Banded yesterday!!

[robtyty 0]

I won't go into great detail about my surgery yesterday. However, her is my advice for you lapband day. I was totally freaked out the morning of surgery. I was wheeled in the pre-op room, then into the surgery room, then I woke up in the recovery room! I am sore, but they way I look at it, a little pain today is going to keep me from a lot of pain later!

1. Don't be in a hurry to get home. Relax, get as comfortable as possible and relize you will be there all day.
   
2. Don't be a hero. Take you pain meds! You feel better and can sleep better.
   
3. You will feel much, much better the next day. I drove my son to school today, dropped off my dry cleaning and picked up a movie. You will be moving slower, but thats good!
   
4. I bought a "Thermos Brand, hydration bottle" it keeps your Water ice cold all day! You can find it on the internet.
   

Lastly, it takes a lot of courage to go into surgery feeling healthy. You can do it....IT DID!

Andy Garcia

Simi Valley, CA:thumbup:

[littlemissband 0]

Congratulations on the band! I was just banded on 9/24/08. I know what you mean about being sore. I am feeling extremly better now than I did when I went home. I was banded on Wednesday and I returned to work on that following Monday. I think it is good to try and walk around but not to over due it. I have lost 12 lbs in 9 days. My total weight loss from before and after the band is a total of 57lbs! I am loving the band! Good luck to you and your band I hope everything goes well for you.

[austex 0]

congratulation to u both my day is comin gup , Oct 8th I will be feeling how u guys feel.

Keep up the great weight loss littlemissband and good luck to u robtyty on ur new life.

Becky

[illinoishusker 0]

Congratulations!

How about your bra? Did it bug you afterwards, you know to go home in?

Also: Why do people say to take Gas-X? Isn't that for your stomach? and this is in a completely different area?

[tonyahebert 1]

i bought the gas-x for my surgery and didn't use it...i am with you...the gas-x is for your stomach...the gas that everyone talks about is actually air that they use to inflate your body...just my two cents!

[dmwedding 3]

Congratulations!

How about your bra? Did it bug you afterwards, you know to go home in?

Also: Why do people say to take Gas-X? Isn't that for your stomach? and this is in a completely different area?

You will have intestional gas too, thats what the GAS-X is recommended for.

[heidib 15]

alright!!!! I'm happy for ya!! I got my band 9-25!! I'm feeling good lost 12 lbs so far! good luck.

[LISAMARIE1158 0]

some people need the gas X...l had not gas pains at all...thank goodness...my sites are far lower than my bra line also...almost even with my belly button, so wearing a bra is no issue here..Good luck to all

[Minxz 0]

I hope I react the same as you have so far Robtyty I really want to do the SX on a Thursday or Friday and be back at work (a desk job) on Monday. I have noticed how large a range there is in peoples reactions to the surgery.

[fabnatsdiva 0]

Congrats!

I was banded just yesterday 10/4/2008 and I was in a huge hurry to get home, but my nurses made me wait about an hour or so before I left.

I couldn't wait to get home and sleep in my own bed though--that was heaven for me....

[Losing 2 0]

CONGRATS on making it through well, and thank you very much for the great tips!!

Take Care