This is day 5 after my surgery, doing good, learning what my body needs. Walking the gas off! Very excited.

I was banded Friday the 17th of December, and I was just wondering if you have pain anymore? I currently have occasional left shoulder/arm pain, minor pain at the incision site when i bend and twist, and minor pain around the incision site when I breathe deep. Did you experience any of these symptoms/pains, and if so how did you alleviate them? Any info would be appreciated! Thanks

Just wanted to say congratulations to you both!

Yes, I've have experience all of that, It helps when I walk as much as possible. I would love to sleep on my left side which still pretty sore and uncomfortable.

This is day 5 after my surgery, doing good, learning what my body needs. Walking the gas off! Very excited.

Thanks! very excited!

Just wanted to say congratulations to you both!

I had my surgery on December 17th also. I cannot believe how easy everything has been. My doctor gave me meds for my pain & taking them has helped with the gas pain. Walking has helped move the gas out of my body. I have found that I'm not hungry at all. My hubby has been eating in front of me & everything & I have no desire to eat. (Of course, he wouldn't do this unless I told him it was ok...hehehe...he thought he'd have to go down in the basement to eat)

Tonight, I got really weak & felt like I was going to faint & then realized I had only had one Protein shake & hadn't started taking my Vitamins yet so I'm assuming that's what was wrong. I did both & feel some better but still kinda weak. I was wondering if I should expect my hunger to come back full force in the next few days or if this is normal after surgery? I have lost 6 pounds & am thrilled!! Also, how did you all do the "ticker" thing at the bottom of your post? Sorry this is so long.

click on anyones signature and it ll take u to the ticker page..then u create ur own..then u copy the URL that it creates and paste it as ur signature in ur edit profile tab

Hi there. I was also banded on 17th December. Today is the first day I feel great. I had been suffering extreme abdominal pain everyday and ever night up until this morning. I was sooo bloated and my incisions were killing me. I could barely move. The gas accumulation was horrible and I had never experienced so much back pain before. Today I feel amazing. I so hope this feeling continues. Since starting my 2 week liquid pre-op phase (3/12), I have lost 15.5 lb so I'm thankful that all this pain and suffering has paid off! : ) I'm on liquids for 2 weeks post op and will then move on to 2 weeks of a pureed diet. So far I have not been too hungry which I'm very happy about. I need to increase my energy levels so I can now start exercising. Any ideas? Good luck to everyone who's going through this. Reading your experiences has really got me through the past few days : )