Banded Yesterday...in quiet a bit of pain

[Jessydtx 0]

Hi my name is Jessica. My process for getting my surgery was very fast. I had already done lots of research. My partner had a gastric bypass in 8/2009. She has lost 150 pounds in 1 year. I did not have near as much to loose and I thought the band was more suitable for me. I am so thankful I have her here to support me. Most people I have mentioned my surgery to have said I am not big enough. I realize I am not as big as others but I have been overweight for 10 years and I have not been able to loose it in the past. I saw the difference the weight loss made for my partner and decided that I wanted the same. So here I am!

I started the process only about 45 days ago. I went through True Results and they were really fast and efficient. My surgery was yesterday. I have never had surgery before so perhaps I am being a big baby. I am hurting pretty bad. I feel the pain medicine is barely taking the edge off.

I haven't felt nauseated yet, thank goodness. I have been able to sip water/crystal light all day. I sipped on some broth from a can of chicken noodle Soup. I have run a low fever a couple of times today, nothing over 100 though.

[PamD0630 0]

Congrats and hang in there Jessica. First 4-5 days are the worst. I was back to work on day 6 and had no problems. I had alot of gas pain but walking and Gas-X strips were what helped me.

Best of luck to you on your journey.

[Jessydtx 0]

Pam,

Thank you for the encouragement. I am trying to do a lot of walking and sipping. I almost got down my 64 oz of fluids today. That is a lot when you can only sip. I am scared to drink too much at one time cause I am very fearful of being sick. With that said I am probably being too careful....Not sure how much chicken broth to eat at a time either. I kinda got the shakes earlier and assume it was because I needed some food in my system. The chicken broth seemed to do the trick.

Jess