in the recovery phase of surgery

shardin · May 14, 2008

Hello, my name is Sarah. I'm 34 years old and had surgery on May 7th. I'm back at work but having issues with sitting for a while (it hurts where my port is). Other than that I'm doing fine. I have moved on to the mushy foods and doing fine with it. I'm glad this site is here so I don't have to bother my doctor all of the time; there's some great stuff on here. Thanks for all the comments! I'm learning what to expect and what isn't normal! :thumbdown:

ReadySteadyGo · May 14, 2008

Glad to have you Sarah. Welcome to band land.

When I first went back to work I had to be really be careful moving my seat around because the bottom of my desk would irratate were my port was. It heals quickly though.

Can't wait to see you (or read ya) around.

kathystrick · May 14, 2008

Hi Sarah and welcome to LBT! Congratulations on getting your band. Glad you are doing so well. How is the weightloss going?

shardin · May 14, 2008

honestly, I'm afraid to get on the scales. I was so excited after the surgery because MY ANKLES were back to normal! Now that I'm back to work, I don't feel as good and my swelling has started again a little in my legs. I think I've lost but am afraid to look. Today is a week after surgery and I feel almost back to normal. I have had such problems losing weight in the past I'm hesitant to look.

I've told my husband that I'm going to wait until my 6 week doctor's appointment.

ReadySteadyGo · May 14, 2008

honestly, I'm afraid to get on the scales. I was so excited after the surgery because MY ANKLES were back to normal! Now that I'm back to work, I don't feel as good and my swelling has started again a little in my legs. I think I've lost but am afraid to look. Today is a week after surgery and I feel almost back to normal. I have had such problems losing weight in the past I'm hesitant to look.
I've told my husband that I'm going to wait until my 6 week doctor's appointment.

My legs and ankles were swelling HORRIBLY before surgery. It was scary, really. I have lost 35 lbs and they still swell sometimes, but not nearly at the size or rate as before surgery. When they do start to swell I realize that I need to keep working out. My Dr. says that working out will really help because building muscle in your leg helps push the Fluid out, also having less weight helps the circulation when you are sitting down.