Hi all my i had my surgery on april 30 2011 doing good so far, but i have a few question that i cant get out of my mind.

1- whats with all the hiccups?

2- how long should i keep sipping water, when to take start taking small amount?

3- when can i start sleeping on my sides?

4- why do i feel like their is a small ballon passing down my tummy?

5- The most important one is how will i know that my body accepts the band or time will tell?

I would prefer to hear from you guys.

MAWI

1- whats with all the hiccups?

I didn't have hiccups..... can't comment on that one

2- how long should i keep sipping Water, when to take start taking small amount?

I only sipped water for the first 2 days then I could drink it

3- when can i start sleeping on my sides?

I started sleeping on my side on about day 6 or 7 but still can't sleep on my tummy (and I'm really a tummy sleeper). However I didn't have stitches or staples my incisions were put back together with surgical glue (cool huh!).... its actually way better than the stitches or staples in my opinion as I've had both and the glue just comes off as the incisions heal!

4- why do i feel like their is a small ballon passing down my tummy?

I still have that feeling sometimes or feeling like my pants are too tight but they aren't (bloating I assume)... its probably because of the gas they use to inflate your stomach during surgery and since its not the normal kind it lingers for quite a bit.... I also had chest and left shoulder pains too

5- The most important one is how will i know that my body accepts the band or time will tell?

My best friend knows someone whose body rejected the band... it can happen but my surgeon tells me its rare. From what I know of the other persons experience you should know rather quickly.... within the first few months because it just never heals right if it isn't accepted.

Hope this helps

Faith

I slept on my side from day 1- but couldn't sleep on my tummy for a few weeks. I didn't have any stitches, they closed me up with glue.

GLUE? I never heard of being closed up with glue-do you mean bandages? I thought for sure I would need stitches.

Mine was closed with Glue too... Where he put the Port, he stitched it from the inside, and closed the outside with Krazy Glue. They have another name for it, but when I asked him Krazy Glue? He said Ah ha !

Worked beautifully too.

It's not krazy glue! It's a surgical grade glue called dermabond. They suture the muscle and fascia closed, ( I know in animals they usually so intradermal sutures, though i do not think I had any) then they glue the outside. Not uncommon at all. Ive never had sutures so I can't comment on the feeling, but the glue holds really well and after 1.5 weeks I was just scraping the glue outside the incision off.

:DLMAO! You girls are funny!

thanx for all the replies