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Hi All!! I was banded 2-2 and just in the last few days I am feeling MUCH better. The shoulder pain comes and goes, my doc also said it is connected to the diaphram and is not gas. It's amazing how high up it hurts, I would have never guessed it was from the 'trauma' to the abdomen!! I was on 10 days pre-op liquid protein and made it 8 out of the 10 days he wanted me liquid post op. I started blended soup a few days early but as soon as I did that, the hunger set in! I guess I have now moved to soft foods but I am really careful - nothing like crackers or anything hard. I still blend but sometimes it's not possible. Hang in there, two weeks post op makes a world of difference but now I have little or no restriction because the swelling is going down inside.

Shelly, I don't see a post from you today so I am assuming you got banded!! Let us know how it went, best wishes for a speedy recovery!!!

Hi Bald Guy, interesting story - a true adventure!! Just thought I'd let you know there is a men's forum on LBT, here's the link: The Men's Room - Lap Band Surgery and Lap Band Discussion Forum Good luck with your journey!!

It's been 11 days since I was banded and I am just starting to feel like I'm getting back to normal - well, not completely of course but much better. The pain is all but gone, a little sensitive around the incisions but doing well. Wuan2000, just so you know - when I went for the one week post op meeting with the RN at my doc's office, I cried!! She said it is so totally normal to be emotional, the build up to the surgery . . . all the researching, preparation, hoops etc. plus the general anasthesia - I felt so silly!! Hang in there, it gets better - it's definately an individual experience and different for everyone. Take Care!!

Hello, my surgeon prescribed pre-op "scopalomine" (probably not spelled right) patch for me to put behind my ear the night before surgery. I had absolutely no problem with nausea, I was so happy . . . I did have a dry heave event 6 days post op and I don't know what triggered it, but it was not right after surgery. Good luck, phenergan suppositories are great too.

Wow, that really sums it up!! Very nice, good luck tomorrow!!

Hi Shelly, what a bummer!! Perhaps your surgeon can deal with the issue . . . I bet your are frustrated. I was doing fine until yesterday evening, I got the dry heaves - it was pretty awful. My surgeon said it can happen, I didn't do anything to cause it that I can see but my stomach is super tender now. As far as signs go, this morning I felt so bad that I wished I had seen a sign to stop me pre op - but now I'm feeling better . . . it isn't easy though, at least not what I thought going in. I go back to work tomorrow, hope I wake up ready to go!! I'm sorry you are running into these blocks, maybe the timing will be better when things fall into place - it's hard to just let things happen the way they do, for me at least!! Keep your chin up, it'll happen and in the long run a few weeks won't make any difference since with the band it's a slow journey. I'll keep pulling for you!!

Hi everyone, it's great that you are back to work Laurr!! I'm going back tomorrow - although I had a 'dry heaving' event yesterday that has left my stomach sore. I had a one week post op upper gi this am and all is well so I'm hoping I'll be ready to work tomorrow. Onward, the process is moving along - next to mushies on Wednesday for 10 days - that should be interesting after 20 days on liquid!! Best wishes to everyone!!

Hi Karen, Today has been a better day overall - still sore but not like it has been. The port pain is still there but I'm optimistic that by the time I go back to work on Tuesday it will have diminished a lot. I'm doing better post op on the liquid than I did pre-op - both 10 days but pre-op I did eat some cottage cheese when I just couldn't stand it. Post-op I am OK with the Protein . . . I am looking forward to being able to eat mushies though! How are you doing?

Hi Debbie, I plan on going back to work next Tuesday, the 10th. I sit while at work but I drive almost an hour getting there - that's what I think will be hard if I'm still sore. Hopefully by Tuesday it'll be much better - from what I have read on LBT, the pain should be lots better by then. BTW, all the lists and stuff on the boards about what to take to the hospital helped but I think the one thing that really made a big difference was putting a pillow in the car so on the way home from the hospital it can go on your tummy to protect the incisions from the seatbelt!! Wow. long sentence!! We'll see how things go the next few days!!