Flashover911

This type of pain is not uncommon. I felt it exactly as you described it but my pain was the same when I went to sit down too. It gets better. The single most painful thing that happened to me was when I sneezed. EXTREMELY painful.

Good morning- First of all it gets easier. I am now a month out. At first all you can get down is the tiniest swallow. Remember, your stomach is so small and the staples are going to need a lot of time to heal. I remember pouring a 30ml medicine cup of the unjury shake and talking about an hour to get it down. Go slow. Unfortunately you don't have nurses that know a lot about what you have gone through. You should be up an walking the halls for about 10 minutes every hour. It helps. Good lunk and go slow. This is a long process.

I was banded in 2006 and as soon as I started getting fluid into my band I started having mild acid. Never experienced it before and thought it was something I could live with. Fast forward 6 years and I was dealing with such painful acid reflux I had to sleep sitting up on the couch for the last 2 years. I ended up with Barrett's esophagus with is an erosion and scarring of your esophagus and leads to cancer. If you are experiencing acid with your band get it loosened or get it out. I just converted to the sleeve and have not had ONE SINGLE night of acid reflux since. Don't wait like I did. It won't get better.

I would recommend that you get up and start walking as soon as you can. It really helps manage the pain. The deal with liquids is tough but doable. My doctor wanted 64 oz of water and 60g of protein. Make sure you are well stocked on protein shakes and protein options. I used the Unjury brand of products and when I tasted it for the first time I thought, "Hmmm. This isn't bad at all." After 8 days of chocolate and vanilla I can't stand the thought of drinking another one. What I'm getting at is have plenty of options available. Ask me any questions you might have and good luck.

Just started this sleeve journey. VERY sore right now but I am walking and sticking to the fluids and protein only diet for another 10 days. Looking forward to soft foods but really notice how much my life was wrapped up around food. Have to unlearn a lot of bad habits.

Just looking for someone to walk through this process with me. Ideas on protein, supplements, and fluids. Anybody interested in sharing this journey of up' s & downs? Please respond.