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Matt - my advice is never encourage a surgeon to deviate from their usual flow in the operating room. You want your surgery to be as brainless/automatic as possible! :)

Hi- my guess is you probably shouldn’t be doing all that lifting and bending! Did you have any physical limitations from your surgeon? I had surgery on 6/11/18 and I was advised no lifting more than 10 lbs for 4 weeks.

my surgery was on the 9th and i’ve been feeling down since i had it. i feel like i’m going to fail at this and that it wasn’t the best decision. but at the same time i’m sort of glad i did it. but mostly just feeling sad about the whole thing. any advice?

My husband can tell when this is going to happen to me because he sees me eating too fast or taking too big of bites. I’ve only had one severe case that lasted hours like you described, but have had many mini cases and it’s a constant reminder to slow down, take small bites, and chew. I ate some lean steak last weekend for the first time and was diligent in eating correctly and it worked perfectly.

I was totally overwhelmed after my first appointment with the list of people I needed to see and things I needed to get done. Since you have six months of classes, it seems like you have time to take it one at a time. Choose two of the appointments you need to do and schedule those, and then just chop away at them. Use my chart if your clinic/GP have them to communicate with clinic and primary docs to get referrals for things. You can do this!!

I’m not a medical professional but I know I couldn’t bend over much the first couple of weeks, and I had to get assistance with laundry and groceries and such. It seems like you should take it easy! It’s really tough, more mentally than anything, to do nothing for a few weeks. But it’s worth it over pushing your body to do what it’s not ready for. I would see if it goes away by the next day and maybe call your surgeon if it persists. (Ice is also helpful for strains!)

They said no physical limitations. Just said if it hurts stop. I didn’t hurt while cleaning or doing the laundry but it was afterwards. I sat down and went to get up and was hurting bad. I’m just not sure what the heck.

Good morning. May i ask what your process has been? I’m in the same position as you. I was banded in 2010. It worked wonderfully until this past year. I had to undergo all the same pre op requirements again and am very nervous that i won’t be approved.

I'm sorry you're still having "after" effects. This sounds so extreme. I'm just trying canned chicken tonight and did ok with canned tuna yesterday. You're kind. I do hope you feel better soon.

I have tried chicken before, I made sure to chew it about 25 times as my surgeon told me to do so. I never had this issue before which is why I found it strange. I'm somewhat feeling better, just having some stomach cramping and slight nausea as well. I do hope that it goes well for you and you don't go through this. <3