dhales

I agree...going back the next day would be too soon. You may be okay physically to sit in a chair all day but you will most likely be miserable. Strangely I had the surgery on Tuesday and Thursday was my worst day. But I woke up on Sunday and I felt like a NEW woman! No more tummy pain just the occasional phantom shoulder pain.

Hope you are feeling much better...It has been three days for me and I felt a little normal today...getting better each day.

I feel the same way. It takes me all day to get a bottle of Water down. Some days I can't even get the whole bottle down. I don't want to dehydrate...so trying popsicles too.

Sorry guys having issues posting - just wanted to let you all know that it was only cyst...nothing to worry about!

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This may sounds strange...but I noticed I was a little flushed yesterday....but no fever. I didn't think anything about it...but when I looked in the mirror this morning...it's a little worse. I appears as if I have a sunburn. I have had allergic reactions to meds before...but that usually starts on the chest. I don't have any splotches on my chest. Has anyone else experienced this and should I be worried?

I had those thoughts the day before surgery...it was becoming more and more real. I got the surgery on Tuesday and everything went well. I'm still not hungry and I had to force myself to watch some broth and a popsicle. I do feel better this morning...but not 100%

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Good Luck ! YOu will do just fine...let us know how you are doing when you feel up to it.

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Nick - You will most likely feel 100% better tomorrow. I had my surgery around noon yesterday and I was quite miserable with chest pain and left arm pain. But as of today...I don't have it anymore...just a weird dull ache in my tummy. I keep telling myself the same thing - that this was a good decision and will help me reach my goal. It really has helped to read everyone's challenges on this forum....so I kind of knew what to expect.

Thanks B52....that is good to know. I would rather swallow a small pill then take a mouthful of it squished up...so nasty.

Awesome news!

I was banded yesterday as well. The gas pains outweighed the incision pains for me. I was pretty miserable. My surgery was completed about 1pm and I finally started to get rid of the pain around 8-9'ish. I have a weird sensation in my chest (maybe more gas) but I wouldn't classify it as pain. I feel pretty okay this morning.

I bought the liquid Vitamins at the Vitamin Store and had my Metformin squished to liquid at the pharmacy. Does any know that if I add these to a protein shake will it loose its potency? They both taste pretty yucky taken plane.

No gas this morning...knock on wood. It appears to just have been the first 5 hours after surgery. I took one Gas X....however I think the heating pad gave me the most relief. Incisions and tummy feel great. I'm not even hungry at this point. I had a little broth last night and a sugar free popsicle. BTW - if you haven't had surgery yet...be sure to get those popsicles. It was hard to sip on Water to satisfy my dry mouth...but that popsicle was heaven sent. PS = I was 188 yesterday before surgery and this morning when I weighed I was 190...all those fluids they fill you up with...my wedding ring was even tight this morning. Hopefully I can get all that extra Fluid flushed soon.

I am officially banded! The Gas pains were tough and a little on the unbearble side immediately after. But they gave me another dose of pain meds before I left the Surgery Center and I was knocked out until a little bit ago. I do have to say that if not for the heating pad...I would have been so miserable. But all in all...a good day and the surgery went seamless.

Okay guys - I guess it is official. I got the call from the surgery center yesterday afternoon to set my surgery time today at 9am. But now I have a cold...of all days. I hope it doesn't delay the surgery I will update you all when I am on the other side

Sounds delicious!

I am a huge emotional eater as well. I haven't had the surgery yet...but during this pre-op diet I have had this issue. Every time I want something extra...I ask myself "am I really hungry" most of the time the answer is no. If the answer is no...then I try to do something to keep my mind off of it. I have restained my kitchen cabinets last weekend and took my daughter to an event this weekend and volunteered just so I wasn't just sitting there. When I am watching TV, doing homework or just chilling are times that I realized I eat when I shouldn't. It's hard...but I find as long as I stay busy...I can power through a weak moment.

that is one of my fears. I have tried to take Apidex before and hated the way it made me feel. I would go a mile a minuted during the day and I would crash in the evenings. My kids hated me on it as well...boy was I crabby.

Thanks Glove...Have you decided if you will get banded or not? Or still debating? I know it is a hard decision. All day I have had that....do I really want to do this feeling. But I know it is just jitters. I have updated my will and wrote down who my life insurance policies are with. My husband would never be able to figure it out....lol I left for the weekend to attend an event for my daughter and you would have thought the world ended. The dogs were fed sporadically when someone remembered, my husband forgot to pack his lunch for work and complained of a headache all day. I can't wait to see how they will react this week when I am kicking up my heels in "recovery"...boy am I going ti milk it.

I have always been scared to do waxing there...so shy!

Hey there - I bought liquid vitamins from the Vitamin Store....it was about $10. My doc asked that we not take herbal supplements and certain vitamins before surgery as they said the Anesthesia doesn't like certain vitamins apparently. So just to be safe...I haven't taken my liquid vitamins yet...because I haven't had time to check to see if those particular vitamins are in it. I will just start after surgery. You may want to double check as well. They also said no NSAid's like Ibuprofen or Aleve...etc as that thins the blood.

Laundry Detergent...I have never been sensitive. But I had this problem and I switched to a hypo allergenic detergent and I got better. I think as we age so to some of our sensitivities. Also - high sugar...when my diabetes was out of control I had to deal with it.