Just banded July 18 2013

[Halimah05 2]

Good morning everyone! I was just banded at Southern Regional Hospital in Riverdale GA by Dr. Johnson on July 18, 2013. The surgery went well with no complications. When I got home is when the real pain set in. The medicine my doctor prescribed Roxicet seemed to do nothing it didn't even make me drowsy and I was up pacing the floor and crying in pain most of the night. I had my surgery at 11 a.m. and returned home at 5 p.m. I drank about 8 ounces of Water and 4 ounces of apple juice and that was it for food that day. To quote someone I read on You Tube who adequately summed up how I felt, "I felt like I was stabbed 5 times with knitting needles" and then my stomach was put in a vice grip! It hurt sitting down, getting up, laying down, walking and everything else. I felt like I was having a panic attack as I didn't know what to do to make myself feel better. Now day 3 post-op I'm feeling better and the pain is more bearable. I had 2 C-sections so I couldn't imagine the pain being worse but it really was. Maybe because I was in the hospital 2 to 3 days with the C-section and they gave me the heavy duty drugs while in there and in this case I went home hours later with what felt like Tylenol 200 mg! I'm still trying to get used to this post-op diet and my husband keeps offering me foods I'm not supposed to have which is frustrating to say the least. He doesn't get liquid diet and says I look depressed so he wants to cheer me up with some food I like not Water!

[gowalking 10,790]

So sorry your recovery is difficult. It will get better though and this pain will become a distant memory. What alarms me more than your physical issues is the hubby. I know he means well, but he's inadvertently trying to sabotage you. Sit him down and have a serious conversation with him so he understands how to support you properly. Otherwise, you will give in and make bad choices when you are having a bad day, or feeling low and then you will feel even worse for not following the program. Good luck and wishing you much success on your weight loss journey.

[JOANNE M HOLL 388]

Didn't you have a Bariatric Center to call when they sent you home as an out-patient? If not, that doctor & surgery center should be reported. You should have had more comfort assistance! This is why I would never go to Mexico or to some hole in the wall place for Lap Band placement. My insurance company would like to know about bad follow-up on their policy holders before covering claims!

[Halimah05 2]

Thank you both for your support. I did have an emergency number to call and did have it done at the local hospital in Riverdale, Georgia. The pains reached their peak after midnight and I didn't want to bother the surgeon at that time unless I was near death so I just bore it crying. You are right about sitting the hubby down and talking to him and I've been doing that today. He said he didn't know what I needed as I was looking all depressed.

[Heddy100 4]

Joanne, with all due respect, Mexico is leading the world in medicine, ie surgeries, hospitals, etc. any honest knowledgable Dr. In North America would tell you this . Please don't write misinformation as you are putting people at risk when you steer them away from 5 star, state of the art facilities. I am a Canadian. People need to do their research before letting any surgeon cut them in open. There are good and bad everywhere.