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When did you have a pain free day?
ceejay1477
Posts: 10 Member
Hey everybody! I'm on day 4 post-op and so far gave been pretty miserable. When did you first start to think that the worst was over? And when did you have a first pain free day?
Everyday gets better, just looking for some light at the end of the tunnel!
Everyday gets better, just looking for some light at the end of the tunnel!
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It takes a while for the anesthesia to wear off and to adjust to the food (or lack there of). Took me about 3-4 weeks, but other people feel better after a week or two. The feeling of "the worst" went away for me after about 10 days. You're almost there!0
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Everybody is different. I had a friend say to me that with any surgery 6 weeks seems to be the magic number. I have to admit that at 6 weeks i started feeling much better. Up until then, after the first week or so I was better, but I felt like a patient until the six week mark. the change was dramatic when I stopped thinking of myself as a VSG surgery patient and just a person with a tiny stomach.0
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I agree with the 6 weeks body healing but basically the pain from surgery itself was about 2 weeks for me. It took the 6 weeks to really eat without too much pain.0
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I never needed narcotic pain meds, but I think it was about a week or 2 before I started to feel really "normal" again. I was back at work within 10 days without issue.0
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It really does vary, doesn't it? I'm 4 weeks out, tomorrow and still have stabbing, burning pain when I reach wrong or bend to put on my socks. The PA said that they had to cut a muscle and that is what is healing so slowly. It is manageable, though. I haven't used any pain killers for a week. I just gasp and wait for the pain to subside when I stretch the sore spot.0
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Tender incisions 7 days, only took Tylenol after leaving hospital. Back to a sedentary job in 3 days. Weak as a kitten for 6 wks though every day I would feel lighter and lighter. I never get out of breath unless I am exercising and these days I feel like superwoman dashing up and down stairs. I actually used to resent the stairs at my gym0
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A little over a week for me to be pain free.0
