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I was in a lot of pain, and after maxing out on the codeine, the clinic recommended that I go to the hospital for assessment. The doctor there said that I was being given enough to help a 100 pound person, not an adult. I don't even have to take 1/3 of the recommended morphine dose to be completely pain free.

Is it time for a fill maybe?

I was originally given liquid codeine, but I'm now on liquid morphine after a trip to emergency yesterday. And liquid gravol and tylonol.

I think these forums are like everything else; the people who are having problems are the 'loudest'. There are hundreds if not thousands of happy people with bands, but they don't post as often.

Then I wouldn't worry about it too much, just don't do it again.

Are you in pain?

So I am at the airport, waiting to fly home. The security people had no compassion and made me walk through the scanner 3 times, because they were threatening to pat me down over my stomach, despite us telling them repeatedly that I'd just had abdominal surgery. I offered to lift my shirt if they took me somewhere private, but they wouldn't. I was crying by the end of it, while many onlookers stared at me. Talk about embarrassing.

That seems like a lot of driving. Do you have someone who can do some of that for you? Or maybe you can skip some of the activities for the first few days? I drive a lot for work (like 10 hours a day some days) and I am taking a month off.

Man, you are walking a lot! I've done is 5 loops around the floor in my hotel in my Jammie's. I'm having some watered down apple juice, and the broth from some chicken noodle cup-o-soup. Might have some lemon jello later. All I get for pain is liquid codene and liquid tylenol. No Vicodin here

I had my gallbladder out 5 years ago, and this is much less painful. I was on Percocet and strong medications for a few days. Im less than 24 hours out, and im comfortable with just childrens Tylenol and codene. Oh and I can walk a few laps around my hotel floor easily. It's not too bad, you'll do great

I was also banded yesterday. I'm comfortable when awake, but sleeping is hard.

I would count any non cafinated things toward the liquid.

I am done and resting at the hotel. I dont feel too bad, but I'm taking the meds on schedule. I did a lap around my hotel floor, and it seemed to help.

My info says 3 weeks post op, but I've been told that as long as I am healed well, I can swim.

I'm glad to hear that things are better for you now Rae.

So I go in in about 5 hours. I'm a little nervous, but mostly just want to get it over with, and healed as fast as possible. We are going to Hawaii for 10 days, 2.5 weeks from now, and I want to be well enough to shop and swim.

They weighed me, and measured me with my shoes on! Surgery at 11:15 tomorrow!

I am sitting in the waiting room, and I'll be seeing the anesthesiologist in half an hour, and I'll find out if I am good to go for surgery. I am 2 pounds below the cut off for my real height, and like 13 under for the height the surgeon put down for me. Hopefully their scale is kind

Looks good can be deceiving. Mine looked good, until they lifted it up, and saw all the scaring. And it was filled with 1/4 inch stones.

Could it be your gallbladder?

Yep, my doctor said the same thing. Puke once, leave it alone; have the flu, get unfilled.

I see the anesthesiologist tomorrow, for surgery Friday. I'm nervous and excited at the same time.

SWLC is $17,000 all in. I am being banded Friday in Vancouver through them.

I am taking a month off. I work a sometimes very physical job with 12 hour shifts, so I'll need to be back to 100% before I go back to work. Sometimes I need to lift things that weigh 75 pounds or more above my head.

My surgeon says that vomiting should be avoided at all costs, as it can cause your band to slip.