Hello everyone, my first time here I was banded May 26 and I am doing really well, would like some variations on the liquid diet as it getting a little bit boring now.:canada: Irishmist

Alright Leila, I'm sending ya some positive energy right now!! You'll do just fine. We want to hear all about it, when your up for it!! Your trip sounds wonderful!!

Good luck Leila!!!

You'll have no problem sleeping later :confused:

Mandi

Thanks for the well wishes, I've been back at the hotel for a couple of hours now, I wish I could sleep, but I'm having really bad gas pain. Other than that, everything is good, no nausea or dizziness or anything, minor surgical site pain, mostly just a whole lot of gas pain, and my throat being irritated from the tube during surgery, every once in a while I have to cough and that hurts! I have liquid codiene to take, it takes the edge off but still hurting loads. I think they inserted an inflatable beach ball and not a lap band! :confused: - For those of you banded who had really bad gas pain coming out surgery, how long did your gas pain last? the lap top in bed and the t.v. on is helping to distract me a bit. Up till today I couldn't wait to have the surgery done with, now I can't wait to be healed! Then... I'll worry about weight loss :grouphug: Dr. Cobourn said everything went really well with the surgery, though my liver was still quite large even though I lost 14lbs on the pre surgery optifast diet. Thankfully they managed around it anyways.

Congratulations on your surgery Leila! I bet you're glad it's over.

Way to go Leila!! The worst is over (sort of!!) LOL>

Be good to yourself the next several days.

Have some sugar free popsicles for your sore throat!

WTG!!! The gas pains for me about 2-3 days, but got a bit better every day. I took gasx whenever possible.