3Loves - Big day tomorrow!!!

[Telly 4]

Check the list and make sure you've got Malox Plus or Gas X with you when you arrive home. I wish you all the best and a speedy recovery. Hopefully by now you are in bandland or will be and I hope and pray that the band will bring you much success in your weight loss goals.

[juliegeraci 7]

Let us know how you are feeling. My surgery is June 6th. Good luck and take care of yourself.

[PhotoNut 7]

Has anyone heard from 3Loves yet? She's been on my mind, just wondering how she's doing.

[3loves 0]

Hello my banded friends!!! Thank you all for the kinds words and for thinking of me. :biggrin1: I now have scars on my belly and I never thought I would be so happy about scars in my life!! The surgery went very well and I've been following the band rules.

My DH has been wonderful and stayed with me all night in the hospital....they brought him a cot. Don't know how I could have done it without him. I do remember telling him that I was so happy to get my band and just couldn't express it b/c it hurt too much. Bless his heart though, he got lost going home. I think we lost about 30 min or so in a 3 hr drive. I cried and then got over it. :think I just wanted to be home.

I did have a PB though at 3:15 AM last night. Honestly, I followed all the rules to a tee, but started to feel a little nausea after taking 1/2 of my Effexor pill (they switched me from the capsules). I took the other one 1/2 hr later. I went to sleep and woke up around 2AM and realized I needed a suppository. It worked a little, but that dag-gone PB was coming no matter what!! I remember someone saying the only way to get rid of that feeling is to PB, so I finally let it go. I was scared and went right for the Aloe Vera juice. THANK YOU Kathy - the best me. I think you saved my life.

I called my surgeon today and they said to stay off the all meds in pill form for a day b/c of the swelling. I feel so much better today and only have a little pain and burning in my port area.

Is it normal to have occasional burps and hiccups? I've had both off and on now since Fri. I think it's probably just my body adjusting.

So far so good. I still think childbirth was easier, but I would do this 100 times over. I am so thrilled about my new future. :biggrin1: Special thanks and hugs to all!!

[3loves 0]

I'm curious. Did I actually have a PB as described above? I didn't have any slime that everyone seems to have. I just got sick and it was all Water. TMI? Sorry....I was just wondering.

[3loves 0]

I had ice chips, Water, & jell-o (maybe 2 oz). I started to feel nausea after my effexor, so I was wondering if it got stuck. I didn't have other symptoms on a PB. I bet it was post-op sickness b/c I was 100% compliant. It did scare me, but thanks to LBT, I knew I probably didn't slip my band and I had my wonderful Aloe Vera juice afterward. :biggrin1: Thank God for LBT!!

[Victoriana 10]

Sorry to hear about getting a Little lost, I'm also sorry about the nausea, it does sound like post op stuff. Medicine on your tummy might be too rough without food to help move things along abit.

God bless your hubby, sounds so sweet. I love my DH, he waited for me in the hosp too. While I slept, he just sat in the chair in my room!

It is nice to be home though isn't it. Now your journey begins, and you will have your own experiences. We all have the same destination sort of but we have different road maps. Best wishes on you recovery, and remember to drink water! sip, sip, sip.

[Teresita 0]

:clap2: :clap2: :clap2: Hi 3loves, I am so happy to hear you are an offical bandster. :hug:

Sip, sip, sip and walk, walk, walk is key.