isladelmar

Hi everyone! I got banded yesterday! Yay!
I'm feeling pretty good today, with the exception of my shoulders. Did anyone else get that intense pain under their collarbones after surgery? The doctor and my nurses told me it was from the gas they pump in you during surgery and to move around a lot to help it get moving. I walked around a bit yesterday and I burped a lot out, and now my tummy is making grumbles and I can feel the gas moving around. So hopefully I'll feel better soon!
I guess maybe I'm just excited about finally being banded but I'm not having any trouble at all with my liquid diet. I am hungry, but for now, I'm pretty good with my Isopure and popsicles. My doctor said to start full liquids next Tuesday and to see him next Thursday. He also gave me the okay for yogurt based (homemade) smoothies when I'm on full liquids! Yes!
My pain level besides the gas is moderate. I'm extremely sore, like I went to the gym for the first time in a while. Getting up out of a sitting or laying down position is a little uncomfortable but they gave me some pain medication and I'm feeling pretty good. I think tomorrow I'm going to try to eat some Jello and get down a little broth.
Also, and interesting point: my doctor had made me sign a release saying that he could fix a hiatal hernia if he found one, and guess what? He found one! Apparently this was the cause of a lot of my pre-op acid reflux, and he said that now that he fixed it, my reflux should be greatly reduced or even gone altogether! Yay!
All right guys, thanks for your support in my intro post! You'll be hearing a lot from me!
Riss