Post-Op Update

HeatherA · December 23, 2007

I was banded on the 18th and I am still having a horrible time getting anything other than Water down. The pain has gone down considerably and is tamed with just tylenol these days. The nausea is a semi-constant companion and the crying and second guessing has started today. I pray that I wake happier and healthier tomorrow because my holidays have sucked pretty much so far.

I have two days of Lovenox blood thinner shots left to take and THEY SUCK SO BAD. The one today had me shrieking and then bursting into a half-hour crying jag. Not something I'm normally known for. My poor husband felt so bad... but they freaking hurt. My legs look like pin cushions!

So that's my update... at this point I almost wish I'd just decided not to do this and stay fat.

reif78 · December 23, 2007

hang in there if the nausea dont stop you might have to call dr to get you some phenergan to stop the nausea cause thats probably why you cant keep the Water down. if doctor is closed go to er they will give you some phenergan. chin up after you get thru this things will look up!

make33 · December 24, 2007

At six days, I finally put clothes on so my husband could take me to the surgeon's office to have my staples out (50 minutes each way--miserable trip...)

At two weeks and one day, I felt terrific (by all rights, on January 3rd for you) and at five weeks and one day, I literally FORGOT I'd had surgery (January 24th for you)!

So, that was my time line--just hang in there. All these people that said they had no pain were either (a) very very lucky or ( really really taking their pain meds faithfully!

Look for the end of the tunnel, sweetie--it DOES have to come!! :mad:

HeatherA · December 24, 2007

Thanks you guys. So far today I'm feeling better and was able to make some cream of wheat today and ate about 4oz of it in a pretty runny state. It tasted terrific. I've found that eating peppermint altoids is helping quite a bit with the slight nausea.

Here's to a happy Christmas eve!

nip50 · December 24, 2007

I wish I would have seen your post sooner. The Lovenox shots are horrible, but what helps is to ice the injection site before hand. It really helps. Best of luck to you and have a Merry Christmas.

shortgal · December 24, 2007

I was banded on the 18th and I am still having a horrible time getting anything other than Water down. The pain has gone down considerably and is tamed with just tylenol these days. The nausea is a semi-constant companion and the crying and second guessing has started today. I pray that I wake happier and healthier tomorrow because my holidays have sucked pretty much so far.
I have two days of Lovenox blood thinner shots left to take and THEY SUCK SO BAD. The one today had me shrieking and then bursting into a half-hour crying jag. Not something I'm normally known for. My poor husband felt so bad... but they freaking hurt. My legs look like pin cushions!

So that's my update... at this point I almost wish I'd just decided not to do this and stay fat.

I had the Lovenox injections in the hospital ( one before Sx, one after) but never had to do any at home. Did you have a condition or previous clot that they wanted you to do more?

They were kind of painful, but then I only had two.

Hope you're felling back to normal son.

Away2me · December 24, 2007

I'm 10 days post op and feel better than I did 10 days pre-op. Seriously, it gets much better. As far as the shots go, I feel your pain. I was giving myself multiple injections daily for infertility. My whole body looked like a poka dot! Hang in there, you can do this!