hudsonfoo

Had my lap band surgery done yesterday. It was a trip! Came in at 7:30am and had my vitals taken. One of the nurses gave me some medicine. My fiance and family came in to see me which was great. I met my anesthesiologist who was really nice. They gave me some happy medicine and I felt like $1M bucks while being strolled into the surgery room. Last thing I remember I was looking at all the doctors and nurse and then I was waking up in recovery. Gas was a little painful as was the port site but nothing I couldn't handle, especially with the pain meds they gave me. Waited in recovery for about two hours. I begged them to let me walk around which they let me do several times. I was pretty dang tired but walking felt good. After awhile they released me and I went home with my fiance and parents. The most difficult part about this whole thing has been sitting around the house being bored and in a little bit of pain. I have walked as much as possible and when I wasn't walking i tried to sleep. Every hour I was feeling better and better. My fiance gave me milk of magnesia, a laxative my doctor recommended to help with the gas, which seemed to not do anything for me but I woke up this morning ready to #2. I was able to release a LOT of gas and I have been feeling great ever since. I still have some pain around the port but no pain, no gain I guess. UPDATE: Day 2 after surgery was pretty tough. Between the nausea, the hunger and the headaches I wasn't doing all that great. Day three (today) has been OK so far. I'm slowly getting better.

I think salads just slip right past the band. Try eating a hamburger or a sandwich from Subway or something that has a bit more substance. Chew slowly and thoroughly of course That should fill you up. If it doesn't, or if it makes you sick, you need to talk to your doctor. You may want to talk to the doc anyway because sudden weight gain may be a sign of problems with the band. Remember that 50 pounds is a real accomplishment! Keep working at it and you will lose more.

August 9th at 8:30am! Wow... what a strange feeling. Setting the date today has made it a bit more real Anyway, I'm a first time poster but I've been stalking these forums for a few weeks now. Thanks to everyone for the great stories and advice. I can't wait to start sharing some success stories with you all.