HI OH FAMILY, I HAD MY GALLBLADDER REMOVED MONDAY AND CAME HOME TUESDAY. I'M DOING OK BUT I GOTA BE HONEST, THE FIRST DAY OUT OF SURGERY WAS HELL. I WAS THINKING, DO I REALLY WANT TO GET THE VERTICAL SLEEVE AND GO THROUGH THIS PAIN. MONDAY MY ANSWER WOULD HAVE BEEN HELL NO, BUT TODAY IT IS HELL YES!!!!! LOL!!!!!!

I had mine out on Monday Dec 12th so I am a little over a week out from GB removal - so glad I did it! Wish they had done it when I had my VSG in January - but now its gone and I feel so much better! Best wishes on a fast recovery.

The surgeon I went to see told me that having my gallbladder out was a more extensive surgery than the sleeve. I had it out 3 years ago and the pain before and after was excruciating. Now I know that this surgery is not going to be a picnic and I expect pain but as long as it's not more than what I had with the GB surgery I know I can make it through it.

THANKS SO MUCH KIMMES AND PRETTY EYES. A FEW PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE GALLBLADDER REMOVAL IS A MORE PAINFULL RECOVERY THAN THE SLEEVE, I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT. BECAUSE WITH THE WAY I'M FEELING, I WOULDN'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS PAIN AGAIN. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU BOTH!!!!

Best of luck and a speedy recovery!

Glad to hear you are feeling better. My vsg was also easier than my gall bladder surgery. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Penny

Chiming in to say that the first 36 hours after I came home from gallbladder surgery on 11/30 was WAY more painful than the VSG.  I figured, when they take out most of your stomach, that should hurt a lot compared to a little bag of bile and crud, but NO!  However, I started feeling better pretty quick and was back to normal after about 10 days.  Hoping your recovery goes well, too.

THANKS GEORGE B, MAWMAWPENNY, AND FOXBINS, I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S POST. I'M SO GREATFULL TO MY OH FAMILY FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT!!!!

My VSG surgery was soooooo much easier than my GB removal a year and a half ago! I hurt so terribly after the GB removal. After the GB surgery, my VSG was almost like a spa day at the hospital. LOL - OK, so not exactly a spa day, but sooooo much easier.

LOL!!!! THANK YOU KAIRK!!!!! READING THESE POST REALLY MAKES ME FEEL BETTER!!!! I THOUGHT THE GALLBLADDER SURGERY WAS GOING TO BE EASY, BOY WAS I WRONG. I'M GLAD TO HEAR FROM MY OH FAMILY THAT THE SLEEVE IS MUCH EASIER!!!!!