Feel like normal!

[BandedKT 7]

Had my band done on the 17/06 and ended up with cellulitis in one wound and golden staph in the other! As a result I have not yet had a fill as I was taken to surgery a week ago to reopen wounds and wash them out! I'm really frustrated as I feel like I've spent a lot of money that is going to waste because I'm not feeling any restriction. My meals are only slightly smaller than pre op and I'm starving like an hour or two after! Has any one got any helpful advice?

[B-52 7,113]

Your infections are only a side track.....

It is absolutely expected to feel back to normal after surgery...that is the one thing your Dr. is looking for.....

First you prepared for the surgery, then the surgery itself where the appliance was placed...then the healing phase after surgery so you can get back to "Normal"...right where you were before the surgery....once you get there. THEN the games begin of band adjustments, self adjustments, lessons to be learned to obtain the new lifestyle....can take months after surgery to get there...

Aside from the side track, you are right where you are supposed to be....If I was your Dr. I would be very pleased that now we can enter the next phase and get things in motion.....

Hang on...now the fun starts.