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newlady1    67

newlady1
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Hello,

I was banded on Wednesday, June 22nd and today I feel like I'm pregnant. My stomach if so full like it's going to pop. My incisions are actually more sore with all the pressure. I know it's gas and I've walked which helps release it. But I have not used the restroom since my surgery. I don't mean to gross anyone out, but has anyone else experience this? :o

PK

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Cindy C    150

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You haven't eaten anything in 3 days....longer if you were on a pre op liquid diet. There's nothing in there to come out. Don't worry. It's normal.

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redbrenda    0

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Hello,

I was banded on Wednesday, June 22nd and today I feel like I'm pregnant. My stomach if so full like it's going to pop. My incisions are actually more sore with all the pressure. I know it's gas and I've walked which helps release it. But I have not used the restroom since my surgery. I don't mean to gross anyone out, but has anyone else experience this? :o

PK

I was banded Fri., June 24 and I know exactly how you feel. I've peed a lot, but no b.m. Not too worried about it yet. I just wish I didn't feel like I'd been punched in the stomach. Only been drinking liquids, but, man, I walk alot and still no relief.:o

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newlady1    67

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I'll try that thank you.

EVERYONE GET GAS X STRIPS.........

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newlady1    67

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Yes you're right, I haven't eaten in three days, i started on sugar free Jello and popsicles yesterday. I guess there's nothing to push out, i just hate the bloated feeling. But thanks for telling me this is normal, i mentally feel better.:)

You haven't eaten anything in 3 days....longer if you were on a pre op liquid diet. There's nothing in there to come out. Don't worry. It's normal.

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newlady1    67

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Congratulations!!! Glad to be experiencing this with someone at the same time. :D

I was banded Fri., June 24 and I know exactly how you feel. I've peed a lot, but no b.m. Not too worried about it yet. I just wish I didn't feel like I'd been punched in the stomach. Only been drinking liquids, but, man, I walk alot and still no relief.:o

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Rachel412    116

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Being... ahem... backed up after surgery is totally normal. Once that problem goes away you'll probably have the other one, which I just call "liquid in = liquid out". Also totally normal! It'll all regulate once you start back on mushy foods.

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kittyforet    50

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I was banded June 20 and it's normal.....wait a few days and you will start having liquid out....not fun!!! I still feel bloated and pregnant but not having any gas pains, thankfully. You will probably be bloated for a few weeks. Once you start having "real" food, other than the liquids, your bathroom habits will become more normal. Hang in there!!! :mellow:

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newlady1    67

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:lol: You're funny. thanks for the information and making me laugh. Although I can't laugh to hard, it's still painful.

Being... ahem... backed up after surgery is totally normal. Once that problem goes away you'll probably have the other one, which I just call "liquid in = liquid out". Also totally normal! It'll all regulate once you start back on mushy foods.

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newlady1    67

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:) Wow a few weeks of bloated gas. I'm not looking forward to that, but it's good to know this is the normal process of things.

I was banded June 20 and it's normal.....wait a few days and you will start having liquid out....not fun!!! I still feel bloated and pregnant but not having any gas pains, thankfully. You will probably be bloated for a few weeks. Once you start having "real" food, other than the liquids, your bathroom habits will become more normal. Hang in there!!! :mellow:

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54Shirley    105

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It will get better,,, a little every day !

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aroundthetown    8

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I was also banded on June 20th *waves hi to Kitty!!* I had my first BM on Wed. It was super uncomfortable and really "pebbely" sorry to be gross. I was prescribed liquid colace and it tastes NASTY. I only take it because 1) it works, and 2) you actually should call your dr and ask how long it should be before you have a BM or pass gas from below. This is important, because anesthesia can actually put your GI to sleep and your doctor should know if it hasn't "woken up again". I also know that narcotic pain meds can cause Constipation. I would call my doctor's office and ask to speak to one of the nurses. They can probably help decipher if your experiencing something normal, or if you have an actual problem.

Just my 2cents!

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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