Banded on 2/27/08--need help

[laramey77 0]

Hey all,

Well my first 24 hrs was rough.. I took the Loratab when I got home from surgery and well lets just say..no affect..it kept me wired.. I didn't sleep for the first 24 hrs, and no pain relief. So I finally got some percocet that I have to cut up in little pieces..but it works. When they did the band I also had a hiatal hernia repair. I am wondering if this is what is making it harder to swallow the pills or drinks.. I had a horrible runner's like cramp in my side for the first 2 days...I know from reading that the stitch in the side is from gas..that is better. I feel full after only taking a 1/2 cup of broth. Is that normal? Also I keep getting muscle cramps in my legs... anyone have any suggestions of what I can do for that? I am still on liquid stage.. I did buy me some egg drop Soup to make. Can I eat that on this stage or wait till cloudy? Swelling has gone down a lot thanks to sleeping with a heating blanket. I guess I am just mainly concerned about the muscle cramps, not getting enough of potassium, if I can eat the egg drop soup, and if this is normal about me not being able to swallow much. When I went for the barium swallow the rad tech said that my esophagus was tight, but that is normal right from swelling? OK sorry..have a lot of questions...but if anyone can answer some I would greatly appreciate it..thanks guys..

[flygirlincolo 0]

Hi there I was rebanded due to a slipp on the same day as you! So it is like starting over and because the first time was 3 years ago it feels like starting all over, I too have the same pain on my side that I have chalked up to gas also. But it does seem to get better a little each day! I had the smaller band the first time so it was always tight the one he put in this time is the bigger band so I am able toget more down at this stage and maybe because I already had the band its less tight at this point than you r is because it is initally placed keep in touch with me and we will get better together!!