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I'm first day post op abs having trouble urinating. Sometimes I having to strain to make pee. Does straining this early hurt my band ? Any suggestions I would appreciate. I'm calling the someone tomorrow but it is also Saturday

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first off congrats and welcome to band land. I can't answer your question about straining because I'm fairly new but I do know that the pain meds and your anesthesia is probably relaxing things and making it hard for you to feel the urge to go. Please keep hydrated well, drink drink drink all you can, sip it though, slowly but keep hydrated.

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I know why I'm not urinating just wanted advice if straining was harmful since I want be able to speak to some one until Monday

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I can totally help with this one. I'm 9 days post op and had trouble urinating the first few days. It's because it takes your urinary muscles a few days to "wake up" after having anesthesia. You can probably push a tiny bit (I did) without really straining. The first 24-48 hours after surgery, I was in the bathroom dribbling drops about every 15-30 minutes. It was hard for me to drink and I only got in about 20 oz a day at most. But after 24 hours or so post surgery, the urine started coming in more and more of a stream. I'd say it was normal after 3 or 4 days.

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Good advice Pebbagirl!

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