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Thanks BitterSweet!! Just hearing you say that "I can't wait to be normal again" brings tears to my eyes. You know I don't know that we will ever really feel normal again with the band in us. I don't want to be a negative nelly but having a band placed inside our bodies is pretty drastic. It is something that we can grow accustomed to, and deal with over time.... but for me....I have pretty much said goodbye to the yester years of what i thought normalcy felt like. You'll do fine tho. Give it time. how much wieght do you want to loose? Keep in touch. I am still finding my way around this site and how to do things within it. :wub:

hi there, I can tell you that i had my surgery on fri the 5th and the gas is still in me. Walking, Gas X strips and movement helps. But really its about time i think. I also had a hernia that was found during surgery,so my dr fixed that and that may have caused more pain than just a lap band proceedure. hang in there and lets keep In touch!!

Yesterdays activities set me back!! Oh boy! I feel like crap this morning. Yesterday during and after the graduation, then dinner I REALLY though I was going to fall out! At the ceremony getting into the stadium chair was a real hurdle. And I was shocked that I was not able to fit into the chair!! I was all crouched up. I had no idea my spread was that big!! People in front of me where looking at me. These weight issues are filled with all sorts of denial!! It's so embarrassing!!! I am so glad I had the band done. I mean even tho the processs has been sickly, at least I have comfort knowing that I AM FINALLY going to have LONG TERM SUCCESS!!! It's what Ive always wanted...to be victorious over this!! On the way home last night ..I got my regurgitation thing. That is very unpleasant and uncomfortable!! Feeling like you're going to puke. My doc told me it could be b/c I have not put enough fluids in me and since I have allergies, things are thicker in my thoat, etc..she suggested I take a liquid allergy medicine. i will give that a try and let you know if t helps. Here's to wishin folks!!!

Yesterdays activities set me back!! Oh boy! I feel like crap this morning. Yesterday during and after the graduation, then dinner I REALLY though I was going to fall out! At the ceremony getting into the stadium chair was a real hurdle. And I was shocked that I was not able to fit into the chair!! I was all crouched up. I had no idea my spread was that big!! People in front of me where looking at me. These weight issues are filled with all sorts of denial!! It's so embarrassing!!! I am so glad I had the band done. I mean even tho the processs has been sickly, at least I have comfort knowing that I AM FINALLY going to have LONG TERM SUCCESS!!! It's what Ive always wanted...to be victorious over this!! On the way home last night ..I got my regurgitation thing. That is very unpleasant and uncomfortable!! Feeling like you're going to puke. My doc told me it could be b/c I have not put enough fluids in me and since I have allergies, things are thicker in my thoat, etc..she suggested I take a liquid allergy medicine. i will give that a try and let you know if t helps. Here's to wishin folks!!!

Hi, I want to thank you guys for your words of encouragement and sharing your experiences with me! I personally know no- one who has done this surgery so my reference points are all from text books. :sad: Today is my daughters graduation and family dinner party and I am very nervous about that. And for once in my life, it's not the eating part that's worrying me! :tongue2: It's actually being able to sit still for the grad ceremony and have the energy to make it all the way through dinner without having a lot of pain and or uncomfortability. :crying: I really hope I can make it through. I have a call into my dr. office to ask about some of the pain and side effects I am having. I hope to hear from them soon. If I get any good feedback...I'll share it here later. Still not hungry at all! Never thought I would say that!!!

Hi, I want to thank you guys for your words of encouragement and sharing your experiences with me! I personally know no- one who has done this surgery so my reference points are all from text books. :wub: Today is my daughters graduation and family dinner party and I am very nervous about that. And for once in my life, it's not the eating part that's worrying me! :bored: It's actually being able to sit still for the grad ceremony and have the energy to make it all the way through dinner without having a lot of pain and or uncomfortability. :biggrin: I really hope I can make it through. I have a call into my dr. office to ask about some of the pain and side effects I am having. I hope to hear from them soon. If I get any good feedback...I'll share it here later. Still not hungry at all! Never thought I would say that!!! :drool:

Hi Again, I Slept great last night. Sweated the fever out. Still feel like purging when I got up. Had my coffee this AM and had to rush to the bathroom. I have had 3/4 of a protien drink yesterday and nothing today but water and 1/2 cup of coffee. Not in the mood for anything. I would like the pain to go away. I am breathing better today and was able to get some stuff up when I coughed. Boy is deep coughing painful. I feel like I have more energy today. But again, this pain is just not what I imagined. It's much more intense than I thought it would be. I have had 2 c-sections, 1 ruptured ovarian cyst and gallbladder removal and nothing really compares to this. It's so strange. When my doctor did the proceedure, he did find that I had a hernia. So he repaired that....I am wondering if that has anything to do with the intense pain? I've just always thought I had a high tolerance to pain...but this is kicking my a**. Anyone feel the same? :sad:

Hi Again, I Slept great last night. Sweated the fever out. Still feel like purging when I got up. Had my coffee this AM and had to rush to the bathroom. I have had 3/4 of a protien drink yesterday and nothing today but water and 1/2 cup of coffee. Not in the mood for anything. I would like the pain to go away. I am breathing better today and was able to get some stuff up when I coughed. Boy is deep coughing painful. I feel like I have more energy today. But again, this pain is just not what I imagined. It's much more intense than I thought it would be. I have had 2 c-sections, 1 ruptured ovarian cyst and gallbladder removal and nothing really compares to this. It's so strange. When my doctor did the proceedure, he did find that I had a hernia. So he repaired that....I am wondering if that has anything to do with the intense pain? I've just always thought I had a high tolerance to pain...but this is kicking my a**. Anyone feel the same? :wub:

Hi I am shuffling a little faster today. Pain in shoulder and below the breast are a bit better. Fever was on and off throughout the night. No fever this morning. As afternoon came around started feeling like I was going to throw up when i got to an upright position. Takes a few minutes to go away. Lots of uncomfortablility still. My body is so tense b/c of the pain. In and out of twilight sleep throughout most of the day. Fever came back at about 8pm. Still low grade of 100.3 so I have not called the doctor. Family and husband have been great support! :sad:

Hi I am shuffling a little faster today. Pain in shoulder and below the breast are a bit better. Fever was on and off throughout the night. No fever this morning. As afternoon came around started feeling like I was going to throw up when i got to an upright position. Takes a few minutes to go away. Lots of uncomfortablility still. My body is so tense b/c of the pain. In and out of twilight sleep throughout most of the day. Fever came back at about 8pm. Still low grade of 100.3 so I have not called the doctor. Family and husband have been great support! :wub:

Hi All, I got banded in Hurst, TX on Friday the 5th. I have over 100 pds. to lose. I was in and out of the surgical center within 4 hours. After the 45 min ride home I began to feel the pain in my left shoulder and breast. It was so painful! Plus the soreness of my surgery in my belly. It was difficult gettting comfy in any position. I got up every two hours to walk around the house and go to the bathroom. Started running low grade fever (100.3) around 7pm. I was taking my antibodic and pain liquid vicodin as prescribed. Still in pain and not feeling like I would of done this procedure if I knew of this type of pain. It's hard to breath. And hard to get up from a sitting or laying down position. Has anyone felt the same? :sad:

Hi All, I got banded in Hurst, TX on Friday the 5th. I have over 100 pds. to lose. I was in and out of the surgical center within 4 hours. After the 45 min ride home I began to feel the pain in my left shoulder and breast. It was so painful! Plus the soreness of my surgery in my belly. It was difficult gettting comfy in any position. I got up every two hours to walk around the house and go to the bathroom. Started running low grade fever (100.3) around 7pm. I was taking my antibodic and pain liquid vicodin as prescribed. Still in pain and not feeling like I would of done this procedure if I knew of this type of pain. It's hard to breath. And hard to get up from a sitting or laying down position. Has anyone felt the same? :wub: