Ok well maybe just for a lil' bit..

So I'm 10 days post op and today was a test for me... and I failed MISERABLY.

I woke up and went to church, got a craving went through the drive through figuring i"ll just eat the meat and the cheese. I get there and I see why I had the craving and why I was drawn to go to this place to help a young man feed his family after a tragedy. But that's another story..

So I go through the drive-thru and make the order...give the guy the food I bought for him and his family and speed off down the street to get to church.. I open the sandwich and go to pull the meat out, as I pull into church ready to set everything up, it's stuck to the bread because of the cheese. Without even thinking I get out of the car and go right into work mode walking with my staff as I'm eating and drinking.. before I realize it I'm a couple of bites I'm in and OMGOSH the pain, the nausea the UGH did I really just eat 1/2 of a mcmuffin??? and NOT chew chew chew it??? OMG I hunch over 1/2 trying to see if it can come back up... it won't come up.. all I want to do is throw up, it won't come up. It's stuck.. the pain, the pressure, the burping, the watering of the mouth that turned to dryness.. sip sip sip of water.. UGH it's stuck.. it's stuck omgosh it's stuck..

GOD PLEASE, I REPENT, I REPENT.. I promise I will follow the dr's order's to the letter if you just make the pain stop and let it get unstuck... I know I got this because of you and it's meant to enable me to do more work for you... and please I repent.. Omgoodness I think I'm going to throw up....

Nothing.... heave.. nothing...heave....Nothing... Urrrrrrrpppp..

NO not a burp, just let it come up PLEASE..

Heave.... urrrrrrrrrrpppppppppppppp

I feel a lil' better.. but now my mouth is dry, I need water, I need this pain to stop.. omgosh I think I can actually FEEL my band OMG what did I do, what did I do? What did I do??? Please don't slip...please don't slip.. please don't slip... Father I thank you for rapid healing and no incident or harm to come to me or my band in the name of Jesus..

Thank you Father, thank you Jesus... thank you thank you thank you...

Uuuuuuurrrrrrrrrppppp

*Gasp*

Water... Water...Water...

All I want is ice and water for the next few days.. I can actually "FEEL" it all.. it's hot on my insides... I can feel the coolness of the water and ice run through my chest and into my pouch... this is it... blah

I hope you are feeling better. I am learning about the liquid stuff too. Banded on the 21st. Did yu have any back pain? My stomach is doing pretty good, but the pain in my back is awful. Maybe gas? I agree, this is not painless. I am walking everyday, but still hurts.

sorry, you felt so bad. if you eat the way you're suppose to do, do you still have some pains? I'm still on the fence myself.. would you do the surgery again? after surgery how long does it take to feel OK again-3-6 wks?

sorry, you felt so bad. if you eat the way you're suppose to do, do you still have some pains? I'm still on the fence myself.. would you do the surgery again? after surgery how long does it take to feel OK again-3-6 wks?

Karen I would do it again a heartbeat! Best thing I EVER did for myself.

Oh and I felt "ok" by day 4 - went to work. By day 5 or 6 I was 100%