Hello Everyone,

I am new to the forum, just found it today. I had my lap band surgery on May 2nd. Unfortunately, I had some complications with too much swelling and ended up in the emergency room on the 5th. They removed Fluid from my band and all seems to be going better now.

I still feel tired and have pain in the left side. Some discomfort when I take a deep breath too. This may be due to the hiatal hernia repair they did at the same time as my lap band. I just want to feel "normal" again.

I'm hoping to learn a lot from others on this forum.

Thanks!

Cheryl

Congrats and welcome. You are a babe in the woods, So sorry about the emergency. .. I hope you fee better really quick. Rest Rest rest. You will feel good soon . After you rest, walk a bit.

Welcome!! Sorry you've had such a hard time of it.

Wanted to share that I had left-side pain (like a runners cramp, under my left rib) for about a week and a half after surgery. It seemed to get much worse before it got better and I couldn't put ANY pressure on my left side, not even to sleep... At my one-week checkup I was still in a lot of pain, but the doc showed me the xray from the esophogram and she said "See this white cotton looking stuff over here that's the size of a softball? That's gas!"

But it did go away! I'm 3 weeks post-op and totally pain free.

Good luck to you!