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Just banded, and feeling ill......

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aris    0

aris
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Hi,

I was banded on monday the 13th, I felt pretty good until today (friday). Today I feel dizzy achy and sick (kinda like the flu). I was wondering is this normal? I have never had surgery before and I have been following all the rules (except eating today, felt too sick) and the surgical wounds don't really hurt much, but I just can't stand up for long and ache all over, I don't know if I should worry or not, did anyone else get worse before they got better?

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hi,

Sorry to hear you are feeling so poorly. I had a similar thing on day 6 after banding, I saw my nure and she told me I had a low grade infection. A course of antibiotics sorted it out and I feel great again now on day 13!

Best seek some help/advice from your medical support team

Chubs X

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aris    0

aris
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Thanks. I hope I can wait it out till monday, I think they're closed till then.

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I was feeling that way too... Are you still taking pain meds? If so, you might want to consider not taking them anymore if you can. They mess you up.

About 3 days after I stopped taking mine I felt a lot better.

I still feel like I am Narcoleptic - I get suddenly tired at the drop of a hat. But this is fading too.

The more you try to act normal and do the normal things you "normaly" do, then the more normal you will feel.

-BSG

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aris    0

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I called the surgeon, he said he thought it was a bit of malnutrition. When I feel bad I eat less and less, the muscle pain and dizziness was really bad so I'm going to try to consume more calories but it's really hard right now. (for once I'm being told to eat more, lol.)

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i agree with bear that gettin' off the meds make you feel better fast!i was banded on monday 6th and quit the meds on thurs .my stomach felt better fast,i did take some liquid tylenal before bed for a few days and then junked it too

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