I was banded this morning and I have a pain "ball" which delivers a small amount of some kind of numbing agent. No real pain yet, I can walk around and I feel ok. I have gas but I haven't started burping yet (or the other thing :wub: ) I have to use a spirometer every 20 minutes to keep my lungs clear and that is quite annoying, but I want to live so I'll use the device. My fear is that tomorrow the pain will start and look out household members. Still a little scared and I have to go back to the doctor's tomorrow so they can look at the incisions.

I need to set up my ticker too!

Regards

I had one of those when I had my hysterectomy and it was brilliant.If the pain does start once the "ball" is finished then you just take the oral meds that your Dr has prescribed.

To me it sounds as though so far everything is going great. Well done and good luck with the rest of your journey.

Hi,jiggleless,congratulations !! and good luck on your new journey,please let me know how it went ,i am having mine july9th and nervous and excited also !! again good luck!!

tonyann

Congratulations on starting this wonderful journey!!

Congratulations on your Lap-Band surgery! I get mine on July 19th and am so excited. I am not familiar with a "pain ball" - that was not offered to me. Only liquid pain medication has been offered post-surgery.

Please try and think positively... like you will have "minimal pain tomorrow" - you never know, thinking positively can give you positive results

Good luck...

I'm jealous of your ball but so glad for you and your band. Even if the first few days are bad (and probably for you they won't be YAY) it does get better, I'm less than a week out and finally feeling good. Best of luck to you and welcome to the site... great peeps and info here.

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I need to set up my ticker too!

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I was banded today too but def not without discomfort they gave me morphine which didn't set well with me had a few bouts of nausea and dizziness. I'm feeling better as the anesthesia wears off still sore belly and hate the spirometer and the blood thinner shots but this is recovery! And def glad to be on the other side!

Congrats!!! I was banded today, too. So far so good, but WOW, the bloating!

I was banded yesterday so far so good little pain just sore make sure u walk walk it makes it all better

I can't wait. 2 weeks from today i'll be banded 7/20. Can't wait to hear your progress.

Stephanie

I'm not really in pain anymore since I'm 10 days out, but I still want a pain ball they sound fabulous! I kept a blog on here for every day since the surgery, it helped me with symptoms etc. Good luck on your journey, now where can I get one of those pain balls for my neck, I slept wrong last night! Lol