Getting Banded in the Morning!

[doodleallday 0]

Any last-minute tips or suggestions? I'm leaving the house at 4:30am to make it to the hospital downtown by 5:15am. Surgery wont begin until 7:30am, but I have to be there early to check in and stuff. :thumbup: Hopefully I'll remember to use the restroom before they put my IV in this time! :smile2: (Forgot when I had a liver biopsy five years ago.) It should only take an hour and a half, but Dr. Gersin does a liver biopsy and intibates me during surgery, leaving my throat dry and sore when I wake up. :smile2:

My worst nightmare is if I were to wake up and Mom says, "Sorry, honey, they said you had a fatty liver and to try again later." Ugh! :tt1: I cannot imagine going through the incision pain twice, much less that aweful pre-op diet! :tongue2:

[wstorms 2]

Good luck in the morning! I was banded December 3rd and I would do it again in a heart beat! The best thing I had during recovery was chapstick and a sippy cup! I drink a lot of liquids in a day and drink pretty fast. I actually tried to drink post op without the cup and took too big of drinks, which resulted in pain and burping. I then switched to the sippy cup...was great! I had one that looked like a small travel coffee cup. I got it at Walmart in the baby section, Playtex brand. I used that about a week to help me learn to take small sips. I use a big girl cup now :confused_smile:, and take small drinks like I am supposed to.

I was very nervous before surgery, but all turned out great! Your life is about to change, enjoy it!!

[janesays 2]

try not to worry... chances are your liver will be fine bc you lost 15 pounds on your preop diet! thats awesome! good luck tomorrow!!

and yeah my big savior was ice chips. i had probably 6-8 cups worth of Water in the form of ice chips that first day, when i wasnt sleeping. i was soooo thirsty!

[doodleallday 0]

Do you think the reason you guys were so thirsty was because they intibate you during surgery? That's what Mom was saying. I dread the sore throat more than I dread the incision sites, lol!

Anyway, I better get a 3-hour nap, cos that's all I have time for before we leave for the le hospital! I'm sure I'll get TONS of sleep tomorrow, though!

Also, how many days did it take before you were okay to drive? And did you sleep all day the second day, too? If so, by what day did you get back to a normal sleep schedule? :confused_smile:

UGH! My tummy in rumbling and I cant put anything in it! Not even water!!! :thumbup:

[janesays 2]

well lets see i had my surgery early on a thursday morning, and i believe i stopped taking the pain pills saturday so i was ok to drive by sunday. i couldnt sit in a chair for very long though.. not atleast until about a week later. i took a test on saturday at noon that lasted 1.5 hours and i had to take a break halfway through so i could stand up.. i was totally back to normal by 10 days though.

it kind of hurt to sleep on my side for the first few days, and thats how i always sleep, so i wasnt sleeping normal until maybe a week later. but now i dont feel any pain when im going to sleep, i was just never much of a normal sleeper!

[nazzy 1]

hope all goes great for you