Just got banded

[MDSanta 0]

Hey guys, finally got banded yesterday. God it was an experience. Is it normal for you to feel sore all over once you get home, I take it the drugs finally lost their whim in my system. How long were you guys sore for? I hate feeling incapacitated and really hard to move from sofa to bed and vice versa. Do you guys have any tip/tricks?

Also I've been drinking Water and broth and I feel like theres a finger down my throat when I breath in, any idea how i could get rid of this feeling?

[RestlessMonkey 7]

The sore throat is from being intubated during surgery. It will go away in a day or two. If it bothers you too much, suck on sugar free lozenges. As to the other...sorry you're so sore. I wasn't; but then I moved just about every chance I got and I think that helped me. However, we're all different. Use a pillow to brace your surgery sites and take your pain meds...

I used tylenol because I wasn't in that much pain and I HATE feeling groggy...

It will get better. Hang in there!

[MDSanta 0]

thanks monkey. I tried to do some reasearch on the soreness and it is probably due to a muscle relaxant the nurse gave me to fight the shoulder pains from the gas. I was moving just fine but slowly as I got away from the hospital ive been getting slower and slower due to the soreness, I actually need help to position my leg. hopefully this will go away by tomorow, I've tried to drink lots of Water and try to flush out as many drugs as I could.

As for actually surgery pains, they seem minimal. I will be picking the medicated pain killers given to me though just in case.

I just hate the paralyzed feeling I am having right now. Thanks monkey.

[RestlessMonkey 7]

If you don't mind...you feel paralyzed and think it is from meds you got yesterday? Could you walk when you left the hospital?

[MDSanta 0]

I just felt so sore and weak after getting out the hospital and gradually got worst. At one point I could hardly move without much effort as if I were paralyzed.

I tried to see if the muscle pains had anything to do with the general anesthesia and I believe I found a page which mentioned a muscle relaxant that sounded a lot like something the nurse gave me after surgery to relax my pain a bit. Supposedly the aftereffects, are extreme soreness.

Regardless, I feel much better today. My throat is better, and I was able to take a shower this morning which I couldn't yesterday due to the fact I could hardly lift my own legs. It seems my left side is back to normal but I am still feeling some muscle pain on the right side of my body, nothing I can't deal with though.

I also manage to get the prescription pain killer my Dr. prescribed but I don't think I will be needing it.

Today I have trying to get a better grasp on my limits, I have honestly not felt hunger since surgery, how do i know I am hungry does it feel the same as before? I have been swallowing bits of this and that since don't starve myself to death. Today I realized that once I past a certain line in a Snapple bottle or 5 sips of slim fast I get this small sharp pain in my stomach. It feels a lot like when you drink a large amount of Water in the morning at a really fast speed. The pain subsides quickly, I have not tried to temp more of it so I wait a little while before I resume.

I can't wait til next month when I can exercise and really see how well this thing will work for me.