Banded yesterday! Help with my symptoms?

aprildurham23 · December 10, 2008

Alright, I had a standard size band put in, but of course it's not filled at all with anything yet. I am having the strangest sensations.

I have very little shoulder pain...hardly any at all.

The most pain occurs when my stomach grumbles. Like the most painful hunger I could possibly feel starts to creep up on me when the pain meds wear off. My stomach grumbles really loud and it HURTS.

I am only on Clear liquids, which isn't bad at all. I feel really full, but at the exact same time I feel starving!!! It's so weird. Do you have this aLL the time?

My incisions are hurting of course, and namely the one over the port. OUUUUCCCHHH.

Kindnez · December 10, 2008

Hi

I was banded 7 days ago and it does get better. The most difficult pain was the gas, I'm not sure if that is what ur experiencing but I also had a lot of grumbling gas. What helped me was walking every hour and going to the bathroom a lot! the week has went by fast eating/drinking enough has been my challenge. maybe u should let ur doctor know, mine was very supportive when I called with questions. Good luck to you and congradulations!

trayrenee · December 10, 2008

I have been banded 22 days and trust me, it does get better. I don't even feel like I've had surgery.

With the hunger pains, you just got to ride them out. It took me a good 2 or 3 days to realize what they were (guess I had never truly felt hungry) -- and once I accepted that my insides were infected I was ok. But I know what you mean, it was quite painful.