Wow....my surgery was totally different, well I had mine in NJ but I was in such pain after the surgery. The moment I was waking up from anthesia, I was hurting and the gas was sitting there right in my left side. I was scheduled to go home that day but that didnt happen. I asked to stay in the hospital and they did take good care of me....A couple of hours later I was able to walk a little up and down the hall, and I only did that because the nurses promised me that was the only way to get rid of the gas......I did check out the next day and by Monday (day 3) I felt like a million dollars.....everyone recovers different, but I was looking like 5 months pregnant and hurting.......lol....Im 3 weeks out, my tummy swelling has subsided much and I'm soooooooooooooooooooooo happy that I got through it and i would have not changed a thing....3days of misery in exchange for lifetime of being thin??? Yeah, I'll take it!!