anyone else on march 13th?

[JennaJ221 2]

hii. i was banded march 13th. anyone else banded the same day? please let me know how ur feelin, where ur at in terms of pain, food? i start mushies tomorrow and am so excited over this bc the liquids have been hell for me. i cant even get my Protein Drink in every day. please share..thanks:rolleyes2:

[ICU Nurse 0]

Jenna - I was banded on the 12th. Is that close enough?

[JennaJ221 2]

thats perfect lol. how are u doin? im right now in post op blues and i need some buddies to lift me up and just here their experiences and kno im not alone. yesterday was really bad for me, i just kept askin myself, why did i do this. i kno i wanted it and always will, but these blues man..theyre killer. i just cant wait to feel normal again..

[ICU Nurse 0]

Post op blues suck...yesterday (day 6) was the first day that I felt halfway decent. I have been nauseated and dizzy since surgery so I decided to eat a tiny piece of toast with a hint of Peanut Butter on it and that was like magic! I suddenly felt like me again! For dinner I had some cottage cheese - about 4 spoon fulls- and now feel much better. Try a small amount of something more solid just to give you a jumpstart. I'm glad I did!

[JennaJ221 2]

thanks. yea i start mushies tomorrow, but i needed somethin today, i put a little cheese in egg drop Soup and a cracker and i feel a lot better, i was feelin weak. i also froze some orange juice and it was soooo yummy. think im gonna freeze some grape juice tonight and im headin out to buy somethings for tomorrow now..gettin lots of cottage cheese..i love it. and some mashed potatoes and stuff to puree. things seem to be lookin up a lil more today. thanks for the advice!!:thumbup:

[MikeBceo 0]

hii. i was banded march 13th. anyone else banded the same day?

Hi Jenna

I was banded on the 13th as well. My surgery was at 9am, done in a little over an hour (including a hernia repair), however, I spent about 5 hours in post-op suffering ill effects from the anaesthesia. The surgeon told me about 75% of the moring surgeries were discharged same day, but because of my nauseasness, they kept me overnight. I came home on Friday, March 14th.

please let me know how ur feelin, where ur at in terms of pain, food?

I have been feeling pretty good - my lap incisions are healing nicely, I'm essentially off of pain medication, and my appetite has returned.

My doctor has me on a liquid diet, including full liquids for 2 weeks. I've been pretty strict, but don't know how long my "willpower" will last. I generally consume 2 Protein drinks a day and spike them with a tablespoon of Peanut Butter and 4-6 ounces of skim milk. I mix them all in a blender for a nice Protein smoothie. I'll occasionally throw in half a banana.

I'll have 2-3 Dannon Lite-n-Fit yogurts per day and 2 cans of Cream of Anything Soup (chicken, mushroom, herbs, etc.). I may have 1-2 SF Jello snack packs as well. I'm about 900-1200 calories a day on the liquids.

i start mushies tomorrow and am so excited over this bc the liquids have been hell for me. i cant even get my Protein Drink in every day. please share..thanks:rolleyes2:

My doc says I can start mushies on Thursday.

Just today, I started to get a little tightness (or mild pain) in my sternum area. I took some pain medication today for the first time in several days.

Even though the surgery was 10 days ago, I still can't sleep on my left side (where the port is). It is still kind of tender.

I really didn't experience much pain overall, other than the occasional left-shoulder pain. I would get pain in my left shoulder if I drank anything too fast. From what I understand, the left shoulder pain could be caused by the gas they inflate you with to do the surgery or is also common in patients who have a hiatal hernia repaired. Apparently, the pressure on the diaphram (from too much drinking) stimulates the vagus nerge and is felt in the left shoulder. A good burp or two usually resolved the pain.

Good luck,