Jepegurl

Heating pad has helped. My doc has me on miralax, milk of mag and enemas too. It gets me temporary relief. Im guessing I have a touch of an ileus. I think tomorrow will be a better day.

I'm drinking Premier chocolate shakes. Lots of protein, 30g, but I can't say I look forward to drinking them. But I'm still on my postoperative liquid diet. So I just miss food in general about now.

I was banded the 18th. My doc wants me to stay on clears and protein shakes for one week. I want creamy soup!!! So enjoy your soup for me. I'm not really hungry, just empty feeling. And I'd buy a fart if I could get one. Dang it's uncomfortable.

A low grade fever may indicate a little lung congestion too. Are you taking deep breaths and productively coughing? Im postoperative day one today and coughing hurts!

Since I was really considering the sleeve, this seems like a decent compromise. But for now, I'll never know!

Outpatient. But wondering if I should've stayed just to mess with the nurses.... Here hee

I'm alright Maggie! I'm looking forward to a week from now when I'm less gurgly and sore tho. I put the support group meet on my calendar. Ill see you if you can make it!

I was banded today and this thread was so informative for me. Thanks friends!!!

I was banded today, outpatient. They kept me all day in recovery, told me to stay as long as I needed to because of pain. I was surprised. It wasnt horribly intense or unbearable but i was thinking, im super patient! I can deal. Apparently I can't. I'm a nurse so pain control and tolerance is a huge focus in my world. I'm almost 6 foot tall, so the surgeon told my hubby that my liver was larger than he anticipated, not enlarged tho, and he had to make a 4th lap site and enlarge my umbilical site. So it took him a bit longer and he hated my big old liver it seems. Anyway, my pain is worsened when I need to burp I'm finding. And moving around really does help. I read it over and over on here but it's true! Good luck marketing dude. BTW- my protein shakes have 160 cals. In hindsight I would've found some that were meal replacement for my 1 week pre op. Not meer snacks.

How are you today Angelkrys2? I find that there are a lot of grey areas with this lap band. Some docs do things one way, others another. If we went to the same practice maybe I could help you. There's a lady on YouTube BandedWendy that I've learned a lot from. She has a ton of videos. I was wondering how other people felt about her?

Your surgeon is against just oral contraceptives? Depo Provera shots, like BCPills increase your risk for blood clots. I'm just wondering if your doc wants you to use a barrier method.

I was banded today and I'm sipping my grody chalky protein drink thru a straw. It's true, you swallow a touch more air from drinking from a straw but it sounds like you nursed that drink of yours Chunkygirl. I wish I could've had a last supper last night . Jealous! I got an unexpected extra lap site today because my liver is on the large side, despite my pre op clear liquid diet. He said no worries but I'm quite sore. I got home from the hospital a couple hours ago. My doc gave me the option early this AM, before surgery, to stay a night or go home outpatient. I'm regretting the decision to go home. I'm more sore than I anticipated. I was given liquid lortab and will take it every four as directed until its better. I don't have a low pain threshold, I've had two cesareans in the past two years and I thought they were easy peasy... I'll get up and walk frequently tonight. Its not gas, so I don't think heat would help. But maybe a little whining to you all will!

Uh... What? Just kidding. Good job, right? Marielalora, I like your posts. Where are you?

Welcome Doctor Moses!!! I'm getting banded tomorrow. I cannot believe my day is almost here. I'm (nurse) Mandy

All I can say is WTFudge. My hospital bans employees from smoking and not just on campus. It's getting ridiculous. I'm Mandy, RN in L&D St Louis MO So nice to see you all My surgery date is tomorrow!!!!!!

I tried that key lime Greek yogurt too. If its the same brand it was 12g protein and 160 cals. I'd like to try the crystal light in the plain Greek yogurt too. Good call!

Getting pregnant isn't a big deal. They can take a little out to help you meet your requirements for pregnancy and fill postpartum. It's smarter to be smaller with a lap band and pregnant than morbidly obese without one and pregnant. Right?

I'm not anti smoking but I do know it effects every bodily function. It just might be more stress on your GI tract in conjunction with the band than he is willing to take responsibility for. And theres the anesthesia thing, compromised oxygenation during surgery. Good luck to you! And I'd bet lots of smokers get banded, they just don't tell anyone they're smokers. You think?

Technically all liquids (clears with protein shakes) for two weeks. One week pre and one week post op. I'm reading that some people are going to creamy foods just a few days post op. I'm wondering why my doc is so conservative... I think your diet sounds much more doable. So jealous! I'm really a crabby Appleseed over here. I have kids to feed so I cant avoid real food. Wah! In 24 hours I'll be so excited!!! And in 48 hours I hope we are doing just as well.