How long was the surgery? and pain afterwards?

Hi just wondering what kind of pain to expect after the surgery.. and how many hours is the procedure?

It will depend on which surgery you're going to get and whether they do it "open" or laproscopically.  With those details we can give your better feedback.  

Which surgery are you having?

gastric bypass

I think it normally takes about an hour or just a little more, if you have it done laproscopically.  The amount of pain afterward really seems to vary from person to person.  I would call what I felt more discomfort than pain.  Moving around, getting up and down was uncomfortable for the first week or so.  I could do it, it just was not pleasant.  It was bearable with pain meds.

Open procedures are usually shorter, since there is no blowing you up with gas and maneuvering tools around a maze.  I would expect around 2 hours under.  Pain will be managed nicely with narcotics and mobiliity will be very limited for a few days, not that its any excuse to not walk 10 laps around the nurses station.

I can't speak to everyone's surgery, but my RNY was a LAP and took 2.5 -3 hours.  I also had an umbilical hernia repaired at the same time.  The recovery was what I expected.  It was painless, but it wasn't intolerable, either.  

My RNY took about an hour and a half. Pain was just about non-existent; I think my surgeon's use of the Q-ball pain medication system did a lot to help that. What pain I did have was well controlled with medication. There was a little discomfort, yes, but nothing unbearable.

I had a lap RNY and other than a little gas pain for a few days afterward, I had minimal pain.  Like others have said, it was more a feeling of discomfort, rather than actual pain.  My friend, who just had open RNY three weeks ago, used her pain meds for only a few days after coming home from the hospital and is doing great now.