I feel too full - 4 days post surgery

imagine · July 22, 2006

I was banded 4 days ago and am in the liquid stage right now.

Last night I think I drank too much and began to feel full and uncomfortable. The problem is that the feeling has not gone away yet. 21 hours later I still feel very full. I have not drank much today because I don't want the feeling to continue.

Any ideas?

lzimm36 · July 23, 2006

i had that same feeling almost exactly like yours. it was really hard for me to get my liquid in. than it felt like i had gas and very painful at times but the feeling of fullness really bothered me too. after 8 days of dealing with this I called my dr. and he said for me to take pepcid or prilosec. at the time i was only taking gas-x because that is what I thought it was. so the gas-x did help but only for the time being and that feeling of fullness was still there. so anyways i started to take the pepcid and sure enough it took that feeling away like pressure you wouldnt believe it was horrible. but i dont know if thats your problem its something to consider i feel 100 times better. oh by the way it was acid indigestion so try that maybe it will help. good luck

Lory

LapBandit · July 23, 2006

The period of time just after surgery is strange. There is a lot of swelling in there and so you'll experience feelings like this. Just follow the doc's orders and the swelling should start going down in about a week or two. It took about a week before my swelling started to receed. Enjoy the full feeling...waiting for your first fill after the swelling is gone is a bumpy road!