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Day 5...

By ArmyWives

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Well its been five days since I was banded, and today I feel like in about 80% which excites me, since at 25yrs old, I decided to go back to college and today is the first day of school!

 

Yesterday, the chest pain that been radiating, that Ive been telling y'all about, was really strong last night, and I was starting to get worried that maybe I was missing the warning signs of something else, and my husband was starting to get worried as well, and convinced me to go to the ER for a check...

 

After getting and IV starting me on fluids, they gave me a pain killer to make me comfortable, and anti-biotic just in case, and blood for blood work. While we were waiting on blood panel, and I taken for a chest X-Ray and a at scan with contrast...

 

After waiting for a few hours we got my results, and my blood work showed some elevated levels of (I cant remember... sorry) I was nothing overly serious, and I was able to stay for a few more hours while I was given a two more IV bags of fluids, and another does of pain medication, before I was discharged with a script for pain killers and an order to follow up with my Docs. in two days to re-evaluate.

 

 

The good news was I didnt have a blood clot in the lungs, which was the main concern, the ER Doc seems to think that I may have had my diaphragm pulled on a little to tightly during my banding procedure and that, that is whats causing so much of the discomfort and pain in the chest and upper left side. He was glad that I took the pain seriously, because apparently it mimics the same symptoms of a heart attack... So I glad that I went and found out that Im just an over reactor and dont like pain and discomfort!

 

Well, thats enough of that!

 

As for today, I feel really good, I would say that Im about 80% of the way healed and just the same old lingering chest issue, but other than that GREAT!!!

Im getting a little excited about being about to start mushy foods tomorrow!

Im Farting like crazy this morning without having to run to the bathroom, or push really hard to get them out! This excites me greatly!

Well Im off, today is the first day of College for me and Im going to get ready!

 

Best of luck and prayers to all!:)

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    plogan

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Glad everything is coming together. I was banded on Friday the 13th. My only pain is from gas. I am able to toot some but I wish I could get more out. I have been walking and walking. It helps some. Hope all continues to go well. Patti

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    smiley8

    LAP-BAND Patients

    wow...you eat mush foods only 5 days afterwards...im 5 days post op too...however I am suppose to do full liquid for two then puree aftewards...however i don't have the appetitie for anything, Im forcing myself to take in shakes, yogurts and and cream soups...just not hungry at all...good luck, sorry to hear about the chest pains, I have not had that problem

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    marig1104

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Very happy to hear you’re doing much better today. I also had that chest and shoulder pain. For awhile I was convinced that other parts of my body where removed LOL. But that wasn’t true I called the office and they told me it was gases from the surgery. I started to walk more and more and sure enough the pain faded.Best of Luck and God bless.

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    nbrett

    LAP-BAND Patients

    I'm glad you are ok! Good luck in school...

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    ArmyWives

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Thanks everyone! I walked by butt off today, running errands and getting around campus!

    @smiley8- The only reason that my doc is having me start on puree foods tomorrow is because the pain meds they gave me for the chest pain can cause vomiting on an empty stomach, and where the fluids just run threw us they dont want me vomiting... Im not really hungry, every now and then I have a hunger growl or something that mimics hunger, but when I drink my water or shake, it goes away!

    @marig1104- Thats to funny, I was beginning to think that same thing! And, all the walking in the world wasnt helping...:) but, with the gas x strips and heating pad, Ive been able to get most of my gases out!

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