RedDirtRN

Fort Worth, TX Go Rangers!!!! Banded 9-22

Kiki13- I am wearing scrubs today I haven't worn in about 6 mo- last time I wore them they were pretty snug! It is an awesome feeling! I am at 21 pounds and people are noticing here too. It is super motivation! Go Rangers!!!!!!

@PEps: good luck!!! @texasbandit: so sorry he is back in the hospital. Hope it is a short stay! I haven't been on much cause I am back at work full swing. But as of this morn total lost is 21 lbs!!! So excited. I am on soft food and who would have thought scrambled eggs could be so good! I am avg a pound a day. It is hard to wrap my mind around how little food I eat. I ha to have what little (3.5cc) fluid in my band taken out due to shoulder pain. It helped. That process was ok. It hurt a little but the nurse was fast and great at accessing my port. Anyways I hope everyone is well. See y'all in the post op sept group!

I completely understand that part... Not only is all this a physical adjustmentnit is mental as well!

Getting out of the house daily was a thing I wanted to do.... Gve me something to look forward to. No matter how bad I felt I did it. Do what you feel like doing- no more! You know you so do what you can. Set goals and challenge yourself a bit- but most mportant is to rest and recover! It gets better- I promise (banded 9/22).

Banded 9/22. Had phone follow up with office RN (i had to work). Turns out my shoulder pain WAS NOT normal! It didnt start till 3 days post op and hurt when i took deep breaths! Turns out it was the fluid they put in my band combined with the stomach swelling (normal for post op) that was being to restrictive and causing pain! So they removed 3.5cc (all of it) from my band and boom! Instant relief! I also got the joy of a diet upgrade today! I can have over cooked large pasta with sauce, canned tuna/chicken, canned (soft) fruit, baked potatoe with no skin, and soft cooked veggies. i had some bumblebee canned chicken salad for lunch and had a steamer freshbpasta with broc. All very yummy after almost a month of liquids! BUT a total mental adjustment for the amount I eat which seems like very little! Oh and 19 pound down! yipee!

Actually scientifically there is no relation to size and race although one study did find that white and black avg the same while it was the middle eastern man who took the lead in avg erect size. The vagina is actually able to contract and relax its muscles to accomidate the size of the male she is with at that time. But as far as race and size it is all myth. As a nurse with 15 yrs i have seen hundreds if not thousands and i can say on average there is no significant difference that i have seen. Human sexuality.... Funnest class from college!

Lol... I am thrilled yall CAN burp. I cant get one out hardly at all. First night i dry heaved and had a nice long burp that was high pitched in a way... Very weird but man i felt better after!

Oh man does mine gurgle! I was also banded on 22nd. The gas x helps some but just walking to get the gas to moving helps. I didnt start having shoulder pain till Sunday. Went back to work today.... MISTAKE! Oh man did I hurt... And tired! It wiped me out!

In your first post you mention you have no restriction but then in second post say that your Dr wants you on liquids but you were hungry so oh well you ate lasagna??? Dear if you are giving in this early you need to call the nurse/Dr/therapist you were seeing and get in to have your head looked at. Do you realize that you can HURT yourself by doing that? Your doctor gives you instructions for a reason and that is so that you will be successful and so that you will HEAL- not sure how you paid for your surgery but if insurance was involved you might want to check on the coverage for complications caused by noncompliance- most wont pay... Just an FYI.

@Cindy C.... OMG I am laughing so hard my incisions hurt! So true though... I had a few random thoughts go through my head when I read this... I mean that is a whole new definition to swallowing! Cant believe I said it but I am still in awww in general at the post! LMAO!!!!

When you find the answer let us know cause I soooo want one of those!

So I spoke to soon... I have had no shoulder pain till today. I am 4 days post op. It seems worse after I eat. Is that strange? I faintly remember the nurse telling my friend in the recovery room if you get shoulder pain it is usually pretty quick after surgery... Maybe I am the odd ball that way?anyone else not have it till several days out?

Lol i think i felt your pain in this post. I decided to drive my friends son home who came over to do some yard work... Its only a few blocks and i am on tylenol now for pain... Ill be fine! Well my dumb butt didnt figure into that picture that i drive a jeep! Not was climbing in a pain but just the bumpyness of the ride killed me... But i kept the brave face so he wasnt like what the heck! So i dropped him and decided to make it worth it and got an ice tea at sonic... It was a nice treat and to not fi jsh a small compared to the Rt 44 i use to get... That was strange! Tomorrow i am suppose to see a movie with a friend?.. Wish me luch on that one- oh and I go back to work Monday! Yea me!

Are you on full liquids? I know at the hospital cream of chicken is a staple on a full liquid tray. I know before surgery it was a nono cause of the carbs but now we dont have to worry as much about that. When on full liquids a liquid is a liquid no mater what the base. I made myself start drinking some gatorade as well just for electrolytes (or smart water). I am on fill liquid now till thursday and if it runs off a spoon i can have it. Not sure if that helps. I am gagging down some of my protein shits as well. They are so awful but i literally do them like a shot with a Water chaser! But i get some protein at least. I need to have a shake a day too but man i am tired of those!

Were you able to take that much in though? I get full so easily that i would only have half a shake and be stuffed. That is my issue is getting full easily and then i fall behing on fluids and protein.

I so laughed when I read this! That is me! I sent my friend a text earlier and said "i just want to let out a big ol burp! Is that to much to ask!." i can tell when i need to cause I get pain under my left breast too! So cant take a deep breath when it is like that. Is anyone of the other new post op people worried about not having enough Protein intake???

Dont fret to much yet about no BM.. Intestines are the last to wake up from anasthesia. Plus remember you really havent had anything of substance in a while. So if younstart feeling full in that sense do a little miralax or whatever your doc recommended. But i would give it a few days before you get to worried.

Day 3 post op.... Gas is ok. Burping is a pain- literally. Nausea is pretty much gone since I started the zofran. I have had a headache today but I am sure it is from dehydration. I froze some water bottles and that seems to help keep me from drinking to fast. Cream of whatever soups are my friend right now. Each day is better... I have work on monday- that makes me nervous!

@Jason- man that stinks but I think you will find a great group here. I am in a group for Sept 11 banders and we share lots of info. Feel free to read our post. We talk a lot about the diet, restrictions etc. Feel free to join in!

Yeah i hadnt heard about the high acid fruits and veggies. I got IV Nexium the morning of surgery but no rx. I did call (for the forth time) for some zofran... It made a world of difference! I kept down some soup, a popsicle x 2 and some water... YEA! Different docs different philosophies. I love this sight for that reason so i can pull from all the suggestions here to optimize healing, wt loss, etc! Anyone started posting on the post op site yet??

If it is a capsule you can open it and put the contents on pudding or applesauce or something like that. They open up very easily.

I had banded plication too on 22nd (yesterday). Burping is an issue for me too! I have had 3 episodes where I get horribly nauseated then dry heave... Only to have a big belch come out and nothing else. I am taking gas ex like crazy too. I am worried about dehydration cause I know I'm not taking in enough.... Pain is tolerable. Worse when i get up or down. I am excited i just had a popsicle and no nausea afterwards! I havent had shoulder pain either. I get a tinge here and there but not enough to mention... Nothing like with my gall bladder. Keep me posted on how you are doing!

Wonderfully written! Everything is so true! I am sure we can each list a moment like those you mentioned and for me the final draw that made me decide "Never again will that happen... I am getting the surgery!" for me it was not fitting in a seat on an older roller coaster with my neices at six flags. They didnt understand why I couldnt ride and had to get off. I will take them again next summer and ride that ride with them! Just like next summer you will find a sexy summer dress to show off your arms and have your fiance say how pretty you look! Hello the new us is so right! Good luck!

I just looked at that website and for the first time in 3 days food sounds good! Definately gonna try some of the recipes. I'll let you which ones I do and how they taste!