So I am being banded TODAY! wow! I am so excited and happy but boy do Ihave the worst headache I have ever had in my life! It is awful. I suffer from migraines anyway, but not being able to take Excedrin or my birthcontrol pills has made it SO much worse. Any advice as to what I should expect in any regards to the surgery? Did you have headaches? If so, how long did they last?

The anesthesia they give you will take care of your headache <g>.

I do get regular headaches from stress. I just crush my Excedrin migraine with my mortar and pestle. Tastes horrible but at least it doesn't get stuck by my band. I tried liquid Tylenol but it doesn't do anything for my headaches.

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babyk,

Believe it or not, but the exact same thing happened to me.

I get headaches (and the occassional migraine), often first thing in the morning. I usually handle it with several Excedrin, but the day I was getting banded, I couldn't have anything. I was dying! I even threw up in the bathroom at the hospital just before pre-op.

It all worked out ok. After surgery, the headache was gone and I didn't have another one for several weeks. Although I still get headaches, they seem to be much less frequent and not as severe. I can manage most of them with tylenol, although it helps if I have some caffeine, too. For the worst ones, I revert back to Excedrin, but I always make sure I eat something with it.

Good luck with your surgery and I hope you feel better soon.

Cindy

Good Luck girl!! I wouldn't worry too much about the headache. All the meds they give you to knock you out should take care of it.

babyk..aww i'm sorry to hear that. I hate when that happens. although sometimes the vomiting helps relieve the pressure but man oh man it hurts!

Elfie and cwm...wow..my doc told me i could never take nsaids ever again. I've taken rx meds for my headaches but they do nothing..tylenol does nothing for me either. excedrin is the only thing that takes it away but now i can't use them...i pray i don't have one anytime soon!

anyway...good luck