Woo Hoo! I'm on the other side of the 'mountain'

dancinglamb · April 23, 2008

It's official. I have myself a Realize band. And according to the surgeon, the operation was absolutely 'textbook'. I specifically asked about my liver (thinking about those cheats of turkey and salad) and he said that it was perfect and pink and firm.

The whole experience couldn't have been better for the most part. The only negative was after the upper GI. Apparently, the stuff they make you drink also has a side effect of causing major diarrhea. Would've been nice if they mentioned that. :lol:

I was *so* tired, and all I wanted to do was go back to bed. The wheelchair ride down to radiology was the first time I had sat up for an extended period of time (I had been walking the halls no problem, but sitting up was a whole new thing and it kind of hurt). But every time I was ready to come out of the bathroom, my stomach had other plans. I was literally stuck for about two hours.:thumbup: I think the most I was able to come out for was about 15 minutes at a clip, then I'd have to dash back in. With the damned IV pole.

Though as I said, save this one issue, everything else has been awesome. No shoulder pain. Some minor belly gas, a little bit of a difficult time peeing (they didn't use a foley cath, but it's a side effect of anesthesia). I figured out that if I ran the sink, it would help.:tt2:

Since I'm on full liquids, I came home and had some cream of chicken Soup for dinner. It was nice to have something besides salty broth.< /p>

I go to see the surgeon a week from Thursday. He said I get my first fill in 4 weeks, and that with this Realize band, it in fact has a *negative* fill right now, but that I'd still feel a slight restriction. I can if I have too much at once, and it's something like the onset of heartburn.

So, I guess the real adventure will now begin!

Oh, and I can take a shower tomorrow morning. :lol:

-m

Edited April 23, 2008 by dancinglamb