Sarah P.

can someone please explain to me how to get one of those weight lose tracker things on my forum reply post??? other then that i am a newbie to lapband and all this and it has been a journey so far i cant wait to see how i do.

I was banded march 1st 2011 and let me tell you comsething i was so nervous. I really prepared myself for the worst they had to give me 2 different IV meds to calm my nerves because i was emotionaly a mess @ the thought of being put to sleep when they took me in the operationg room. When i woke up in recovery my belly didnt hurt @ all but OMG my chest was in so much pain from the gas, and no pain med would relieve the pain. The second they wheeled me into my room i was beggin the nurse to let me get up n walk which she wouldnt let me do because she wanted the anastisha to wear off some more, so i waited till she left n sent my cousin to find a different nurse n asked her to help me to the bathroom but instead i went strollin up the hallway LOL. needless to say i think my nurse was a little upset with me but man did i feel a little bit better. So i would get up and walk about every 30 minutes for 5-10 minutes @ a time each walk goin a little bit further. I got released the same day and the car ride home was the worst every bump in the road had me alomst n tears and seeing as we have a SUV that sits a little higher off the ground it was hard to get in and out off but thank god i had my hubby there to help. That nite I was up every 2 hours walkin i dont think anyone in my house got any sleep that nite. And you can forget about sleepin in your bed because I am still sleepin semi sittin on my couch LOL. Over all I would do it all over again if i had to because once i got threw my first nite it wasnt that bad its just been more so uncomfortable then anything after that and you experience all new kinds of sounds and movement that your stomach make. GOOD LUCK.