i am banded.......WHEW !! what a week

ihvbzs · March 14, 2004

Hi all, Well i was banded last Monday afternoon expecting to be in the OR 50min and home the next morning. The DR found a large hernia and said it would have caused my band problems within a couple of months so he took care of that and that lead to another night at the hospital. My swallow test was good the morning after surgery. Wed. morning I felt very bloated and when the DR arrived he started throwing out instructions and had be back to X-ray so fast. He took another swallow test all was well w/the band..no slippage, no turning, perfect postion........another x-ray showed air in the lower stomach & intestine and it was near rupture !!!!!!!!!! Right there he inserted a tube down my nose into the stomach and you wouldn't believe the sound of air escaping. I was then hooked up to a pump on the wall 2hrs per day for 2 days. My surgeon who is director of laproscopic surgery had no answer for me. He consulted w/ colleague in NYC overnight and they all said it was a mystery because it was so low and not near the band !!They are sure IT IS NOT BAND RELATED!!! So I finally got home Saturday, am sore and I get full sooooooooo easy !! I am already down 9 as of yesterday but not the way I would have wanted.................nothing by mouth for 4 1/2 days !! But all is going good NOW !! Thanks for listening !!

karen

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Alexandra · March 14, 2004

Karen, oh my god!! Thank heavens that was discovered while you were in a place where it could be handled before something really awful happened. Take care of yourself now, and heal!!

Please keep us posted on your progress, OK? Rest!!!

not2big42long · March 16, 2004

Glad to hear all is well after a tough beginning.

Take care and let us banded and not quite banded know how you are doing!!!

Joyce · March 17, 2004

Hello my name is Joyce and I am new at this. I just found out I am approve for the lap band. I am nervious but excited. Can you tell me about what they do before the surgery and after.

thanks Joyce Frederick

ihvbzs · March 19, 2004

Hi Joyce, I am not quite sure what you mean by what they do before and after the surgery so I found this question & answer site under one of the other posts and thought it might help you.

It is a very exciting time indeed.......good luck to you !!!

http://hometown.aol.com/texasrosey/

CandyB · March 20, 2004

Karen,

CandyB · March 20, 2004

Hi, Karen,

Thanks for the encouragement. Congratulations on getting through your banding. What an unexpected experience you had. (It must have blown our surgeon's mind!) I hope you will be coming to the support group on Thursday evening, if you're up to it. We need all the bandsters we can get, and I'd love to meet you. I would love to hear from you via my profile contact info.

Best of luck, candy