After reviewing several blogs I must say that I have had it very easy! My pre-op diet was clear fluids the day before and nothing by mouth after midnight. My surgery was scheduled at 12:00 and I was asked to be there at 10:00 am. Everything went right on schedule. Not sure the exact time I woke up in recovery, but I remember being very uncomfortable and asked for more pain meds a few times. It was about 4pm or so and I was taken over to radiology for an UGI test. Basically you drink some foul liquid and they watch that it passes through the band properly. Then I was taken to another room where my family was able to join me and the nurse went over all the discharge instructions. I was on my way home at about 5:30. (Perfect time for rush hour traffic...ugh)
Pain wise it wasn't too bad. I just felt like I had done 5,000 sit-ups...non-stop...in under an hour :tongue:
The first two days....I took my pain meds a little more often than I was told...not for pain quite as much as I really just wanted to sleep. I was not hungry at all. Had to force myself to drink fluids. Got to take a shower on day 2. Felt great, but wore me out. I had some malt-o-meal and greek yogurt on day 2. No problems at all. I have also had the carnation instant breakfast a few times. So now I am on to day 3. Still don't feel like doing much. So, I don't think I will...plenty of time for that later...right?:thumbup:
5 days post-op and I feel pretty good. Little gassy...but not bad. Last night is the first nite that I actually felt hunger pains so I had a 5 oz greek yogurt. Still woke up feeling hungry during the nite, but just drank more water. Got up about 7am and had a cup of maltomeal. Then about 1100 I was really hungry and I ate a can of spaghettios w/meatballs which is two cups. I don't think I needed the two cups...but part of me was curious what the band would do. I didn't notice anything... but I am not hungry and its now 8pm I did have 16 oz protein drink between 7pm-8pm just to get my protein in though. I think my goal will be to work on getting an eating schedule down now that I am not sleeping as much.:w00t:
