Thought I was fine til I started playing w my 4 year old and my abdomen started hurting in that sore kind of way. I called and asked my Dr if I was stil on the 15 lb restriction, and she said til my 8 week appt! Is my abdomen really going to be this sensitive that long? How long til u could function w/o ANY pain whatsoever?

It was about the three week mark before I could run/jump/move like normal. Remember, to place the band, they cut through a layer of muscle in multiple spots. You use your abdominal muscles for a lot more than you think you do. For the first couple weeks I felt like I had done a thousand sit-ups the day before. It does get better though! If I was really sore I would use a heating pad.

You are still healing from surgery so even though the pain will most likely go away soon, your body still needs time to recover. Overdoing it too soon will set you back.

I used 2 bottles of the liquid Vicodin they gave me the first week. After a couple of weeks, I felt normal tho. Although where my port was was still bruised and felt like I'd been hit for about a month. Everytime I get a fill (3 yrs later), it does the same thing - gets bruised and is sore for a few days.

Good luck on your recovery! You'll be 100% before you know it!

Marci

I had surgery a little over 2 weeks ago and I still can't bend over to pick anything up without having discomfort (that's where my kids are coming in handy these days!) I still sleep with a heating pad at night sometimes because of the soreness. It definitely improves day by day, but it takes time to heal. No matter what anyone tells you, it's a MAJOR surgery!! Best wishes.