I woke up at 4:30am and I was starving due to being on liquids for over 36 hours and nothing for the last 8 hours. Got in the shower and left by 5:00. My dh stoped at starbucks and they were CLOSED haha serves him right... So At the hos. by 5:30 I went to the back to get checked in my room. Dh waited out in the waiting room. They asked me all the same questions that they asked the day before over the phone and keyed me in the system. My dh came back with me at 6:30 to hurry up and wait... At 7 the nurse came back in and told me to tell dh bye because The first surgeries of the morning, you were not allowed to take family back because they were so full. This was a shock, and brought the tears... I wanted, needed him back there with me.

I rode to the pre-op room bawling and scared. The anastelogist came back and did paper work then started my IV. Did great and hit it on the first shot. He then read my history with throwing up and gave me some fenagrin through my IV. Because I was so upset he also pushed so "I don't care meds" In there and I was happy again. I don't remember much but I do recall the nursing when pushing me into the op. room she bumped in to a wall and I said real loud "someone get over her and help this little girl drive this bed" Everyone laughed...

The next thing I remember is waking up in the recovery room. If felt I was going to throw up and started dry heeving. They hurried and pushed lots of meds to keep me from puking... then I told them My left side of my stomach was on fire and my shoulders were hurting they said that was air... it stayed that way for several hours, even after 8 shots of de-lada. (spelling) I also had to keep drinking Water and getting finagrin because I kept dry heeving.

The was the most pain I have ever been in. The dry heeving, man that hurt like the dickens. But I only truly threw up once, which is great for me because normally I after surgery I throw up for hours... In recover my oxygen kept falling to 75 because I was hold my breath. The alarms kept going off and they would run over there and tell me to breath..

As soon as my breathing was in the 90's and stayed there for 15mins (3 hours) they took me to my room. My dh was there and he said he was so worried because all they would tell him was that "I was fine", but when he asked why I was not out of recovery yet they would tell him "I was having problems breathing" So he was worried.. He said he called like 6 times and they were getting pissed at him... LOL he so sweet, hes my protector!!

In the room they had me eating ice and trying to get up and around. The first time I got up I felt real dizzy and nausious. I saw the bathroom and headed that way. The nurse asked if I had to potty and I said yes. So i went and tried but sat there for 20 mins and could not go. I did fall asleep on the toilet nothing happened.. My dh was like "jen, If your going to sleep go get in the bed.." LOL so we went back to the bed. I was in and out of it for several hours. I know at one point my mom called and I said "ass" on the phone with her(I never cuse in front of my mom). Then I asked her "did I just say ass" lol she was like yeah but you have said alot of things that didn't make sense. LOL

I don't remember this but my dh said I kept talking in my sleep. One comment that he said I said was "Chase don't pee on the floor" (Thats my youngest and we are potty training) LOL He said I said alot of things that did't make sense but it was all the drugs talking.. The nurse kept asking me if I had to potty yet and I did my stomach hurt because I had to go so bad. I had three full IV bags in me plus the ice I ate. I needed to go but couldn't! It just would not come out.. I was getting aggervated. I was told I would be out of the hospital in 3-6 hours and I had already been there for 11 hours. I wanted to go home....

Around 4:45 I tried again to pee, I in the bathroom and sat down ,put my hand in warm running water and everything. I even let dh pee so maybe that would make me go. But it didn't... The nurse came in with a big glass of warm water and had my pour it down there and low and behold I peeed, oh it felt so good!!! I must have went for 10 mins straight... yeahhhh I get to go home, I finally peed! So we went back to the room and waited till they got a hold on my doc. At 5"30 I was tired of waiting so I got up and told them I was leaving.. they got a wheelchair and rolled me out...

At home I was in a little more pain than at the hos. Because my meds had worn off but in no way was it something I could not handle. My bf had my kids and the oldest were going to stay with her while the youngest two (hers and mine) came home with me. They are easy I can just put a movie on and they will watch it.. I don't have to intertain them..

Last night i slept on the couch half the night then around two I went and got in bed. I was comfy sleeping on my right side with pillows under my left side for support. (port on the left)I feel ok today with a little sorness and lots of gas. Thankfully it does not smell.. LOL i am just full of hot air... Today I am just going to chill and stick to my liquids for now. I have not had anything to eat sense sunday around 8:00 pm and at this point I don't want any... we will see how long that last. LOL

Signing off.... I AM IN BANDLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to bandland Jen... yer on yer way :tea:

congrats!!!! i loved your story, about saying funny things cause of the drugs, i hope to be joining you in bandland someday soon

Congrats JMO, it sounds like everything went fine. I'm so happy for you, and welcome to bandland. You will do well. I did not really feel like eating until about a week post-op, but I did drink some protein shakes and some soup on occasion. Also, I had gas for about a week and a half; hope yours clears up before then.

Thanks so much for telling us how it went! I am exactly 2 weeks from being banded and I appreciate all the details!!! Great story!!

Angie

Welcome to the Banded Gentry!

Well done!! Awesome!

Be kind and gentle to yourself this week!

Thanks for sharing your story. I'm getting mine in 3 weeks and it's good to hear such a detailed account of how it goes!

I am going in tomorrow...loved your story and details! getting scared!

Very good, detailed account! Thanks for sharing that with us.

Gee, so much to look forward to.

Today has been a good day so far. Little sore getting up and down But once I'm there I am fine. My tummy is grumbly but not from hunger.. I drank 1/2 cup of Soup today for lunch and I felt a full sensation that was weird, I wonder if it is always like that. It was sort of like "ok if you take one more sip, I am going to throw this up" ??? I don't know if thats normal but whatever... Tonight I am planing beef broth! I have done the dishes today and one load of laundry then took a 2 hour nap with the kids. I do get tired very quickly but I am getting a few things done. My oldest is soon to be home so she is a great help...

Those soon to be banded "don't sweat it, it really was better than I expected" I can't wait to start melting away!!! lol

Congrats on the banding. Sounds like things are going well

Myra

I am sooo jealous - I don't have mine planned yet, doing the psych eval and nutrition, etc. right now. I am so excited for you. Please keep giving us a day to day inventory of how you are doing.

Hello all,

Today has been a productive day. I am getting around much better but I do tire quickly... I am so excited to be banded but I am just so amazed at how little I eat. It just hasn't clicked in my brain yet. I am trying to get in my Protein and my Water daily, I haven't done it yet but I am hoping once my stomach heals, the swelling will go down, and it will be a little easier. I have had very little gas pain (1st time today, so I hope it doesn't last) and the only real pain I have been in is in the port area. I am a little concerned because I have a red area around the port area I hope it is not trying to get infected, but I am going to watch it an see what it looks like on monday unless it gets obviously bad.

wendy, lisa and bug...

Good luck and keep us post.. this has been an awsome experience.. and It keeps getting better...

JMO,

Congratulations on your surgery! My surgery was Oct last year, but I STILL remember how sore I felt moving around and getting in/out, up/down I also tired quickly, best advice I can give is to take it slow and try to rest as much as you can. That's usually the hardest advice to take, because we're so busy taking care of others and making sure the house is in order. Try your best!

I didn't have an appetite either, broth was my staple for the first couple of weeks. After your mushy stage, you'll slowly get your appetite back... often people will report they feel no restriction, but you have to be careful and continue to follow your post op instructions. My lower stomach "growled" for a couple of months before it finally got used to the empty feeling! It was a weird sensation.

I wish all of you soon-to-be bandsters all of the best!

take care,

JMO, I forgot to mention to check with your doc if the redness/swelling you mentioned around your port site gets worse. I kept the bandaid company in business, because every other day or so I was at the store picking up another box of 3" or 4" sizes to keep my sites covered!

A good way to tell if it's spreading is to circle the area with a pen or fine tip marker... if the redness continues/goes past the pen mark I would contact the Dr. It never hurts to err on the side of caution. Ask them if they recommend a topical cream, to cover or not, etc

take care of yourself,