Surgery Day Approaching..what to expect?

[melidawn 15]

I'm scheduled for surgery on Feb 22 and I have very mixed emotions. I'm excited that my 6 months of weight loss management is finally over and I'm so close to surgery. However I'm really nervous about surgery day itself and I really don't know what to expect as far as pain and moving around goes. Can anyone share their surgery day experience with me?

I was banded 01/25/2013 and like you I had a 5 month journey preparing me for the actual surgery. Surgery day I was nervous, a little scared but I just kept reminding myself about my end goal and of course I made it through the surgery. I have dealt with major gas pain but it's gotten better every day. The day after surgery I made myself resume life as usual... never skipping a beat. I think that is a huge part of healing. Yes you need your rest but if you get up and move around your body actually recovers faster and if you get the gas pain it's really the best form of relief. You will be just fine. You have hung in there for 6 months... the rest is easy!

[honk 780]

I had absolutely no gas pain and I mean 0. I was only on liquid tylenol no prescription painkillers. Things that were annoying included spending the first night on the toilet when I got home. Second thing I was allergic to the surgical tape that they used to mark off the surgical field. So I had this large rectangle on my abdomen where everything place the tape had been I had very itchy welts.

[contrabanded 18]

My surgery day is the 20th! I'll be just ahead of you!

[ATXVeg 31]

I had absolutely no gas pain and I mean 0. I was only on liquid tylenol no prescription painkillers. Things that were annoying included spending the first night on the toilet when I got home. Second thing I was allergic to the surgical tape that they used to mark off the surgical field. So I had this large rectangle on my abdomen where everything place the tape had been I had very itchy welts.

Ow! That sounds painful. But kind of funny.