tnkrbell1984

I just had my band to bypass surgery 2 wks ago today. 1st off I wish I did this the first go around back in 2011. I was in the hospital 2 days. My surgery was 3/19 and I was released in the morning on 3/21. If you don't have a physical job probably a week off. The only pain I feel is from where my port was removed wish from reading on here and talking to my surgeon today is very common. But for the last week I have been walking 2-3 miles and/or bicycling 2 miles everyday. So, my only regret is not doing this to begin with. I am already down from 257 to 231 which is 4lbs less than the lowest I ever got with the band. Granted I started out at 279 when I got the band. My insurance made me go back through the 6 month dr supervised diet again and had to do another psychological evaluation but was worth it. Hopes this helps. Good luck with whatever you decide is best for you.

Tomorrow I will be 2 wks post op and I still am having a lot of pain on the lower left side. This morning after riding bikes with my kids to school when I got back home I was in tears from the pain. The bike ride was 2 miles round trip and I had my 1 year old and 5 year old in a bicycle trailer that my bike pulls. Am I just pushing myself to far and causing the pain myself?

So here is my story from the beginning as I am new to this forum. I had my lap band done in May 2011 at the time I weighed 281 lbs. I was able to get down to 230 within 6 months but then just stalled out. In 2013 I got pregnant and had my daughter 2/25/15 but after having her I could not get back under 250. (I had extreme port pain the last few months of my pregnancy I think from my growing belly and stuff, some days I wanted to cut it out myself because it hurt so bad) So, I decided to have it converted to gastric bypass. I went into it like it was no big deal and thought I would be fine because I didn't have much pain when I had the band put in. But, on 3/19/15 I woke up in recovery is the worst pain on my left side where the port was. It's now been 6 days and I still hurt so bad. My right side doesn't hurt at all it's just the left. Has anyone else had the same problem if so how long did your pain last. It's making taking care of a 1 yr old who doesn't walk yet suck as I can't move without having sharp pain like I'm being ripped open. Oh they also had to remove my gallbladder as during pre-op testing they saw I had gallstones. Now that you know my story has anyone else had the same pain and if so how long before it became bearable without taking Percocet daily?

I had my lap band done in May 2011 at the time I weighed 281 lbs. I was able to get down to 230 within 6 months but then just stalled out. In 2013 I got pregnant and had my daughter 2/25/15 but after having her I could not get back under 250. (I had extreme port pain the last few months of my pregnancy I think from my growing belly and stuff, some days I wanted to cut it out myself because it hurt so bad) So, I decided to have it converted to gastric bypass. I went into it like it was no big deal and thought I would be fine because I didn't have much pain when I had the band put in. But, on 3/19/15 I woke up in recovery is the worst pain on my left side where the port was. It's now been 6 days and I still hurt so bad. My right side doesn't hurt at all it's just the left. Has anyone else had the same problem if so how long did your pain last. It's making taking care of a 1 yr old who doesn't walk yet suck as I can't move without having sharp pain like I'm being ripped open. Oh they also had to remove my gallbladder as during pre-op testing they saw I had gallstones. On a side note I'm so glad I found this forum because I don't know anyone that has had revision surgery to know what is normal.