Banded June 1st

[vjack 0]

Thanks, Jennifer!

What a difference a few hours can make. It's now just past 8:00 pm and I feel like I've turned a corner. The pain is there, but tolerable. I even got dressed and drove to the grocery store (I sat in the car while my son picked up a few things).

Yipppee!!

Hope you continue to feel well and have great success!

[snowbear 0]

I am 6 days out and I think final feeling better. Day 2 was fine then day 3 and 4 sucked. I even called the doctor because I though I should be feeling better the left sholder pain final is gone but my lungs were hurting! Taking lots of deep breaths, went on 15-20 min walks daily seems to be helping. I was worried about this quick pain that I get from my chest up to my thorat??? a bubble? I feel like I have caught up on my fluids now. liquid food is getting better,I do feel hungry now 1/4 cup of cream of wheat and Mashed potatoes then 2 4oz Protein Drink and my fluids thats it for the day. I am still not sure where my port is?? Does anyone know where they put them?? I have just sorness now. I know when I look back at this it will be the end GOAL that is important:thumbup: Thanks for listening!!

[nursesandy 0]

My port is on my right side, but I think that different doctors put them in different places. Your largest incision is where your port is. My pain has gotten a little better. Was feeling great this morning, but I think I over did it and now I am not feeling so hot. My port site is very tender and it is still difficult for me to go from a sitting/lying postion to standing up. I am feeling the bubble thing too, from my chest to my throat, but I have noticed it happens when I take to big of a drink. I am still very bloated and can tell I still have a lot of gas. I've been taking Gas-X and have been walking. In the next few days we will all feel like new people.

Sandy

[snowbear 0]

Thanks Sandy!

I found my port it is on the left side and it is tender more so than the others. I feel pretty good now a week out. I did hope I would be back to work but I get so tried! So I will go back on the 15th. I do have to tell myself that I can't do it all! I do feel that I am doing well with liquids but trying to get more Protein in!

[CarolWA 0]

Had my 1 week check up since my surgery on June 1st. All is great. Only took pain meds for about 3 days. Never had any gas pains, thank god! I'm so sorry for those of you that had to go through the gas and shoulder pains.

Doc says a have a very very small fill in the band already, and I'm to go back the 28th for a regular fill.

Bad news, liquids until then. Not even mushies, I was hopeing that I could at least do mushies after another week or so. But I'll survive. I will also do as he says. I always have and it's worked out real good so far.

How are other junebugs doing so far. Hope all is going well.

Carol

[BandedBelle 0]

Hey I was banded a day after you and I just started feeling better about two days ago. No pain from my incisions but had horrible gas pains. I couldn't even finish a popsicle at first. But now that my gas is gone I can get a little bit more liquids in and I do get full off of very little. We'll see how it goes once all the swelling goes down