Banded On March 20Th 2012

[JohannaMae 9]

I had m surgery yesterday and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I had a 1pm time but didn't leave the hospital until arond 10pm due to all the things the require in order for u to leave. I think I was the most nervous about being put to sleep but they reassured me it was just like taking a nap and then waking up in recovery,it was exactly like the said. Last night was rough w/ pain and trying to get in a comfortable position to sleep but I did ok. I'm excited about starting my new life, no looking back!

[redhotthang 4]

Congrats on your new journey! I am 1 week post op and I'm still trying to find a comfortable sleeping position, lol! It will get better as the days go on. I don't have any regrets, I'm too excited about this journey. Good luck!

[petit avant 2]

I had my surgery yesterday also. Walked most of the night 2-3,min at a time around my house and had my hubby rub my back to get the gas out. I was able to sleep on my right side after most of the gas was out. Right side was very painfull. Felt like something was pulling

[petit avant 2]

Typo meant to say left side was painfull

[JohannaMae 9]

I haven't tried sleeping on my side, I'm afraid it will be painful.

[petit avant 2]

Did you get all of the gas out?

[NWgirl 574]

I was also banded yesterday and am feeling pretty good, minimal pain/gas. I was in surgery at 730AM-ish and woke up in recovery about 930AM. The nurses said everything went well and that there were no complications.

I was discharged around 11:30AM and when I got home, I immediately took a nap. I drank a couple cups of peppermint tea throughout the day yesterday, as I had heard others say that their nurses had sworn by it for gas pains. I have also been walking around often.

I did take pain meds every four hours throughout the night. I was told it was easier to keep the pain at bay rather than try to get it to go away if it came back.

I haven't really had too much gas problems. I did have two times yesterday after eating where I felt like I was going to vomit and started to salivate, but then I was able to burp out some gas and I felt perfect. I haven't really experienced too much shoulder pain. When I woke up today, I had a little shoulder soreness, but I wandered around the house for 30-40 minutes and it seems to have gone away.

My incisions kept looking worse and worse throughout the day yesterday, and I was sure I would wake up with huge bruises on my belly. To my surprise, the bruising has decreased tremendously and I am overall feeling really good. Definitely some discomfort getting up, sitting down, or twisting when getting in/out of bed, but not too bad. My port is on my right side, so I did sleep on my left side off and on during the night with no problems.

Congratulations on your surgery and hope all goes well

[anncm 0]

I was banded on the 19th today is my second post op day. Im pretty sore but my belly sure feels gross and bloated today.

[petit avant 2]

I am so happy I had the procedure. Congrats to you also. My stomach growled for the 1st time...not a good feeling. I am on a liquid diet for the next 3 wks. I had hello and swansons veggie broth

Jello not hello...phone changes words

[amo32112 3]

i was banded on the 21st and have a 3 week liquid diet... it is killing me already! seems like i am starving and would do anything to have solids. 10lbs down already though! lots of the shoulder gas pain and was wondering when i can start sleeping on my side/belly... is there any restrictions on this?

[seanta 3]

Hi everyone I was banded on 3-22-12 I stayed the night in the hospital because that's what my surgeon recommended in home 3 days now and my body is sore especially my shoulder but other than that everything with the surgery went well I can't wait to start seeing the results

[Kygie 3]

Good luck to all of you on your banding journey!!!!

[lewilli 0]

i was banded on the 21st and have a 3 week liquid diet... it is killing me already! seems like i am starving and would do anything to have solids. 10lbs down already though! lots of the shoulder gas pain and was wondering when i can start sleeping on my side/belly... is there any restrictions on this?

amo32112

I was banded on the 20th, and I'm already sleeping on my side/belly. I'm not sure if there are restrictions but stick to what feels the most comfortable for you.

[lewilli 0]

I was banded on the 20th and having similar experiences to you all. I still have some gas stuck up in my left shoulder, but it's really more irritating than painful. Today though I had sharp, shooting pain in my left ribs. The first time it happened, it caught me off guard and made it hard to get a good breath.

As for food...I'm on the full liquid diet until 2 weeks post op. Over the last few days I've had Water, Gatorade, broth, SF Jello, SF pudding and even SF frozen yogurt. I felt really guilty about the frozen yogurt though.

I'm down about 7 to 7.5 pounds since surgery. I did not do a pre-surgery diet.

[dellaland 11]

So I think I made my first mistake i had broccoli and cheese Soup today and I am having the worst feeling it feels like my throught is closing up and there is nothing I can do any type of cheese soup is no good for me