Hi, jamiepatrick. I also had my sleeve done by Dr. Umbach. He really is a good surgeon. And yes I had all of those feelings. Right after the surgery was bad. I was in a lot of pain. My friend also had the procedure done on the same day as me and she wasn't in as much pain as I was. It all depends on your pain tolerance, and I guess I'm a wimp when it comes to pain (so she says). Just remember every day got a little easier. Much better when I took the pain pump out. I hated carrying that around all the time. I'm now 2 weeks out and I feel great. Before surgery buy some sugar free ice pops. Your throat is going to hurt because of the tube they put down it. The ice pops really helped a lot. The first week, I had sugar free jello too. Don't worry. Your in good hands. Let me know how things go.