Banded 4/24/08 - Newbie

[willowcrown 1]

Hello, everyone. I was banded on Thursday by Dr. Kevin Krause from Beaumont, Royal Oak.

So far things have gone pretty well, although I'll admit that I'm a lot more sore than I expected to be. (I'm one of those hyper competitive people so I guessed I figured *I* would have an easier time than everyone else - HA!)

I haven't taken any pain meds today and only took one Darvocet yesterday - I hate the way they make me feel and that icky urpy naseaus feeling is gross, so I'd rather just hurt.

I am excited to start feeling a little better and being able to do some light excercise. I haven't felt the urge to have any more "food" (that's relative, eh??LOL) than I'm supposed to.

One thing that is making me feel, well...crappy, is that I haven't had a BM since Wednesday. I've been taking Ducolax since Friday and nothing. Zero. Zilch. Zip. Nada. Anyone else have this problem? At what do I call in the heavy hitters or suppositories?

Thanks.:huh2:

[AZChick289 1]

I hear the best thing for your problem is Benefiber ..It has no taste and can be dissolved in Water .. Also Gas X strips are the best ..

You take care and I am thrilled for you . I am waiting for my insurance to approve me and I hope to be on my way too to a new life ..

AZChick

[nurse7263 0]

Hey there.

I was banded on 4/16 and just am now getting back on a regular BM schedule. I still am not getting enough Water in, although I try! So I attribute it to lack of Water, pain meds, and what I was eating. (Lots of cottage cheese for extra protein).

You could try a suppository (Dulcolax or similar) to get things moving and then take a daily Fiber supplement.

Or you could wait it out like I did. When I finally DID go, I felt SO much better. (And my weight that had been gradually creeping back up went back down!)

[*susan* 1,709]

Hi and congrats on getting banded.

I, as do many bandsters, had the same problem with major Constipation. After over a week, I finally took Milk of Magnesia and within an hour things were "moving".