I am a new member here. I received my lapband yesterday. The surgery went well and was pain free. I had a lot of discomfort last night mainly from my left shoulder. I tried using a heating pad and the meds the md gave and that brought some comfort. Later in the evening I got up to take meds and I noticed some bleeding from my incisions. This morning was a whole different story. I had no problem taking my multivitamin but I have barely had any liquids. Do you have to force your self to drink? I have only had a few sips of my protein drink and I am having such bad abdominal pain. it's painful to stand up. Any suggestions???

sip sip sip, fluids.

I am a new member here. I received my lapband yesterday. The surgery went well and was pain free. I had a lot of discomfort last night mainly from my left shoulder. I tried using a heating pad and the meds the md gave and that brought some comfort. Later in the evening I got up to take meds and I noticed some bleeding from my incisions. This morning was a whole different story. I had no problem taking my multivitamin but I have barely had any liquids. Do you have to force your self to drink? I have only had a few sips of my Protein drink and I am having such bad abdominal pain. it's painful to stand up. Any suggestions???

walking will make the hurt go away, it could be gas and drink drink drink. You have to get your liquids in. Take it easy and rest and let your body heal. I'm 8 wks post op tomorrow and the rewards are awesome! Take care and good luck.'

Donna

I had a band on Aug 6 as well. My shoulder pain was mild and I instantly used a heating pad and pain went away. The heat is on my back right now just in case. I also did walks of 1 city block 3 times today. I've drank about 24 oz Water so far, 12 oz nonfat milk and a decaf coffee. No Protein shake as to give my body extra healing time. 2 doses of multi-vitamins, 2 of Calcium Citrate, chewables.

Try some chicken broth and eat it early not a late dinner. This will give you a chance to relax your stomach more. If hungry, a SF popsicle. Just made my post surgery followup with my doctor on Aug 21 at 10:15am.

Best Wishes for a speedy recovery.

Thank you so much for the input. I will continue to sip my liquids and get some walking in. I just want to make sure i do everything right and I know being hydrated is very important