Banded Yesterday!!!! Questions already..

[wanabthin 0]

I was pretty nervous but ther surgeon said it couldn't have went better! Everything was perfect. I felt pretty good last night, I'm a little more sore today but the meds are helping. The one thing I didn't expect was to feel hungry! Everyone said I would have swelling and feel full but I don't. In fact my stomach has even growled a few times. Is this normal? Also, the doc. said no restrictions on lifting but the nurse wrote no lifing for 2 weeks on my discharge papers. I have a baby at home, so I'm not sure what to do with the conflicting information. What was everyone else told?

[beachgirl 2]

Congrats,

I'm soooo proud everything went great for you. I came home to my 9 month 10 month old granddaughter and lifted her after about day 3. Have someone if you can put them in your lap but I know if your by yourself that makes it impossible. Just be careful you don't want to pull anything loose. I didn't have any staples or stitches on the outside just glue but you do on the inside.

I wan't hungry but everyone is different. It will pass. I'm so happy for you.

This time next year you'll be skinny minny.

Hugs,

Sherri Jo

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

The nurse may have been following standard orders so do whatever your doc said. Congrats on being banded!!!

[coltonwade 27]

my doc said no lifting anything over 20 lbs for 6 weeks.

My friends daughter was over there the other day and shes' 15lbs , So I was just watching how much I was lifting her.

I would say if she's under 20 lbs then your probably going to be ok.

But you might want to double check w/ your doc.

As for the hunger , I really was not hungry for about a week after surgery .

Are you drinking lots of Water ? I was constantly drinking after surgery .

HTH

Mindy

[TexasBecky 1]

My doc said no lifting restrictions - that I can do whatever I feel well enough to do. Well, that is not too much today. I felt better yesterday than I do today, but I'm sure I'll be feeling good in a few days. I am not hungry today and finding it hard to get in all the fluids I need, but I'm working on it. Good luck to you.

[kacee 3]

Oh by the way...you will get used to the "growlies"....they'll become a part of your life. My stomach never growled before the band. Now it talks to me every 3 hours or so. It was distracting at first, but now it's just part of me.