Banded and very very sore...

[Sistergrl25 1]

Hey girls,

I'm finally banded and just got home this moring. I'm very sore but otherwise feeling feel. FYI-I lost 34 lbs pre-op dieting! My surgeon said my liver was like a fillet. LOL!

[Lowbmier 0]

Congratulations! I was banded on Monday and it is 5 days post op for me and I feel great. The first two days were the worst but by Wednesday, I was feeling back to normal with a little soreness on my belly. I gets better and better each day. Hang in there.

[aprilapple 1]

congrats girl keep us updated on your healing and way to go on your weightloss

[Losing 2 0]

CONGRATS ON BEING BANDED!!:bolt:

Here's to the best healing for you...

[lcjackson 0]

Congrats,

Welcome to band land. I was banded on Sept 23. Tomorrow will be 7 days. I came back to work today and am doing well. The soarness has gone and now I just feel a little discomfort at my port site when I turn or sit in an odd position. Starting to get my appetite back which is weird because I don't really have much restriction. My doctor is requiring me to have liquids and yogurt for 21 days. Then I can go to soft food. I am coutning the days. Good Luck

[Sistergrl25 1]

Thanks all! I'm feeling much better and am going back to work tomorrow...unfortunately. Just can't seem to shake this "port site" pain though but thats also improving. I had my x-rays done today and NO ONE warned me about having to drink that horrible barium sulfate. That experience was worse than surgery I have to say (not that surgery was bad.) But that stuff is horrible! Anyway I have my follow-up appt. this fri. with my surgeon I'll be sure to keep you posted.

[Dirextor 0]

Gawd bless every one of you that went back to work within a week of surgery. I am 44 years old and knew ahead of time that my spring had been sprung long time ago. I asked for two weeks and right about now I am contemplating 3 LOL!

I do go back on Oct. 6 though. Right into an installation and training class. I think I will be making the engineers quite angry cause homie is not crawling around a rack on Monday.

[MBB 0]

Actually I went back to work in 4 days. But. I do not lift anything heavier than a keyboard. I am now 5 days post-op. They only problem I have is gas. Trouble getting up a full burp. Anyone else with that problem.

[Sistergrl25 1]

I too have the gas problem and was able to return to work in 4 days. I find that walking reeeallllly helps with that along with my gas-x strips. The more and faster I walk the more gas I release. Sorry if this is TMI...

[wildercrews 0]

Hey girls,

I'm finally banded and just got home this moring. I'm very sore but otherwise feeling feel. FYI-I lost 34 lbs pre-op dieting! My surgeon said my liver was like a fillet. LOL!

Sistergrl, Just found this thread. I was banded on April 14, 2008 and lost 45 pounds to date. Slow but sure. I was 62 on Sep 18 - so anything I lose is a blessing at this age. But I feel great and beginning to get "high school skinny" again. Be blessed.