rhlane

I had my band put it last Wednesday...3/15. Since about noon today I've had HORRIBLE indigestion-like pain just below my mid-chest - - just above my middle incisions. Anybody want to tell me if this is normal??? I am miserable. This morning I felt great...went back to work (light duty)...then started to drink a slim fast around 11am. Got 1/2 of it down. Finished it around 2pm. Then at around 6pm I had 1/2 a can of tomato soup. The pain started around 12Noon. Do you think I just drank it too fast or what???????

Hello Trisha K. I'm am now 3 days post-op. My pain is less today, I think. Still really sore, so its hard to tell. I know I'm itching like crazy near my incisions. I couldn't really read my body today to see what it actually was I was feeling. It felt like hunger, but I didn't feel like eating anything. I ended up warming up some cream of tomato Soup. I ended up eating the whole can of soup, but had to spread it over 3 meals (1/3 can for Breakfast, 1/3 lunch, 1/3 dinner). Can you share your early experience with the band...then compare it to now (6 months later)?? - - rhlane

My surgery was Wednesday and now this is Friday of the same week. I plan to go back to work on Monday if all is well. Mainly, I'm just really sore in my upper abdomen area. Partly because its probably all bruised in there...and partly because of the gas. I feel better up walking around. Lying down, its hard to get comfortable right now. Good luck with yours. - - Rhlane

I'm in Shreveport and just got banded TODAY. Besides being gassy...I'm fine. Good luck with yours.