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Hi Mellie. I was banded on 5/28/09 and I am in a lot pain as well. I can't drink much and if I do it intesifies the pain I feel on my left side. I went to see my surgeon one week after the band and he told me it was gas pains. I too want to feel better. I am praying for this to get better with time.

What is PB'd? I see that mentioned in a lot of responses.

Glad to hear that Munger. I was on Biotin before the surgery. I will go back to it. Does your friend take her supplements in liquid form? If she does, will you ask where she gets the biotin?

Thanks for responding. Inn your advice is most appreciated. I will follow it to the letter. I have a question for JUJU. What is pb'd? Is that something else I need to be concerned about.

I just received my official card in the mail today.I was given a temporary one the day of my surgery. My recovery nurse had a post card partially filled out with the surgery date and surgeon's name and all other info that needed to me filled out by the dr. I filled out the remaining personal information and mailed it. Again it is not only to use in restaurants, but to alert any medical personnel of the surgery. It is a must have. I am 8 days post op and still on liquids. Will not try it out any time soon.

Congratulations Atriva, I am glad to hear you are doing well. If you have any questions or concerns I will be glad to help. I am 8 days post op.

Good job everyone. Keeping this tread active will hold me accountable down the road. I'm 7 days post op and will not get a fill until 6/30/09. So far I am satisfied with liquids, but I do want to chew something.

Last Friday 5/29/09 was one day post op. I weighed 197.7. Today 6/5/09 I weigh 189.4. YEAAAA!!! I am on thicker liquids this week. I hope the scale continues to go down. A lot of Banders complain about weight gain.

Thanks so much Rain. The guidelines are so detailed. I did not get anything close to that. I saved it so that I can reference it as I move through the phases. How are you feeling? Have you gotten past the bloated and soreness yet?

Wow! I am not getting enough liquids in. Maybe thats the reason I feel so bad. My surgeon suggested I see a nutritionist. I will probably follow up on that.

Thanks for the info Rain. I ordered Unjury in Choc. and Strawberry. My shipment should arrive by 6/5/09. I am already nervous about my thinning hair. I have already noticed more than usual amounts coming out. I have a question. How much liquid are you getting in each day? I think I'm dehydrated. Do you measure and keep a log of what you are consuming. Today I am able to have cream soups. I only was able to get 3 ozs in. I could have eaten more, but I'm scared I will get sick or cause damage to my band. With that said I think I'm only getting less than 20 ozs of fluid including broth.

I went to see the surgeon today. The pain I was feeling is just a lot of backed up gas. I was on SlimFast for most of my protein, but it always makes me gassyand bloated. My Dr. said to try Optifast Shakes. Has any had luck with those?

I was able to get an appointment today with my surgeon. I am so weak, possibly dehydrated. I get to have thicker liquids starting today. Hopefully that will help me feel better. I want to be excited about the weight loss, but I am too tired to really care right now.

Hi Munger, welcome to the thread. How are you feeling? I think I should call my doctor. I woke up in a lot of pain on my left side. My port is on the right side. Taking a breath makes it worse. Maybe I slept on the wrong side. It has been one week today that I was banded. I have lost 7.5 pounds. I'm excited about that, but wished I felt better. Has anyone else experienced pain a week after surgery?

Hey all! I went back to work today..big mistake..I teach and today was th elast day of school. I wanted to be there to wish my students a happy summer. I was doubled over in pain by 11:00. I was hurting so badly I was shaking. Tomorrow will be one week post op. I am taking it very easy. I came home,took some pain meds and napped for a couple of hours. I no longer think its just gas pains. It could be pain from a hernia repair. I am not hungry, but I really want to chew something. I can't wait to get past this and feel normal and eat normal foods. I start the mushy stage on 6/11/09.

Hi Zuly, Congratulations on your weight loss. You should be very happy with those results. My surgery was on 5/28/09. I only had to diet one day before surgery. I have been on clear liquids since 5/27/09. How are you feeling? Who is your doctor? What kind of mushies are you eating. My doctor had a patch put behind my ear for nausea. He also gave me a prescribtion for nausea as well. I can't wait until I can have mushies, but I do not want to fell bad or nausaeated.

I am in the liquid stage. Is s/f hard candy allowed? I am 6 days post op.

Hi Honesty, I have five incisions all on the upper abs. Gonna feel free to stay in touch. Believe me, if it had not been for this forum I would probably be depressed because there is no way for your doctor to give you as much one on one time answering your questions or concerns. I feel assured when I get advice here because everyone has had the same experience. There are so many people who have found success. Their stories keep me motivated and looking ahead to when I will be able to make things easier for someone else down this journey.

Finally!!! It's day 6 post op and I finally feel good this morning. I notice during the night when I turned from side to side that I was not in pain. I am no longer as bloated and gassy either. I still think I am swollen. Can anyone tell me how long it takes for the swelling to go down? I have lost weight too. May 28th day of surgery I weighed 197.7. This morning the scales shows 192.0. I am so excited about this journey. My first fill is not until June 30th. I hope the weight continues to fall off.

I am on day 5 after banding and I am still in a considerable amount of pain. I also want to eat although my tummy is bloated and swollen. I have been taking it one day at a time. I found a way to make the broth taste like real soup. My family had baked chicken for dinner. I took a couple of pieces and put it in a pot with the broth. I added garlic powder and let it simmer for 15 minutes on low heat. It tastes so good. I can last a few days before I get bored with that. By then I can move to thicker soups. I can get through the liquid phases. What I want most is for the pain and gas to go away.

I have the same questions. Will we return to feeling normal? I would to fell bloated and stiff because I have a band around my tummy. Do you ever go back to feeling good prior to the band? I am 4 days post op. I know I should give it time, but when you do not know how long you will feel this way it makes the journey a little depressing. Any advice? Does most banders feel better 2-3 weeks down the road?

Hi Christy...Thanks for the encouragment. I begin and end my days on this site...I know I would not be as strong without it. Today is day four post op. I had a bad night. I was hurting so badly. The pain was from gas and bloating and I guess from the repaired hernia. I was going to go to work tomorrow, but I am still walking doubled over a bit. I teach 9-10 year olds. When can I look forward to less pain and more energy?

If it weren't for this forum, I would probably be a basket case. I am trying to be positive during this phase, but I am beginning to dislike chicken broth. I need some ideas on how to jazz it up so that I can get my protein in. Slim fast has always cuased me to bloated and to be gassy.

I need some advice on what can be done to jazz up the liquid phase. I am 4 days in and I am so tired of chicken broth. How did you all manage to last 14 days?