Allison

I was doing my better until last night when the shoulder pain started. Is it common to have no gas pain for the first week and then all of the sudden get it. I had to sleep with the heating pad last night.

Awww, I really don't have any gas pain right now, I've only been banded for about a day and a half though, I thought I was lucky!!! Oh well lets hope I stay lucky lol.

Hey everyone, I just got my band on Thursday and while I was in the hospital I was contantly being pumped with anti-nausea meds. I know that with the band, vomiting can severly damage it and possibly cause slippage. Does anyone know of any good meds I can take to quickly prevent nausea if I feel it coming on??? I have been known to get sick a lot and I don't see my surgeon for two weeks. Thanks I would appreciate any tips!

Allison

Yay congrats Marine!!! Haha when I finally came too I was hitting on everyone, from the hot orderlies to old ladies ahahha I was so loopy.

Thanks Dori!!!! Besides the itchyness and a little pain I'm doing ok!!!! How are you doing??

Congrats Paige!!!! I've been banded for about 36 hours now, I don't have much gas pain, just soreness and itchyness!!!! I know I can't believe that our days have finally come and gone!!!!!!!!!!!

No its getting more and more itchy by the minute!!! I hope I can sleep ok tonight! Hopefully it goes away soon!!

Thanks bean bean !!! How are you feeling ?? My surgery was the same day as yours!

globally yours, everytime I cough or sneeze it feels like 1,000,000 people stabbing my from my belly button to my rib cage!!! I keep screaming anytime it happens!!!!!

Haha amsderb my sister made Cookies too, there are still bunch, they are so fresh and warm, wahhhh I want to eat them!!!! lol

don't worry jess, I have only had one night of sleep since I got my band, and it was at the hospital and I was pumped full of morphine, I also had a nurse coming in once every hour to give me more meds and such, and I was still a little loopy of the anasthesia. Tonight will be the first night in my own bed. All day I've had a big ice pack over my whole stomach and its been really helpful with the itching and the pain, the ice all melted so its in the freezer now and the itching and pain is a lot worse without it. Maybe try sleeping with some ice on your tummy?? I'm probably going to, I think it helps dull everything a bit. Congrats on the weight loss babe!!!!!!!!

Thanks mominlv!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm really excited, I can't believe this is all happening so fast!!!!

Hey everyone! How are you doing May 29ths?? I got banded yesterday too!! I spent the night in the hospital and got home today around noon. I'm pretty sore, and itchy, but I don't have much gas pain. Thanks for all the support! Congrats to everyone!!!

Thanks!!! I've actually managed to loose some more weight, I don't really see it or feel it, I'm guessing its jsut Water weight. I came home from the hospital today and am really sore and itchy, I can't wait to just start feeling normal!!!!

I'm 5'2, a couple weeks ago I was 229, my highest weight ever, due to all the binge eating, I managed to get back to my starting weight, 225, and then continued dropping weight to 219 yesterday at surgery due to the 10 day liquid diet. Right now I'm really swollen and full of liquids so I haven't lost anymore, but I really hoping I can start loosing weight soon. I'm not even hungry, I've been nursing my one can of Protein Shake since I got home around noon!

Thanks TMFRITTS!!!!! I got home from my stay at the hospital a couple hours ago, I'm pretty sore, and starting to get reallllly itchy!!!!! I can't wait to start loosing weight. Right now I'm feeling really worried about eating, its like when I first got braces, I didn't eat any solid food for weeks because I was afraid they would fall off!!! Now its kind of the same feeling, I know I can't eat solid food for a while but I'm really nervous about something bad happening!!!!! I don't want my band to slip or anything! There is always something new to worry about lol. Thanks for the support!

P.S. Good luck everyone being banded on these last two days of May!!!!

I got my band last night!!!! Norwood hospital with Dr. Adam Glasgow!!!! I spent the night and was very comfortable, no I'm home and have no more morphine drip (I loved that thing!!) I'm on liquid percoset and its not as great, so I'm pretty sore, but I'm really excited! I can't wait to start loosing some serious weight!!!!!

Hey everyone!!! I'm finally banded!!!!!!!!! I was banded yesterday morning, then spent the night in the hospital with my roomie, Lucy12!!!! I got a home a couple hours ago and am pretty sore, but its liveable, I'm so excited and I can't wait to start loosing more and more!!!!

AHHHH I'm finally banded!!!! I spent the night in the hospital and just came home a few hours ago, Lucy12, one of our lapband talk friends, was my roomate! She was great, and neither of us were in much pain, there was a lot of morphine hahaha. Now that I'm home I'm pretty sore, I have little gas pain, if any its right around the bottom of my rib cage where are the insicions are anyways. Thanks for all the support guys!!!!

Elaine if you are doing a lot of weight training you usually put on weight before you loose it, because you are gaining muscle. Also if you are drinking things like juice and broths, juice has high amounts of sugar and broth has high amounts of sodium, both of which can hinder weight loss, sodium causes you to retain Water as well, good luck with everything :sad: And like salsa said, right now just worry about healing your body.

Yeah mine is at 10 am, I have to get there at 8 am, the nurse I met with at my pre-op visit to the hospital said they could give me a "happy pill" as soon as I get there. I am holding them to their word hahaha. I have to stay overnight so its gonna be a long day laying around in the hospital, but I'm sure I'll be so out of it I won't even notice haha, and my mom and my best friend are going to come with me, Good luck to you too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll see you on the other side :smile2: !!

Thanks!!! I will have to order some! Hopefully it doesn't take too long to ship, hahaha there is an advertisment for it on this page right now lol

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been on my pre-op diet for 8 days and have only lost 2 pounds!!!!! Its kind of a let down, did you loose most of that before or after surgery??

I'm trying to find some unflavored Protein powder. Every type I find is either chocolate or vanilla and is for shakes. I want some I can add to everything. I'm supposed to get 60 g of protein in a day and the shakes I have been drinking are yummy (their the Atkins chocolate ones) but they don't have as much protein as I need, So I figured I would find some unflavored I can add to Soup and yogurt and pudding, etc.

Yay only today then tomorrow left!!!!!!! Thank god I don't think I could starve on this liquid diet any longer!!!!! Hopefully my band will help with these hunger pangs!!! Good luck everyone with dates coming up!!!!!!!

Good luck with your fill tomorrow!!!! I can't believe you've all been banded for almost a month!!!! Congrats!!!