Outrageous Octobers

[Karenwinpa 1]

WOW, we have alot of friends here getting banded today.

R gran 1

JillinRN

Lady bug on a mission

:thumbup: Good Luck to everyone, check in and let us know how you all made out, will be praying for you.

[Karenwinpa 1]

Hello all Outrageous Octobers' I took it upon myself to make us a social group. I put a Icon on that says

"I am a October Baby" seeing how we are all being reborn in our newselfs. I'm not the great with Icon's an such so if anyone wants to change it your welcome to. But don't forget to join the group it will show on your profile also.:thumbup:

[chinacat31 0]

First of all, Good wishes to those having their surgery today!! Also, just wondering for those who have had it...I am 1 week out today and even tho I am doing my walking and taking gas-x I still get these sharp pains in my left side and shoulder. Its not constant but it really hurts. Also, every now and then a pressure in the middle of my chest. My doc says its all normal, just wanted to see if anyone else is experiencing any of this? Other than that I feel great, just want the nagging pains to go away!!

[Karenwinpa 1]

Chinacat, I am only, what 3 days post-opt and I am doing my walking and I occasionally get a slight pain in my right shoulder, I have a pinching in one of my incision areas and it frightened me It feels like my stitches are ripping. They all tell me it OK there is stitches on the inside and outside. and they could be pulling a bit.

[asksdf 5]

Hey everyone

I was banded yesterday and recovery is going pretty well. Just taking everything slow for now and am spending a few days at my parents house. I'm gonna head back to work Monday and see how that goes. The most annoying part of course is the shoulder pain, but I can get rid of that when needed.

I look forward to where we're all at towards the end of the month.

[asksdf 5]

First of all, Good wishes to those having their surgery today!! Also, just wondering for those who have had it...I am 1 week out today and even tho I am doing my walking and taking gas-x I still get these sharp pains in my left side and shoulder. Its not constant but it really hurts. Also, every now and then a pressure in the middle of my chest. My doc says its all normal, just wanted to see if anyone else is experiencing any of this? Other than that I feel great, just want the nagging pains to go away!!

I'm only one day out from being banded, but I've found that making myself burp over and over and over helps a lot with the pressure in the chest feeling. Being a week out, I'm sure you've tried that though...

[elikis 0]

Congratulations, I'm so nervous, my date is on monday and I'm just not sure how much time I'm going to need off of work! Did you have the gas pain?

[asksdf 5]

Congratulations, I'm so nervous, my date is on monday and I'm just not sure how much time I'm going to need off of work! Did you have the gas pain?

Not sure if you're asking me or not, but I'll go ahead and answer. I'm still having gas pains but they aren't anything major. The worst was waking up from surgery and have the shoulder pains. If you've ever thrown out your shoulder, or pulled a muscle there, it feels like the same thing. It's annoying more than anything. But when it does happen for you, walking around and forcing yourself to burp helps a lot. I've also found that lying on my left side tucked into the back of the couch takes the pain almost completely away. Remember to try that. It's my second day out, and everything feels much better than yesterday.

[elikis 0]

Not sure if you're asking me or not, but I'll go ahead and answer. I'm still having gas pains but they aren't anything major. The worst was waking up from surgery and have the shoulder pains. If you've ever thrown out your shoulder, or pulled a muscle there, it feels like the same thing. It's annoying more than anything. But when it does happen for you, walking around and forcing yourself to burp helps a lot. I've also found that lying on my left side tucked into the back of the couch takes the pain almost completely away. Remember to try that. It's my second day out, and everything feels much better than yesterday.

Thanks for the advice! I will try that! It seems to me that the people who are having the least amount of pain are the ones who are trying to stay active, I imagine it helps with the gas pain.

[RUMiller 0]

Hello all Outrageous Octobers' I took it upon myself to make us a social group. I put a Icon on that says

"I am a October Baby" seeing how we are all being reborn in our newselfs. I'm not the great with Icon's an such so if anyone wants to change it your welcome to. But don't forget to join the group it will show on your profile also.:biggrin:

I had a hard time figuring out how to join the social group so if anyone else has that problem click on Karenwinpa's name on the left side then go to her page and the icon is there. Then you can click on join. Thanks for setting that up Karenwinpa! :thumbup:

[Loosing it for Life 0]

Hi Octoberrets ~~~~

Finally have my date 10/18/10... I'm getting so excited - lots of prep work to do.... For those you that have been banded recently - do you have any words of wisdome - or thing that you wish you would have gotten before hand?

I hope you all are doing really well. Look forward to hearing from you all.

[Karenwinpa 1]

Leah,

The best advice I can give you is get up and walk right away, hopefully the pain will be less and you will feel so much better.

:thumbup:Karen

[asksdf 5]

Hi Octoberrets ~~~~

Finally have my date 10/18/10... I'm getting so excited - lots of prep work to do.... For those you that have been banded recently - do you have any words of wisdome - or thing that you wish you would have gotten before hand?

I hope you all are doing really well. Look forward to hearing from you all.

When your shoulder is hurting, or your chest or stomach is feeling tight - just get up and start moving around and keep forcing yourself to burp. It helps a lot. Just keep burping over and over and over.

[ladybug on a mission 0]

Well I have transitioned to the other side!!! I am now a Bandster!!! My day at the hospital yesterday was uneventful. I arrived at 7 as instructed, but never went to surgery until about 12. Waiting is not one of my favorite things LOL! So it was making me more nervous than anything. I came home about 4.

Today I am just very sore around my belly button area and hurts just a bit to take deep breaths, but all in all, not too bad. I am so ready for a shower LOL! I will be a good girl and wait until tomorrow as instructed, but boy could I use one right now.

Thank you to everyone who has supported me up to this point and I will certainly be calling on you more, now that I will have bandster questions!

Hugs,

Jane

[PhatGoddess 1]

Congrats to everyone who's been banded so far this month! I finally got my letter of approval from my insurance company but I won't even have my pre-op until November and the date on the letter said 12/6. So I'll either be a November or, more likely, a December bandster. Hope everyone who has been banded so far this month is doing well!