Just Banded Yesterday! Need Help!

[andi525 8]

I everyone I was banded yesterday morning and I am so sore today, I'm like a 9 on the pain scale, with it being minimally abrasive I didn't think

It wound hurt this bad! I was thinking about. Heating pad? How long does this pain last???

[Anume 937 314]

Its different for different ppl im 10 days post op and still be having pain, did they give you any pain meds?? Heating pad will help

[Cocoabean 430]

If you are 9 of 10 on the pain scale, call your surgeon ASAP. You should not be in that much pain. Or got to the ER. Take your pain meds every 4-6 hours. Stay on top of it. Heating pads help, walking helps tons.

Although not as invasive as a gastric bypass or sleeve, band surgery IS abdominal surgery. They move your liver around, go behind your stomach, make holes in fat to thread the band through. Sounds pretty invasive to me.

[Cocoabean 430]

And please don't be picking up that beautiful baby in your avatar. That will not help the pain level! Hope you feel better soon!

[Johns~honey 6]

Walking does help....but post op my husband telling me that just made me irritated. I ended up staying overnight because they couldn't get my pain under control. All the whiile my room mate was up and at em'. My nurse pointed out the other patient was a little younger and NOT a diabetic as I am. We are all different. I am 8-days post op and no pain so there is an end to it. Heating pad helped me and yes take pain meds but drink your Water because the next prob will be Constipation. Ultimately time and gas passing will help you feel better. Good luck!

[Johns~honey 6]

By the way my pain...10/10 initially. So try to relax it is just a number and doesn't mean there is a problem. We all tolerate pain differently..pain is what the patient says it is. Registered Nurse as well and speak from patient experience.

[beverlaay7 0]

Hi ANSI 525,

Me too I just had my surgery yesterday... The pain with me too was really high like u 7-8/10.

For some reason the pain killer they gave me had absolutely no effect on me... I realized on my way home (since myn was out patient) I started taking Tylenol around 1am.... I had a very rough night and today pain is somewhat the same but maybe 5-6/10 at times. I am unbelievably uncomfortable...I have pain from my abdomen and my back is KILLING ME!!!! I think due to the gas but all I can due is lay so my back hurting is making things worst.

Don't worry everybody is different when it comes to pain. When I woke up in recovery room I was complaining of pain all the time.... They gVe me 3 doses of pain killer but nothing... I kept complaining and the nurse told me she couldn't give me anymore and that I just had to take it and get used to it because uncomfortably my level of pain intake was very little... I admit it I am a big sissy and pain and me are NOT great buddies but today I'm starting to get used to it...

Just take ur mess and if they dint work take Tylenol!!!! It makes wonders to me and MUCH MORE efficient to me!!!!

And for the gas go buy gas X !!!! They gave me some baby gas Syrup but this too is Doing nothing to my body!!

Don't worry stay positive and think it's only day#2!!!! THings will only get better in time but u need to give urself time to hell!!:-)

Good luck to u and keep in touch of ur evolution...:-)

Take care

[beverlaay7 0]

Waw sorry ...stupid typos with my phone...:-/

I meAnt to say: meds... Not mess :-P. And

Time to heal and get better* ;-P

[hopeo71 22]

I was banded on wednesday may 2. I too had a lot of pain. Mine was mainly from the gas and it hurt to take a big deep breath. Today, post op day 3, I can say the gas feeling is gone, but boy o boy do I have pain on my left side. It feels like I strained a muscle really bad. Using a heating pad helped and yes, walking. I walked around the block today and feel ok. My other issue is I broke my finger last week and now have to have surgery on t this coming Tuesday. Good luck and take your pain medication.

[andi525 8]

Thank you everyone so much! I think I will take my medicine every 4 hours instead of 6 and try to walk more. The gas pain really isn't that bad but I can't take a Deep breath which makes it hard to manage the pain. And that beautiful baby is my goddaughter she lives in another state so I won't be lifting her lol

Thank u again for the responses, I'll keep everyone posted!

[Skyvic 226]

Everyone is different I was given Percocet. I had a week of uncomfortable and a half a week there after of low energy. I was on oxygen for three days at home. It goes away. Be strong and congratulations!!!!!

[andi525 8]

Everyone is different I was given Percocet. I had a week of uncomfortable and a half a week there after of low energy. I was on oxygen for three days at home. It goes away. Be strong and congratulations!!!!!

Thank you for your encouraging words!