I had m surgery yesterday and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I had a 1pm time but didn't leave the hospital until arond 10pm due to all the things the require in order for u to leave. I think I was the most nervous about being put to sleep but they reassured me it was just like taking a nap and then waking up in recovery,it was exactly like the said. Last night was rough w/ pain and trying to get in a comfortable position to sleep but I did ok. I'm excited about starting my new life, no looking back!

Congrats on your new journey! I am 1 week post op and I'm still trying to find a comfortable sleeping position, lol! It will get better as the days go on. I don't have any regrets, I'm too excited about this journey. Good luck!

I had my surgery yesterday also. Walked most of the night 2-3,min at a time around my house and had my hubby rub my back to get the gas out. I was able to sleep on my right side after most of the gas was out. Right side was very painfull. Felt like something was pulling

Typo meant to say left side was painfull

I haven't tried sleeping on my side, I'm afraid it will be painful.

Did you get all of the gas out?

I was also banded yesterday and am feeling pretty good, minimal pain/gas. I was in surgery at 730AM-ish and woke up in recovery about 930AM. The nurses said everything went well and that there were no complications.

I was discharged around 11:30AM and when I got home, I immediately took a nap. I drank a couple cups of peppermint tea throughout the day yesterday, as I had heard others say that their nurses had sworn by it for gas pains. I have also been walking around often.

I did take pain meds every four hours throughout the night. I was told it was easier to keep the pain at bay rather than try to get it to go away if it came back.

I haven't really had too much gas problems. I did have two times yesterday after eating where I felt like I was going to vomit and started to salivate, but then I was able to burp out some gas and I felt perfect. I haven't really experienced too much shoulder pain. When I woke up today, I had a little shoulder soreness, but I wandered around the house for 30-40 minutes and it seems to have gone away.

My incisions kept looking worse and worse throughout the day yesterday, and I was sure I would wake up with huge bruises on my belly. To my surprise, the bruising has decreased tremendously and I am overall feeling really good. Definitely some discomfort getting up, sitting down, or twisting when getting in/out of bed, but not too bad. My port is on my right side, so I did sleep on my left side off and on during the night with no problems.

Congratulations on your surgery and hope all goes well

I was banded on the 19th today is my second post op day. Im pretty sore but my belly sure feels gross and bloated today.

I am so happy I had the procedure. Congrats to you also. My stomach growled for the 1st time...not a good feeling. I am on a liquid diet for the next 3 wks. I had hello and swansons veggie broth

Jello not hello...phone changes words

i was banded on the 21st and have a 3 week liquid diet... it is killing me already! seems like i am starving and would do anything to have solids. 10lbs down already though! lots of the shoulder gas pain and was wondering when i can start sleeping on my side/belly... is there any restrictions on this?

Hi everyone I was banded on 3-22-12 I stayed the night in the hospital because that's what my surgeon recommended in home 3 days now and my body is sore especially my shoulder but other than that everything with the surgery went well I can't wait to start seeing the results

Good luck to all of you on your banding journey!!!!

i was banded on the 21st and have a 3 week liquid diet... it is killing me already! seems like i am starving and would do anything to have solids. 10lbs down already though! lots of the shoulder gas pain and was wondering when i can start sleeping on my side/belly... is there any restrictions on this?

amo32112

I was banded on the 20th, and I'm already sleeping on my side/belly. I'm not sure if there are restrictions but stick to what feels the most comfortable for you.

I was banded on the 20th and having similar experiences to you all. I still have some gas stuck up in my left shoulder, but it's really more irritating than painful. Today though I had sharp, shooting pain in my left ribs. The first time it happened, it caught me off guard and made it hard to get a good breath.

As for food...I'm on the full liquid diet until 2 weeks post op. Over the last few days I've had Water, Gatorade, broth, SF Jello, SF pudding and even SF frozen yogurt. I felt really guilty about the frozen yogurt though.

I'm down about 7 to 7.5 pounds since surgery. I did not do a pre-surgery diet.

So I think I made my first mistake i had broccoli and cheese soup today and I am having the worst feeling it feels like my throught is closing up and there is nothing I can do any type of cheese soup is no good for me

My nurse said cream soups are ok, I was banded on the 20th. I am hungry, but 1/4 -1/2 cup of soup holds me for hours. I

She said yogurt was ok too. I just can't seem to face another shake! I did make a small box of pudding with 2 scoops protein. I have been mixing 2 tbsp of that with skim milk for a glass of chocolate milk. That seems to help break it up a bit.

They said I should be at 75 - 80 gr protein a day, and I am no where near that.