I'm back! Complete with my newly installed 'mid-band'.

Operation took about 50 minutes and it seemed I was out of recovery and back in the HDU in no time.:eek: (with my mummy waiting for me......it was a great relief to see a loved one after going under.)

Had a fairly rough night, but only because the drip was making me want to go to the loo every 2 hours and I had to get unhooked from the monitors and re-plugged when I got back into bed each time so it did not make for a good nights sleep.:blushing:

Hubby came to pick me up the next day when he knocked off work at around 4.30pm, so I got to stay a little longer in hospital and doze through the day to try and catch up on some rest.

It was really nice to have a shower the next morning and run the hot water on my shoulders as I had some reffered pain :heart: in my shoulder blade from where they blow you up with the gas. This passed in a day or 2 thank goodness.

I was told not to drive for a week but I was fine to drive the 45 minutes to see my Mum in hospital on her Birthday on day 4 post op. Did not find it at all uncomfortable and even getting in and out of 4WD was no trouble.

Struggling with the whole 'not eating' thing though........I really miss the comfort of food and the taste of it. :thumbup: It is very difficult to make a meal for the family and sit there and watch them enjoy it whilst I drink soup and fluids! It's not that I feel hungry......I don't really........I just want to eat!

Other banders have ensured me that this passes when I can start eating solids, but it is a natural process that everyone has to go through at this stage. I get very cranky :thumbup: at meal times because I miss food so much, so I try to stay away from everyone when they are eating.

I have my dieticians visit in 2 days and can't wait for her to tell me to start eating mushy food! I am already planning my dinner that night of mashed potato, pumpkin and broccoli with gravy.:mad:

Weighed myself this morning and 6.5 kg down (92kg) from when I started the pre-op diet so I am pretty happy with that.

Have to start walking again this afternoon to burn more kilojoules .

I went through the whole upset cause I cant eat. And it does not help that I had to cook for my family too.....lol But im now 1 month post-op and it does not bother me anymore. It does get a lot better! Best of luck to u!

yoco28