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Well I am home, surgery went well and the doctor found a small hiatal hernia and repaired it while he was in there.

I am not too sore, the repair hurts the most, along with some air trapped under the diaphragm that is hurting my shoulder.

I opted to stay the night in the hospital last night just incase I had any problems.:smile:

So far the worst part of all this is the crushing of the medications. They taste so bad. If anyone as any suggestions on how to make it a bit more tolerable I would love to hear them.

Take care,

Wendy

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i had to crush tylenol today for the first time, I chased it down with a small bit of juice- that helped cover the taste.

Hope you have a speedy recovery! Congrats!

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Hi there redhead

Welcome and congrats on your surgery. Hope your recovery is fast and smooth.

There's a forum for all the April bandster's HERE - in case you'd like to share experiences with others of us being banded at around the same time. It's a wonderful place for support.

Also, you've been added to the list of April bandsters HERE. (please check that I have the right surgery date - 20th? - it is hard because of the day and time difference between Australia [where I am] and the US)

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just a word of warning !!!!! for others ........, dont try attempt to take meds without crushing ... I did LOL , cause I knew best didnt I, and it did say on package to be taken whole , my thinking well they wouldnt give me meds that said that if it wasnt ok to take ..... popped one in and it got stuck , I wretched and sick so bad for 12 hours following part of my stomach came back up through band and twisted .. alas 5 days later I had to get opened up again to get the whole sorry mess fixed.

anyway congrats on your 1st day post op , you will feel like you do for a day or too and then jsut gets better , Im now 3 weeks since my last band and apart from very vert slight discomfort on my side sleeping , just fine .. I think a weeks time I should get some serious excercise ... at docs tomorrow so hopefully all will be well

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