Good Day Everyone,

I am proud to annouce that my surgery went just fine on Friday. I was in and out in 20 minutes. I got the hospital around 530a, in which I was scheduled to be there around 6a so I was early. Things starting to take off around 645a and 7a. Of course they prep me for surgery and everything then my doctor came in a talked to me for a few minutes.

THe next thing I knew, I was counting backwards from 100. The nurse said I got to about 80 before I shut up and knocked out. Before I knew it, i was in recovering and crying for my wife. Needless to say the nurses thought it was cute that the first thing a man asked for was his wife after he wakes up! Kudos for me! LOL!

Anyhow, I woke up in the most unbearable pain ever. They ended up giving me 3 doses of morphine before it was all said and done. Once I was very coherent they moved me to my room where they had my wife waiting. For about 3 hours I was in and out and of course they had me walking every so often so work the gas out. And believe me, I worked it out! LOL! I went home around noon that day and remained in and out until later that evening, but I was anything but eneregized so I went to bed.

The doctor perscribed me Tylenol 3 with codine which has helped tremendously and some over the counter Gas X which has heped as well. I've also been hungry as hell, but I have refrained from going off the beating path. You will see your weight loss at a stand still because your body is in shock still and of course you're not really eating, but today I saw a movedment of 3 pounds. I'll go back in two weeks to hand him initially adjust my band.

I go back to work tomorrow so we'll how that goes and I'll let you know! Until then, take care and have a blessed day/week.

V/r,

DeShawn

welcome to the banded side

congrats on your surgery and i wish you all the best

if you feel you are up to going back to work, that is great but if you dont, i would say rest, alot.....sip sip and then sip some more and follow your doctors orders to the letter to help with the healing process. dont worry about the scale for a few weeks as you are (healing) and your weight may go up and on this forum, i have read many postings from new banders who freek out because they gained after surgery and i do not want that to be you

i am so proud of you. all the best