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yes its completely normal!! i was banded on oct5,and today is the first day that i am feeling somewhat hungry! its great! lol but the first few days,besides sipping water,i couldnt even get down half a cup of a protein shake!!

burping is good!!!! its helping you get rid of all that gas!

i was banded oct5,and i just started feeling that pulling feeling today.....its a weird feeling...not sure if it means im healing or doing damage!!

try ready made special k or slim fast shakes,they dont have as much protein..the slim fast powder that you add water to has more protein.....what i did was,in the morning,i would make a slim fast shake with water and ice(took 5 minutes),then at about 10am,i had either an eas ready made shake(17 grams of protein),or an atkins advantage shake(very good)...then at 12:30, a special k or a slim fast ready made shake(the cappichino is great)....then dinner was 2 cups of lettuce,tomato and cucumbers with 2 tbsp of fat free ital dressing....also...sipping ice water throughout the day helps a lot!!!

yes that tight feeling is the worst!! what helped me was,,,when i was laying on the recliner,if i tilted my head back a little and took deep breaths...and it does go away after a couple of days...by day 3,i felt better... they say the breathing tube gives you a sore throat and cough...i was scared to cough,thinking that i was gonna loosen something! but they say to cough,as it loosens the mucas

i was banded on friday oct 5 at nyu....i had to be there at 11:30am. They called me right away and i went to sign all the paperwork,then they called me into the pre op room,where i had to pee in a cup,to make sure i wasnt pregnant,get a chest xray and get weighed.the scale used was kg,and it said i was 130kg...haha,i havent seen that number on a scale in yrs...lol anyway,after that it was back to my pre op room,where the nurse met me and asked a bunch of questions to be sure i was ready for this.also,as hard as i tried,i couldnt get my wedding ring off(hasnt been able to come off in about 5 yrs)...so sadly,they had to cut it. which took forever!! they finally get it off,now its about 1pm. the surgeon comes in to see me,to explain the whole procedure and to answer any last minute questions that i may have. he leaves,and another nurse comes in to take my blood pressure and to do a sugar test.Now all along,for years,doctors have been telling me that im borderline diabetic.Last week,after being on liquid diet for about a week,i had bloodwork done,and the nurse who reviewed my results that day said that my sugar was too low(92),and thats why they had to do it again.So,she pricks my finger and its 90...she says thats still too low...too low for what? i have been fasting for 2 weeks!! made no sense to me. After surgery,they tested it again,and it was 122...how weird is that? mustve been the iv. now its about 130pm. ok,so after that,yet another nurse comes into my room,and says its time to go to the operating room.so i walk there with her.We go in the room,and it is freezing!!! and i am NEVER cold!!! There are about 8 people in the room,including the surgeon. they tell me to lie down on the table,some gets a heated blanket and puts it on me....felt like heaven!!! then 2 people lift my legs and put on those massaging sleeves that prevent blood clots,felt nice and relaxing.while thats happening,someone else has me take my arms out of my gown and puts some kind of pillow wedge under my shoulder blades.Then they start the iv in my hand,while someone else starts asking me about my tattoos to distract me.The iv is in,and i feel liquid running down my hand,i lift my hand up and its full of blood! nurse says oh dont worry,i'll clean that! While she's cleaning the blood,they add something to the iv,and tell me its gonna feel cold...i didnt feel it. then they put the oxygen mask on me and tell me to breathe normally.....and thats the last i remember.... next thing,someone is calling my name...i slowlyt come awake and my throat is soooo dry that i can barely talk...the nurse gives me ice chips...omg they tasted like heaven!! i couldnt get enough. i ask her the time and she says 3:30pm....i stayed in recovery for about an hour before my husband came in,and i mustve drank 3 cups of ice chips and 3 glasses of water before i started feeling better!! then she asked me to rate my pain on a scale from 1-10...10 being the worst...i said a 6,and they gave me pain meds in the iv. i ask her to take off my socks because i am very hot...she did,and then took my blood pressure...its too high,dont remember the number,, and she said they cant put me in a room,until its back to normal...she kept checking it every so often,and it was slowly going down...i never had a problem with high blood pressure before,but she said the anestisea can do that.....then hubby came in,he said that my surgery was over at 3:00pm,in nyu,they have a board with every patient and what stage they are at...but they wouldnt let him up until 430 for some reason,they told him i was in recovery but not ready yet...i think it was because of my blood pressure being too high... he stayed for a bit,then they had him leave because they said my room was ready...now its around 5:15-5:30. my hubby leaves and the surgeon comes in...i mustve still been a little loopy,because all i remember him saying is that the surgery went well...i think he might've said that he repaired a slight hernia,but i cant be sure!! i will find that out when i see him on mon oct15,for my follow up visit.....surgeons should never talk to you after surgery,unless someone else is in the room with you...i was sooo out of it...lol so,after he leaves,2 nurses come to wheel me up to my room....which, to my surprise was not only a private room,but had a beautiful view of manhatten and the water!! my husband meets me in the room and the nurse follows and i ask for more water!! after i drink it,she asks me if i want chicken broth or vegetable...i chose veggie because by then i was sooo tired of chicken broth!! it tasted great!!! then she had me get up and go pee,which i did. now it's 7pm,and i am dying to get out of there and go home to rest!! so she tells me,ok take your hubby and walk around the hospital a luttle bit and in the meantime, i will get your discharge papers ready...sounded good to me,but i wanted to put my clothes on first,so i had to wait for them to bring up my bag,which,imo,shouldve been there waiting for me! but whatever...i waited a half hour before they brought my bag,which had my eyeglasses in it,thats why i wanted to wait for it,instead of walking around the hospital blindly! they finally take the things off my legs...omg they were making me sooo hot!! finally,its 740 and they bring in my bag...i get dressed in the bathroom and as im lifting my arm,i see a tennis ball size lump under my arm...i ask the nurse about it,and she said oo thats normal,thats where they gave you the bloodthinner shot...i was wondering why my arm hurt like hell!! now she takes my blood pressure one more time...its a lot closer to normal,just a little high..and takes out the iv....my hubby and i walk around the ward about 5 times,im hyped on drugs,feeling no pain and full of energy!! lol by the time we get back to the room,the nurse is there with my discharge papers and instruction sheets...yahoo i am free to go!! we parked right across the street,and there was a deli right there,so i had my hubby run in and get me a water bottle,because i was still very thirsty...a friend who had the surgery told me to bring a pillow to hold against my stomach during the car ride,so the bumps dont kill you! it worked and the ride home wasnt bad at all...but it also couldve been the meds! ) while i was in surgery,my hubby filled my script at the nyu pharmacy,so i had it before i went home,which was awesome...because the iv pain meds work quickly and fade quickly...so by the time we got home,i was ready for more. we get home,i put on my most comfy pjs,(with my 10 yr old daughters help,as i couldnt really lift my legs,or bend at all)...i took the pain meds,got a glass of ice water and another glass with ice chips...laid on the recliner and thats where i stayed until the next morning. all in all...not really so bad!!!

my instructions don't say jello or pudding....but i'm starting to get hungry...think i will call my doctors office tomorrow

i was banded on oct5...and i have not weighed myself yet....BUT,i know that my rings slide easily on and off now,my clothes feel bigger also. i am seeing surgeon on monday and will weigh myself that morning,not before,because as of today(6 days post op),i am still very swollen....so i know that,even though im not eating,getting on the scale too soon will be a letdown!! i figured i'd give myself a break from the scale and focus more on healing now,considering that once i'm all healed,i will be a slave to the scale for the rest of my life!!

i am 6 days post op and on liquid diet until i see surgeon on monday. is sf jello considered part of the liquid diet? (i know it was included in my pre op liquid diet)...how about sf pudding?

i thought the same....i am 5 days post op,and im just starting to feel hungry!

i was banded on oct5,and am going back to work on oct16....and i am so worried that i wont be able to make it through the day!!!

atkins advantage...17 grams of protein

also,according to my instructions....no lifting over 10 lbs for the first month after surgery!!

i am 5 days post op...and i just started today,lifting some light things....like putting the dishes away,folding clothes....you dont want to be exerting yourself too soon,and risk popping your stiches!!!

if i can do it,anybody can!! if u load up on high protein shakes,trust me,you wont be hungry. most of it is just head hunger,your body is not actually hungry. what helped me: low sodium chicken or beef broth....if u buy the big can,heat it in a pot and pour into a mug....it makes about 3 mugs,and it fills you up!! hang in there!!!!! it will be so worth it in the end!!!!

my post op instructions actually say to avoid tv,as there are so many food commercials!!

i was banded on oct 5...and i havent weighed myself yet...i know that i've lost weight since the surgery as my rings slide on very easily!! but i also know that my stomach is still very swollen. my post op visit with surgeon is oct 15,my plan is to weigh myself that morning....by then,all the swelling will have gone down(hopefully!)....and i'll see a weight loss.

I am on my 5th dAy post op, and still cant tolerate more than a quarter cup of protein shake at a sitting. Im surviving on wAter and chicken broth! And doc sAys thats normal

hi tiffany! i'm jenn and i was banded oct5....just starting to feel like the old me today! i know it takes time,and every day is a little better! this site and the people here are great for answering all questions!!

good luck tomorrow!!!! i am newly banded(oct5)....and this site and the people on it have been really great!!!

yea it never crossed my mind to ask doc about taking water pills after surgery...honestly,my legs and feet have been so swollen for so many yrs,that i just assumed that i would always need them!! since the surgery,i can finally see the bones in my feet...lol i am sure that once i return to reg foods,that i will need them again...but thats a question i will be sure to ask at my post op appt

i had this same problem yesterday(i was banded fri oct5)...and just couldnt hold any fluids down yesterday....then i sent my husband to buy gaterade and between sipping that and ice chips...i felt better....and today,i am fine!!

hi, i was banded on fri oct5....for me...the worst feeling post op,was the dry mouth!! i mustve had 2 cups of ice chips,and a gallon of water before it went away!! you get that from the combination of the anesthesa and the breathing tube....i also had a sore throat for the first 2 days,but that is normal. i didnt really have any pain that first night,they gave me painmeds right after i woke up and a few hrs later when i went home,i took some....next day,not really pain,,just very sore in the stomach area...kinda like you got punched very hard in your belly!! now its tuesday night,and im starting to feel more like myself again!

thanks guys...i did call doctor this morning....before surgery,i was on 2 water pills,and noone told me not to take them after surgery....i think i was dehydrated. doc told me not to take the water pills,and ive been drinking gaterade and plenty of water today and i feel much much better!!!

Also keep in mind, you dont know how bad the gas will be. Trust me, u dont wanna be at work with bad gas pains!!