nicole1

I was banded in 1/4. I continued to have gas pain for 4-5 wks. It helped to take frequent Gas-X, walk after each meal & drink a lot of water!! The pain got less & less during that time but I was always surprised when I got a sharp pain. The best thing was to walk around the house 1st thing in the morning. Good luck it will get better & be totally worth it!!

My doctor said I could do light weights at 2 weeks post-op and at 3 wk post-op I can go back to using my elliptical and typical weight training. It is to ensure you do open ur incisions. I am 13 days post-op & have started with my private trainer for light weights & I have been walking 1.5 miles a day for the last week! Good luck to all of you motivated fitness junkies!!

Four days out and I have the same bubbles and shoulder pain. I try to walk after my protein drink and that helps, even if it is just a few laps around the house. Also a lot of stretching has helped!! Loosen up all my upper body muscles and move the gases around. I have been drinking tea in the morning and It feels good going down. I still have a little bit of a sore throat from surgery, I am going off the pain pills so I can be more alert and hopefully have more energy. How can I possibly drink the required fluids if I sleep the day away. Congrats to all of us for surviving our pre-surgery liquid diets, the actual surgery and now the post effects! We did it!!!!

I started my high protein diet on 12/21/11, it has been brutal! the first few days I had headaches, light-headed, was cranky and tired and starving! After those days passed it wasn't so bad, I increased my shakes to 3 a day as recommended by my doctor and increase my veggies and that help a lot. Also I took an extra walk a day and that really helped, something about the protein not just sitting around and actually being used.