shaunamswenson

I was doing okay but out of the blue this morning my port started to hurt quite bad. Sharp pain, pressure. Worse when I walk. A little hard to breathe. I'm only 3 weeks post op. Anyone experience anything similar?

I'm 12 days post op. I had dinner (soup as I'm still all liquid) and now I have very painful tightness in my chest. I have not had a fill yet. Could this be because I ate too fast? What else could it be?

I was banded on January 10. I haven't been nauseous or thrown up at all. I'm on a liquid diet for two more weeks until I can graduate to mushy foods. I feel fine and am always hungry. I don't understand why I can't eat other foods. Does anyone know the reason? I do better with rules when I understand why. My incisions feel good and I haven't had much gas pain or bloating. I am having some pain where I think my port is. It's like it's under my ribs. Is that normal?

Got banded yesterday. Recovery was a little rough. Chest was tight and had a hard time breathing. They wouldn't let me leave until my oxygen levels were up. Today I'm in a lot of pain. If I take my liquid Lortab and use an ice pack and lay very still, I'm okay. I've had a little nausea. My stomach is hungry but my brain and body have no desire to eat. I'm really paranoid about throwing up. When I had Popsicles and soup yesterday it hurt my stomach. I'm confused about what the pain means because it hurts in so many different places within my stomach. Thankfully haven't had shoulder pain from the gas, but it still hurts to take deep breaths. Anyone have a similar experience?

The IV is in. Just waiting for the doc to take me down. My stomach is in knots. The IV in my hand hurts and I'm anxious to go. Hoping I'm making the right choice.

I'm meeting with the surgeon on Wednesday and will set a surgery date. I'm hoping for December 13. But I'm starting to get really nervous. Not about the surgery, but about the impact on the rest of my life. Any advice?