   — Kathy M.