Banded Via Sils Yesterday

[jayeedee 7]

Oh. My. Goodness. I was not expecting to be this tender. I'm not sure why, but this is a bit much for me. I have a very high pain threshold but a very low discomfort threshold. And while the pain medicine helps with the stabbing pain the discomfort is killing me. I can't help but wonder if the doctor lied to me and it would have been more comfortable to have the 5-6 incision version.

I've not managed to take in any Protein yet. Just liquids. They filled me up with 5 lbs of IV fluids somehow!! As a result I came out of surgery with new stretch marks on my arms. I wish that was a joke. I slept though my medicine dose last night, so I woke up in... yea.. Ugh. I only saw one person on the boards say this was worse than c-section and one person say this was like doing 30,000 crunches... and that is so right.

Everything went as planned, minus the surgeon being 15 minutes late. Even though I have a CPAP machine, I went home two hours after surgery. Everyone laughs at my CPAP because it is set on 5 (4 is the lowest), so they didn't even put me on it. I was thankful for it for the first time last night though. I keep resisting taking deep breaths, because they hurt but I wasn't nervous about sleeping because of the machine.

Anyway, I'm hoping that everything is manageable by tomorrow. No regrets. Its too soon for any of that.

I think I'm going to go back to sleep.

[mags2u 57]

Hey ! Tender is a great way to put it. I had the 2incision lapband and i tell you what this left side is killing me! Im 4 days out now and today i think i overdid it. I went for a drive by myself ( not really sure what my dr said), but i just couldnt stay in the house anymore. Visited my parents about 45min. Away then took a nap at my sisters on the way home. By time i got home i was in quite a bit of pain. Took a loooong hotshower and just now am starting on my second Protein Shake. I switched to nectar sweets brand chocolate. My sheet says i can have skim milk so i mixed it with that and i seem to be doing better. I was tired of pooping!( sorry to be gross). Having issues with constantly needing to sneeze, and tonight im very tearful. I think its because im such a go getter and right now im not seeing the light at the end where i will feel like myself again..........

[shay33 18]

I did the 5 incision surgery, but if it makes you feel better day 1 through 6 was rough but you get through. I am on day 11 and feel almost completely normal!! You will get through this. Day 4 and 5 I went shopping and when I got home I was pooped! I could not believe how much I couldnt do and felt so yucky, I just wanted to be normal again. I promise if you give yourselves a few days you will be doing more!

[mags2u 57]

Thanks for your encouraging words Shay that there is hope! I was truly getting teary eyed all the time today because I just need to see the light at the end of the tunnel! Glad you are feeling well!

[jayeedee 7]

So happy to see I'm not the only one who is sitting hear going "what the hell did I do to myself!?" I am tempted to go shopping, but I know I won't make it. I keep getting burps stuck for some reason. It is driving me up the wall how much such a small thing is leading to so much discomfort. And I think my dogs hate me at this point because they can't sit on me.. nevermind the kids! I think I won't be driving for at least a week, but I might have to sit in the car later to get out of the house.

I am still on Clear Liquids. I am surprisingly able to tolerate the Isopure drinks. I also make yogurt at home, so I have yogurt whey which is a good break from all the yucky sweet stuff. Oye. I can't imagine myself ever wanting to eat based on how cumbersome drinking is.. but, shay33, you give me hope! Maybe tomrrow will be better. Or today after another nap.

[jayeedee 7]

I am trying to go without pain meds today. We'll see how it goes. I almost feel human. I am also now 2lbs away from being just obese instead of morbidly obese. Maybe I'll get there before Friday when I go on to full liquids. Slowly but surely feeling okay with all of this. Sort of. lol