1st day with the band

[tle5000 1]

Had my surgery yesterday. I could not wake up, took about 5 hours to get those drugs out of me. I am really sore today and hopefully will feel better each day. The Dr. let me come home the same day. I have triwest insurance and my total payment is $25 bucks, feel lucky there. I also got the fills approved.

[msmith73 0]

Hey there gratz!

I was banded Tuesday. Let me tell you the first week is a bunch of fun (not) lol

Everyday does get better - If it wasn't for the gas, and swelling all would be good.

It's also been hard for me to not get my mind around the I won't get dehydrated with such little food.

Good luck!!!

Ps: "What did I do" will enter your mind a whole bunch. Just know it was for the better.

[machan 0]

I spent this week thinking "wth did I do to myself?" I have been in pain, from incisions, gas, throat,and back. When one cleared up a little, the others hit with a vengence. BUT... Tuesday was surgery, and today is Saturday. I am better, can move better with just a little soreness, and not crying at every step or turn. This might be TMI, but try to get the gas out the back end. You shouldn't be able to burp yet, and it needs to get out to make you feel better.

[donna niemi 0]

Had my surgery yesterday. I could not wake up, took about 5 hours to get those drugs out of me. I am really sore today and hopefully will feel better each day. The Dr. let me come home the same day. I have triwest insurance and my total payment is $25 bucks, feel lucky there. I also got the fills approved.

hope all goes well. i have surgery on 09-16-2010. cant wait to start my journey to a healthly life.:smile:

[Jinky 0]

Hi and welcome! I am just over 2 weeks post op and feel great! Well, except for this sciatic nerve flare I have going on--but I don't think that has to do with being banded.

My first 2 days back at work were rough, not used to the constant activity. Otherwise I am adjusting well and I hope you do too.

[tle5000 1]

To all of you who replied to my first post. Thank You. The Dr. give me some medicine whichs seems to work fine. The Dr. and nurses were all wonderful. Care was 1st class.

[Guest gen259]

I was banded on 9/10 and I am not in any real pain. Just very uncomfortable. I cant sleep more than a couple hours at a time because of the swelling/bloat/gas. It is insane. I managed a full day of errands today and luckily with all the walking I passed gas twice which made me feel like there is an end in sight. Nothing since then and here I am again up at 4am because I cant sleep. Im stomach sleeper so this is torture for me :thumbup:

[tle5000 1]

I am in a little pain and very uncomfortable. I can't sleep and its about 4 a.m. I have gas and can't get rid of it. Yesterday, the day after surgery I felt pretty good until last night. So after reading all of this sites, I must be normal. I will be glad when the next week goes by.

[krp2010 0]

I was banded two days ago and I had no idea that the whole body would hurt. I just thought the stomach and shoulders. I feel awful. I still nurse my baby and that is not fun either. It's hard with 4 kids and I cannot move a muscle. Does anyone know whay the WHOLE body has to hurt. I feel like I have been working out for hours. Even my calves hurt. The percocet makes me itch crazy so I am just trying to do the ibuprophen 800mg. I wasnt sure if it could be swallowed, but I took two of them. Any advice out there?

Krp:redface:

[tle5000 1]

Krp2010: I feel the same. My Dr. gave me a liquid medication to take. It taste's awful but works. I had my surgery on Friday and Friday night so far has been the best I have felt. I just feel awful beside's my stomach hurting. So I am on liquids for anther two weeks. I feel so hungry. Thats hurts too.

[sweet56 0]

Oh happy day! A new day and a new life. This is my 4th post op day and except for a little gas that moves around I have not really had that much pain. I have been on just plain Tylenol since the second day. Except for walking alot have not been able to do much. I can tell I already have some restriction with my eating. I feel so blessed to have this opportunity to change my life.

[Noturningback15 45]

Man 25 bucks!!! I wish! You have great insurance! I was made to pay the 20% before the surgery and put 400.00 down the day of the sugery and paid my lapband doctor 600.00 a couple of weeks before that. Luckly the hospital will let me pay the remaining 1000 in monthly payments because they had to rush my sugery two weeks ahead of time and I told them there was no way I could drop that kind of money in one day!!! I would miss my car note all over again to have this surgery! LOL!

[cher_8851 0]

I was banded aug 31st...Im better mentally but I have a baseball size lump under my largest incision and its my port inc i guess...but the pain and burning is very bad..Has anyone ever experienced this???...Im so confused!

[icequeen813 3]

I was banded aug 31st...Im better mentally but I have a baseball size lump under my largest incision and its my port inc i guess...but the pain and burning is very bad..Has anyone ever experienced this???...Im so confused!

You need to notify the surgeon if there is a baseball size lump,it is not the port. You could possibly have a hematoma. Do you have fever?

[drm1123 0]

I spent this week thinking "wth did I do to myself?" I have been in pain, from incisions, gas, throat,and back. When one cleared up a little, the others hit with a vengence. BUT... Tuesday was surgery, and today is Saturday. I am better, can move better with just a little soreness, and not crying at every step or turn. This might be TMI, but try to get the gas out the back end. You shouldn't be able to burp yet, and it needs to get out to make you feel better.

My surgery was on thurs (9/9) and just today i'm feeling somewhat better. The worse pain was the gas and the throat. I went to an ENT dr. yesterday and there is a lot of inflammation in the throat which is due to the acid in my stomach. I have a single incision in my belly button and today for the first time I was able to bend and pick up something I dropped on the floor so there is progress. I've had to get all of my meds either soluble or chewable all because of my throat. Tomorrow is my 1 week follow-up and hopefully i will be ok to drive.