Hi Everyone, I new to the group and just got banded yesterday July 30 and have a few questions maybe some of you lapband vets can answer.
First is that instead of constipation they said would happen I have the other issue (plus lots of gas). Called and talked to Dr Nurse and she said normal and switch to lactaid milk or soy for shakes (but never had an issue with milk on the 2 week liver shrink). Only took 2 pain pills because it really isn't that bad just like I did 200 situps (which I could never do in the first place!)
Second my upper throat still hurts, May just be irritation from the tube.
Three, I lost 17lbs on the liver shrink (down to 265, ideal is 185 or less for BMI 25). I'm thinking that if I really dug down deep I might have been able to do with without the band (even though I have failed with the diets before. Anyone else felt like that after the surgery, like what have I done?
Thanks everyone for helping this newbe!