Had my lap band last Wednesday and feel like hell !!! I have actually passed out twice and went to the emergency room.ER doc did blood work and x-rays and found nothing wrong. I am hypoglycemic and I think I am not getting enough food to raise my blood sugar levels but when I talk to the surgeoens office they treat me like I am just wanting to pig out! I have severe pain in my abdomen and upper back. I feel very sick and have dark circles under my eyes and look like a cancer patient! I was told I would be walking 30 minutes a day by now. I almost didnt qualify for the procedure as I only weigh 210 and have a BMI of 36. I am having many regrets about the procedure now. Anyone else feel like this? Please help !!!

I know you were in good hands, Dr. Benavides is a good doctor. If you need some answers, call the surgery center, they are really helpful. Trust me it does get better...and you have a long 6 weeks ahead with liquids..trust me..it will be worth it in the end...been there!

This happened to me and I didnt feel better till I ditched the Protein drinks and had some real food, albeit in blended form. Namely some carbohydrates. All protein and no carbs makes Jacqui a very sick girl. I was fainting left right and centre by day 4 and I had the dark undereye circles happening too.

I just made some really hearty soups and blended them up. And of course day by day as I could eat more, I felt better and havent looked back since. It was a bit disconcerting because I had no real problem with pain from surgery or anything like that.

I had a lot of trouble for the first week or so after my banding with gas pains and heartburn. My doctor told me to take Pepcid AC in the morning and at night and to sleep on 2 pillows. Also for the gas, my doctor said that the Gas X will make it worse. He told me to try liquid Maalox and it helped a bunch. I'm having my first fill tomorrow and I'm taking the Pepcid AC in the morning before he does it. I will probably take it for about a week to help with the heartburn from being too tight. The gas is hell and I took the Gas X and it was worse, so you might want to try the Maalox Total Stomach Relief. I got the Stawberry Cream and it was pretty good.

Good luck and I hope you get to feeling better! Darla

I had the back pain for about two weeks.My weight was 218 before surgery im at 190 in a month. It was totally worth it.You will feel band for a fews days and the shoulder pain is the worst.But in another week or two you will be running circles and losing more weight quicker than you ever thought.The first month is the fastest weight loss.Wylers has a chicken herbs and spices cubes. They are good.Good luck my friend.

Protein is the key here. Do whatever you can to get it in and try to calm down. You will start to feel better. Please take it easy and don't get too excited with regrets. You will - I promise - you will start to feel better.

How ya doin' barndiva?

HEATHER-My dr. was SPIVAK also!! I had mine done on 12/5/05-first fill 1/12/06. So far I haven't been pleased with him-I didn't even have a post op visit?

BARNDIVA-I felt the same way you do, and at times I still feel a little "defeated"! I actually regretted the surgery also-I was made to feel like it was "nothing" just simple lap surgery-WHOA!! Simple-I think not LOL! Pain-YOU BETCHA! I still have some pain with the top incision. BUT-it'll get better-gonna get better I keep telling my self! I've lost about 18lbs.-which was a little discouraging. I lost 10lbs. the first week LOL!

Remember to drink WATER, WATER, WATER and you'll stay "hydrated"!!

Lots of great advice has been given here! I hope you feel better soon!

I had the same problem the the abdominal pain. I was admitted back into the hospital one week post op. My pain was do to inflammation around the port site. I was given Toradol which is a NSAID (non steroidal anti inflammatory) AKA motrin. Unfortunately we cannot take oral NSAIDs but IV and IM injections are OK. After s few doses my pain went away and never came back. The low blood sugar thing I had to. Do you have a glucometer? I found my sugars to be as low as 20 to 30's sometimes. The best thing for hypoglycema is drink some fruit juice first and then have protein to sustain the sugar. The hypoglycemia lasted for a couple of months unitl my weight loss slowed down. It

I had the same problem the the abdominal pain. I was admitted back into the hospital one week post op. My pain was do to inflammation around the port site. I was given Toradol which is a NSAID (non steroidal anti inflammatory) AKA motrin. Unfortunately we cannot take oral NSAIDs but IV and IM injections are OK. After s few doses my pain went away and never came back. The low blood sugar thing I had to. Do you have a glucometer? I found my sugars to be as low as 20 to 30's sometimes. The best thing for hypoglycema is drink some fruit juice first and then have protein to sustain the sugar. The hypoglycemia lasted for a couple of months unitl my weight loss slowed down. It can be a rocky road at first until you turn onto the road to success then it is worth it.

Hope you are feeling better today. Have you added anything more to your diet? Let us know how you are doing.

I hope you are doing better. Beno in your protein shake should help to cut down on some of the dairy gas.