I was banded 1/26. I'm 4 days out and miserable. I just came home from the hospital yesterday because I couldn't stop dry heaving. I'm nauseas all the time. I have chest pain (which the doc said was the band and would go away in a few days). I have diarrhea so bad I barely make it to the bathroom. I can't get all my fluids in as I'm so nauseas. Yesterday I drank 8 ounces of Isopure and a few sips of a Protein shake. The doc gave me pills for the nausea - but they don't do squat. They did a ton a tests and my opening is open and the band is in the right place.

Is this normal? Any suggestions? I hate being this miserable. :biggrin:

Thank you for the support. Today is a new day and I am bound to make this work! I'm getting ready to mix up a shake and put it in a measured drinking cup to monitor my progress and do only 2 oz at a time today. I hope to God it works. I'm so tired of being sick.

The good news is my 18 year old daughter and I are going to spend a movie day together!

How did today go?? It took me two weeks before I felt well enough to go back to work. The first week was spent in the bed. So, you are doing great, just remember to take it slowly.

Don't forget either that sometimes hot liquids go down easier than cold ones! :thumbup:

Well yesterday I bloated up like a Macy Thanksgiving Day balloon. I'm thinking I'm lactose intolerant. I have a doc appt this morning and I'll be tackling that first thing. Took me 9 hours to deflate after drinking my shake and that made it hard to drink period. Ug.

I knew there'd be changes but I didn't think I'd have to relearn how to live completely. Anyway, thank you for mentioning the 2 weeks until you went back - that's what I'm asking for today. I originally was to return tomorrow but I'd like until Monday so I have more time to adjust. I'm not comfortable going to work and having no clue how to get Protein correctly and do this thing right. I feel like a mess. I'm so glad to be in the best of company on this forum as I notice so many of us going through this phase at one time or another :thumbup:

I'll post how it goes when I get back...