2 Yrs In The Waiting Finally Banded On 7/25! Not Sure If Everything Is Normal?

[Sarah72 21]

I was banded on the 25th too and feeling a bit frustrated with all this gas. It's kind of a viscious circle thing. I know I need to keep up on my liquids to help my body recover, but it causes so much gas and bubbling in my system and it hurts so I don't want to drink the Water or drink the Soup. I think most of the gas they used in the surgery has worked it's way out, but the intestinal gas is awful!

I'm just continuing to do what I need to do. Drinking my Water, taking the gas-x. Called my surgeon this morning and begged the nurse to see if they could prescribe a different antibiotic. The one I'm on is 4x/day and has been giving me wicked loose stool and I just can't keep up with it being 4x/day. She just called me back and told me that my Dr. said I could just disconitinue it! Happy dance for sure!

I keep telling myself that it will get better, it will get better and the weight will start coming off. I haven't loss more then a pound either after all the liquids they pumped into me. I was discharged 6 pounds heavier then I came in at. That's gone now, but holding steady at what I was when I was admitted. Hard to figure out how because my intake is so low!

Anyway.. I'm right there with you! We'll get through this, right?

[MarshaRN 5]

I was banded on July 26th and I am also having lots of gas problems. I was suppose to go back to work today but do not have enough energy:(

[2savemylife 2]

i am wanting to get to 150 lbs and as of today the scale says I am down 4 lbs from my surgery date weight of 268 so now I am 264 which is good I suppose. Not sure how much of it is fluids but hey I'll take what I can get ...lol I started out with all this at my highest weight of 332lbs... so I am pretty excited bout that. My painful "burping" I think may be spasms in my diaphram? not sure.. bad when I wake up, and when I am in 1 spot too long. my back is still killing me today... only in the middle, from what I hear that is normal still and I'm lucky it's not in my shoulders... Using a heating pad alot... seems to help. Also not sure I am getting in enough liquids, because I feel full after drinking very little... not sure if this is swelling or full? either way I stop drinking ...after just a few sips. I think we can do this though... i am sure it will get better. just kinda wondering when?