Just Banded On 8/07...ouch!

[MICHELLE43 0]

HI ALL...JUST GOT BANDED ON THURSDAY SEPT. 7TH. OMG... HOW PAINFUL! DON'T GET WRONG, I AM SO HAPPY FOR THE BAND....BUT I HAD NO IDEA IT WOULD BE THIS PAINFUL AND TAKE SUCH A LONG TIME FOR RECOVERY! I THOUGHT I HAD A HIGH TOLERENCE FOR PAIN....

I HAD TO RETHINK THAT:confused: . ANYWAY...I NEVER LOST MY APPETITE. ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ENCOURAGEMENT! :hungry:

MICHELLE43

[carlacollins 0]

I never really felt pain..some soreness but NOT pain.....when you say you didnt lose your appetite...what do you mean by that?

[MICHELLE43 0]

HEY CARLA... I MEAN I STILL WANT THAT SLICE OF pizza OR WHATEVER ELSE MY FAMILY IS EATING!

[MICHELLE43 0]

Great Job On Your Weight Loss!

[MICHELLE43 0]

My Stepmother Had Gastric Bypass Surgery...she Said She Totally Lost Her Appetite....she Couldn't Even Smell Things Like Coffee...it Would Make Her Sick.

[MICHELLE43 0]

Its Just Very Frustrating Being Hungry.....i Guess This Too Shall Pass

[Anticipation 0]

Hi Michelle,

A lot of docs routinely give an rx for an appetite supressant for the pre-fill stage.

You might want to ask about it.

[faybie 0]

I didn't necessarily loose my desire to eat either like others claimed or the Dr. claimed might happen. However, what I did find was that my desires were my "head hunger" not my body telling me it was hungry.

I can't say that pain was that high either, it was mostly soreness as well. I do remember that Day 5 was the worst of them all, maybe it was like my hump day. The next day, Day 6, was totally different. It was hard to believe that I felt so much better the next day. Maybe Day 7 is your "hump" day.

Today is Day 14 for me and the only thing that is still sore is my port incision. Your port is actually sewn to your muscle wall, so it makes perfect sense that it would ache the longest.

Hang in there, it sounds like everything you are going through is very normal. Just know that the pain will be over shortly.

[carlacollins 0]

Hey Michelle..thanks for the compliment...OKAY now I see what you mean...well unfortuanately they didnt band our brains...giggling....so we still have that same desire for pizza or whatever but think of this...soon and TRUST me it will be sooner before you know it...you will be able to eat a slice of pizza the great thing about it is that you will have 1 or 2 NOT 10 or 12 LOL....I still have an appetite and when I get ready to eat I think DANG I AM SO hungry I could eat 1/2 this burger or 1/2 this Pizza but that is the beauty of the band because once you start you quickly figure out that 1 piece will definitly satisfy that hunger and you will feel full!