waking up

[barbara9460 1]

I m very excited to be getting banded on Thursday, may 15. My big fear is that awful feeling right as you wake up after surgery. What were your experiences like? would it be silly to tell dr. about this fear?

I had a pill called EMEND that I took the night before my surgery. It's normally given to Chemo patients to kill the nausea. I also told the anethesialogist that I'm very sensitive to the drugs normally used. They gave me preop meds (versed) and something else for the surgery. I was very groggy when they wheeled me back to my room, but no nausea at all. NONE! That's a first for me!:thumbdown:

To beat the grogginess, as soon as you can, with help, walk, walk, walk. It will make the grogginess pass very quickly. I made 1 circuit around the floor and was 100% better.

I'm sorry that this comes so late but I just saw your post. I hope it helps you and anybody else who is pre-band.

Congrats and welcome to BandLand!

Barbara:thumbup:

[moonshadow2468 0]

My experience, I woke up in pain and the meds they were giving me didn't do the job so they had to call the Dr. who checked on me and I told him to "get me out of pain or when I was better I'd hunt him down and show him real pain" it worked.... cause he gave me a shot that knocked me out, when I woke there was no pain. After that I never took any pain meds other than a bit of Tylenol at home.