Day 5 of post op

[fergie215 0]

This is day 5 after my surgery, doing good, learning what my body needs. Walking the gas off! Very excited.

[CaseyLewis 0]

I was banded Friday the 17th of December, and I was just wondering if you have pain anymore? I currently have occasional left shoulder/arm pain, minor pain at the incision site when i bend and twist, and minor pain around the incision site when I breathe deep. Did you experience any of these symptoms/pains, and if so how did you alleviate them? Any info would be appreciated! Thanks

[Swan56 6]

Just wanted to say congratulations to you both!

[fergie215 0]

Yes, I've have experience all of that, It helps when I walk as much as possible. I would love to sleep on my left side which still pretty sore and uncomfortable.

This is day 5 after my surgery, doing good, learning what my body needs. Walking the gas off! Very excited.

[fergie215 0]

Thanks! very excited!

Just wanted to say congratulations to you both!

[gail574 0]

I had my surgery on December 17th also. I cannot believe how easy everything has been. My doctor gave me meds for my pain & taking them has helped with the gas pain. Walking has helped move the gas out of my body. I have found that I'm not hungry at all. My hubby has been eating in front of me & everything & I have no desire to eat. (Of course, he wouldn't do this unless I told him it was ok...hehehe...he thought he'd have to go down in the basement to eat)

Tonight, I got really weak & felt like I was going to faint & then realized I had only had one Protein shake & hadn't started taking my Vitamins yet so I'm assuming that's what was wrong. I did both & feel some better but still kinda weak. I was wondering if I should expect my hunger to come back full force in the next few days or if this is normal after surgery? I have lost 6 pounds & am thrilled!! Also, how did you all do the "ticker" thing at the bottom of your post? Sorry this is so long.

[rault18 1]

click on anyones signature and it ll take u to the ticker page..then u create ur own..then u copy the URL that it creates and paste it as ur signature in ur edit profile tab

[Eleni76 0]

Hi there. I was also banded on 17th December. Today is the first day I feel great. I had been suffering extreme abdominal pain everyday and ever night up until this morning. I was sooo bloated and my incisions were killing me. I could barely move. The gas accumulation was horrible and I had never experienced so much back pain before. Today I feel amazing. I so hope this feeling continues. Since starting my 2 week liquid pre-op phase (3/12), I have lost 15.5 lb so I'm thankful that all this pain and suffering has paid off! : ) I'm on liquids for 2 weeks post op and will then move on to 2 weeks of a pureed diet. So far I have not been too hungry which I'm very happy about. I need to increase my energy levels so I can now start exercising. Any ideas? Good luck to everyone who's going through this. Reading your experiences has really got me through the past few days : )