Trying not to be discouraged, but...

I was under the impression that the surgery would be fairly easy to recover from and that I wouldn't miss too much work. Now it's four weeks post op and I still am not feeling so great. Slept off and on a good part of the day today. In the past four weeks I've probably put in three full work days. :tounge_smile: Especially difficult since I run my own business, and if I'm not working, there's no income!

I had a hiatal hernia repaired when the band was done, and now I've been told that makes the recovery a lot slower. It feels like I swallowed a large pointy metal Christmas ornament that is poking into my esophogus, heart, stomach, intestines and any other body parts nearby. It's both sharp pain and dull pain, and still wakes me in the middle of the night. Now I'm at least sleeping five hours or so at a time, but still wake up feeling like everything is on fire.

It's the normal process of healing, I understand, as there is no fever or sign of anything wrong other than it being painful. I am just looking forward to the day that I am back to my healthy self again!

Hang in there. It will get better!

Thanks for the encouragement, I sure hope so!

I'm going through the same thing right now, and kinda afraid of losing my job! I had lap band surgery 12 days ago, and I am so sick! So tired, weak, lotsa pain, lathergic. I would appreciate any advice from anyone...please!!!

Jansona,

I have been told that I was unusual, that it is normally a very fast healing process. And, I normally DO heal much faster than most people, which is why it was so surprising to me! It might have been because I had a hiatal hernia repaired and that requires extra surgery. In any case, shortly after the four week mark I started to sleep better, then I was able to work almost eight hours per day, and then within a week I was starting to make up for missed time at work, and before two months had passed I had more or less caught up from where I thought I would be. I hope this helps.

Thanks for the reassurance! I went to my 2 week check up yesterday and they lifted all my food restrictions, said that I need to eat ALOT more! So now I am working on that and am already feeling better! I usuallly heal quick also, and this has really thrown me for a loop! Just want my life back...but, looks like I'm getting there. Dr also told me that the hiatal hernia I had fixed also causes more prolonged pain

Well, that's great. I know at two weeks I wasn't even INTERESTED in eating, it was so painful for me. I was on broth and protein drinks for three weeks, and couldn't even do soft foods until about five weeks, so I think you are doing better than I did! Good luck!