I have arrived

[Kwalla_girl 0]

.....On the banded side, that is. I had my surgery at 10 this morning. I've slept most of the day and only woke up every hour or so to walk around. No serious pain so far, just some gas pain. I swear I can feel some air bubbles move around.....maybe it's my imagination. Otherwise feeling well. A bit of nausea, but liquid gravol took care of that. I feel good today....the first day of the rest of my life. I loved Dr. Yau's speech before the surgery. Especially about not feeling guilty or ashamed for needing the band, and likening it to a pair of glasses. I know it will get hard from time to time, but I am so glad I did this and I can't wait for tomorrow to come.

[JLB 0]

Congrats Kwalla Girl. I'm glad everything went well and you're feeling good. Take care of yourself and get lots of rest.

[joe7777 1]

welcome, make sure to walk lots (well...a bit, it helps for gas pain). Good luck and speedy recovery

[Yoda 0]

Welcome to the banded side Kwalla!!!!

You're on your way!! Yay! :clap2:

[loriely 0]

Congrats. on the banded side Kwalla. Fill us in when you feel up to it.

[keiko 1]

Congratulations Kwalla! Let us know how your doing. Also, why don't you check out the May 2007 Bansters thread. We were all banded in May and it's a great group!

[Buffie 1]

Kwalla, WOO HOO!!! After you've recovered and get back into the swing of life, you'll be amazed with your band. I'm happy for you!

[Miranda 0]

Hi Kwallagirl!

I am glad all is well with you. I really liked Dr. Yau's comment about the glassess...its does kinda fit eh?

I am on day 8 of yogurt and cottage cheese and milk. Ok in the beginning it was easy. NOW....not so much. I can feel myself gagging on the stuff. There are days I dont want to even eat. My big day is JUne 7/07!

[marcar35 0]

Hello Kwallagirl:

Welcome to the banded side. Keep us posted on your progress. Aren't the gas pains a real treat?:heh:

[Kwalla_girl 0]

I’ll start by thanking all of you for your well wishes. And yes the gas pains are a real treat. I’ve been in a bit more pain yesterday and today (once the anesthesia wore off), but a Demerol made everything better:D.

I managed to do a little bit of shopping and a short walk with the dog. Well it’s more like the dog walked me since I was walking way to slow for her. The gas pain is giving me some trouble (hopefully it won’t last for much longer) and I can barely eat half a cup of liquids at one meal so I am trying to eat less more often. I cooked some delicious vegetable and chicken broth and after the 2 weeks of CC & Y, I feel like I am in heaven.

Miranda, keep your eye on the prize, keeping in mind why I am subjecting myself to two weeks of torture as well as my eye on the scale got me through the CC & Y diet. If you are really having trouble you might want to contact the clinic and speak to Jill. She’ll give you some alternatives. Either way I’m sure you will get through this. Good luck.:clap2:

[joe7777 1]

i REALLY hated taking demerol, i think its one of the reasons i took the least amount possible (i mostly used some day 1, day 2..after not too much). Also, i dont want to like pain pills...so im not going to use them for nothing. But yeah, the taste....jeez, if i had to make a recommendation to TLBC it would be to make the medication a liquid med. Some clinics prescribe liquid pain meds. Which makes sense cuz we cant swallow whole pills. Demerol crushed is the devil. i tried to drink it with flavored drinks...i believe mr yoda had a method that was better than what i did. Anyways, good luck taking ur pain meds. Keep us updated.