downhomechik

I get my first fill 8/20. My surgery date was 7/5. I have a trip the 2nd week in Aug so they scheduled for after this. Glad to hear it wasn't painful. I'm sort of anxious about my first fill.

Good luck today! Prayers & thoughts with you!! You will soon be a bandster! Congrats! Let us know how you do!

I have the same fear that the band won't work with me but I am not letting it get the best of me small goals I dropped a few pounds post surgery and I haven't weigh this little in years so I'm already a winner! So Celebrate the small joys!

We r here for you! EDG will be able to see what they can't in a swallow study. Good luck and best wishes.

speedy recovery! you'll be a bandster soon!

downhomechik

^{I'm back to work today. Sitting on edge of my chair helps. I also brought my butterfly pillow they gave me at the hospital from the support group. So far, so good. I've got almost 1/2 the day done. I'm off pain meds as of yesterday. My stomach must still be swollen because I've lost 12 lbs since surgery day (7/5) but none of my pants will fit (they are too tight!) so good thing I kept a few older, more comfy pants for work! That was kinda a shocker as I thought my pants would be too loose! I will ask about this on Wed. I got meet with my surgeon to do a post-op. I'm on Puree foods as of Thursday. Yeh, this is a difficult eating time (aka bandster hell)...I pureed egg salad but it definitely made me gassy and I'm paying the price today!!}

M 10 days post op and my port area still is tender. I have to support it with a pillow if I sit too long. While standing doesn't really bother it. Riding in car for too long really aggrevates it. Is this normal?

Good job!

Six days post-op and I'm feeling pretty good. Still hold my port area a little bit but hardly at all. I'm completely off the pain meds. I'm not hungry at all (thank the lord). However, yesterday I had a very sore throat and it was all white with little bumps on the roof of my mouth (almost like I burned it) - this is gone today but its replaced by a cough. It's a sore throat type cough and I'm worried....will it make my band slip to cough? My band has no restriction yet and won't until Aug 20th.

Banded on Thursday 7/5 mid way through day 6. I haven't yet been hungry and I've been sort of walking around my kitchen in a daze, lol. The best things I found so far is chicken broth, cream of mushroom Soup strained & watered down, Tomato Soup made with 1% milk and Water added. I'm on full liquids for another week. I'm drinking juices light grape and apple. I'm thinking egg drop soup strained would be heavenly!

Funny!!! I do prefer drummers anyhow!

I have a sister and friend who had bypass the three of us did just this! We all think it's a good idea except for tastes like I dress business casual very low key and my friend and sis are very bold color people so it'd be great to have a plays closet for plus sized women

I can't even count the number of times I've been told that in my life - even has this fiddle player once say to me I don't go for fat chicks but your face is gorgeous - like I should be flattered!

Mine was dry. I just kept Water in my hand and kept drinking a sip every few seconds. It goes away.

I'm so grateful for this site! I don't feel alone in my recovery

Thanks all I will call dr this an

Hard subject but should i be concerned at not having a bm since day before surgery? I had surgery in thurs and it's Monday I have discussing med called docusate and took two doses today it burns my throat and nose for up to thirty minutes afterwards and today I almost threw up it made me so naseaus. Any help would be appreciated

The back of my tongue and throat feels like I ate grits and the grits are still stuck there anyone ever experience this? I'm 4 days post op and on full liquids only

Got banded morning of July 5th. Arrived at hospital at 6 a.m. After checking in nurse took us to Pre-op area. I had to change into a gown & those crazy socks. A nurse came in and started an IV. She numbed the spot then started it in my left arm; half way up on the inside. Never had IV in this spot. Didn't hurt at all. After this I met with anesetialogist (sorry sp), the team going in the room (several med students as its an educational hospital. I met with the room coordinator, the surgeon & I was given a shot in the stomach to prevent blood clots. Surprisingly this didn't hurt at all, except it burned a litle afterwards. One of the orderlies asked me if I liked wine & he said they had a good glass for me. They put something in my IV and wheeled me into the ER. I felt the bed blow up and them transfer me onto the operating table and felt them start moving me around then I don't remember anything after that until I was in Post Op. A nice man was my attendant and never left my side. He asked me about the pain and he gave me pain med. I looked at the time and saw it was 10:30. I was told I had to wait for a room. I got a room at about noon. I was suppose to take the swallow test later that day but they gave me morphine and I got dizzy, overwhelmed, sick and started crying. They took me down to sleep study & I tried standing for the xrays but I got sick and they said we'd do it the next day that I'd had trauma enough for one day. I had brought a long pillow to place across me & this was a godscend. I don't think I could have handled it without this pillow. They gave me hydrocodone mix for med & I was up every hour (couldn't sleep) and I shared a room with a transplant patient so it was extremely busy. It was pretty late when they brought in Water, applie juice, popsicle for me to start on. I got a shot for blood thinners in the tummy every 12 hours. I kept my own record, drinking 1 oz Fluid per hour, later moving to 3 oz. Took me down the next day and I did the study. I was sick and clammy feeling after drinking that chalk substance. I laid down for a few hours & they brought me lunch =switching to full liquids from Clear Liquids. I had to be able to keep carnations sugar free mix with skim milk down. I did and also had cream mushroom Soup strained which tasted like heaven. The admin that helped me with paperwork process stopped in with a butterfly pillow the local gastric support group makes for new patients. She also gave me a photo of my lap & port that they took when they did the swallow test with the pager number of the doctor on call over the weekedn. Then I was given meds and it was the ride home. Was so happy to get home. I got comfy with pillows & slept good that night. They next day I felt a million times better. Today a little bit better.

seeing a nutritionist really helped me. she had me write out what i was going to eat in liquid, puree and soft food as homework and she helped me understand what i needed for everyday living pre & post surgery. our health network requires this.

I have six incisions none near my belly button

I am using applesauce

Thanks all !

I got banded on July 5. I feel pretty good except for the port area. I have to hold it to walk. Is this normal? I hold it to turn in bed too just because it causing a burning sensation.