EspeciallyKK

Perhaps its habit or your foods are too dry for you. Keep working at it. You can do it 👑

@EspeciallyKK
don't feel alone - i think this is one of the most common problems many of us deal/dealt with
we all have to accept and learn to handle the situation. Don't have to like it/ but its one of the
BIG rules that must be followed. Very important!!
good luck
kathy

Yes, that part is hard for me. I have occasionally taken a sip but now that I am eating solid foods it is not a good idea....so I just wait it out.

Anyone else struggle with not being allowed to drink anything with meals? I’m only 2 weeks post op today but sometimes, I just need a sip of Water during my meal. I find it very difficult. Anyway, just wondered.

Anyone else struggle with not being allowed to drink anything with meals? I’m only 2 weeks post op today but sometimes, I just need a sip of Water during my meal. I find it very difficult. Anyway, just wondered.

I also feel amazing. I’m a week and a half out. My surgery was 2/28.

I also feel amazing. I’m a week and a half out. My surgery was 2/28.

I also feel amazing. I’m a week and a half out. My surgery was 2/28.

I was pretty nauseous the first couple of days after surgery too. My Dr. wrote me a script for Zofran and it helped ALOT.

You are going to be tired the first week afterward. Heck I am 1 month post op and at the end of some days, I just go home and go straight to bed. But it will get better, I am sure of it. The body needs to heal after surgery and that can take a while.

I honestly didn't have any problems getting comfortable in bed after surgery. I slept on my side that night in the hospital. And since home, there is nothing more comfy than getting into bed in a fetal position with my heated blanket!!!!

Just keep sipping your Water every couple of minutes.

I’m freshly home from the hospital after gastric bypass revision surgery (after a failed lap band). I feel pretty bad still though. Wondered if others had similar issues after:

Diarrhea
Nausea
Impossible to sleep in a comfy position
Groggy and in/out
Trouble getting in the 4oz per hour

Would love to hear your stories. Also, what did you take for nausea? I have the omeprazole for the acid and am taking Tylenol for pain. But the nausea is pretty bad, as in the diarrhea.

Hi guys!
Revision patient here. I was banded in 2011, then had my band removed last June and am now scheduled and approved for bypass on Thursday. Im so scared, I keep thinking maybe I should reschedule. Wondering if anyone else has/had these thoughts:
-what if i die
-can I commit to the lifetime of changes
-what if I gain weight back
-what if I lose all the weight and still am not happy
-what if, what if, what if....
Also, this is silly but I can’t miss weeks of work. Anyone go back fairly soon after?

Hi guys!
Revision patient here. I was banded in 2011, then had my band removed last June and am now scheduled and approved for bypass on Thursday. Im so scared, I keep thinking maybe I should reschedule. Wondering if anyone else has/had these thoughts:
-what if i die
-can I commit to the lifetime of changes
-what if I gain weight back
-what if I lose all the weight and still am not happy
-what if, what if, what if....
Also, this is silly but I can’t miss weeks of work. Anyone go back fairly soon after?

Whew! Found out today there was absolutely no slip after all. My surgeon said he compared my surgery day upper GI with my ER ones & all is perfectly fine. Thank God. We now know how full we can make my band! Apparently 5 cc's is too much for the stress level of my life. I'm so relieved. 3 weeks to let inflammation subside & we can start to fill again.
Thanks again for your concern everyone!!

Hi again guys!
Thanks for all your concern and support, seriously.
I had my surgeon call these people and speak to them. Seems like I am going to wait until I am back home to discuss the necessity of surgery with him. It's a very slight slip, my band appeared a bit straight as opposed to diagonal, but my surgeon said he would need to look at where he originally positioned it, as every stomach is different. He also said it doesn't necessarily mean I need to have an operation. I am going to take all images back to him.
Seems like they are wanting to keep me tonight and monitor my inflammation & continue to hydrate me via IV, but they have stopped talking about emergent surgery after my surgeon called them so that's good.
I am feeling MUCH better, and am finally being allowed juice & Water & ice chips. My sister is going to attempt to sneak me in a gatorade. lol.
THanks again for all your help & advice & encouragement.

I don't think that the band has any correlation to hemmeroids or kidney pain (I know that I haven't experienced that), but that's definitely a question for your doctor! Get that checked out!
And as for tightness in the morning...yes! That's a common thing. The reason is because gastric band is a semi-permeable membrane that actually can absorb fluids in the body! There's an interesting article about it here:
http://drsimpson.net/fills/Lap-band-surgery-support-science/notes-from-Dr-Terry-Simpson/Lap-band-Stress/Lap-band-Stress.html

My doc also said no carbonation. It stretches your stomach out due to the bubbles, just like white rice. The issue is if you don't stop drinking it, your band will eventually, years down the road, be unable to help you anymore because it can only be adjusted so much. I cut it out totally a year ago, and I was a 2 soda a day at least kinda gal. At first it was so hard, I could smell the bubbles from a mile away. Now - so glad I gave it up bc I know how it helps my weight loss. Beer, I do miss sometimes though. But since we can't eat & drink at the same time anyway, Id almost always rather eat. Haha. Good luck.

Just wanted to congratulate you guys & wish you luck! I'm a year post-op on the 19th and am down 50 pounds. Best wishes!! Listen to your docs...