Well I'm home from Mexico and offically banded. I was banded on Friday and got back to DFW last night. I won't be all the way home till I drive back to the little town where I live. I'm sore and brused and not sure if the rumbling in my tummy is because I need to eat something or just post surgery gas. I feel lots better than I did yesterday with all the flying and the Tijuana taxi ride (two hours at the border). My left side (port side) is swollen and brusing and I look kinda pregnant, but my twin says all the incisions look great and the rest is normal. So away I go. Time to get skinny.

banded 8-25-06

Congratulations on your new band. I wish you lots of success. I too went to MX for surgery. Who was your surgeon?

Welcome to Bandland Candy!

Take it easy and give yourself plenty of time to rest.

Keep hydrated by taking lots and lots of sips of Water.

If youre allowed, have a bit of a Protein shake (not soy it will make you gassy).

The residual gas from the surgery might be rumbling in your tummy, walking will help eliminate that.

Glad youre feeling well. Keep us posted on your progress!

Congratz!! I hope you have a smooth recovery, and an easy time transitioning back to regular food. Just remember to take it slow and do everything according to what your doctor tells you, not what you feel or anyone else feels. And i wish you much happy and speedy weight loss!!

Candy, Congrats!!! You'll hopefully only feel bloated for less than a week. Good luck and take it slow.

Yay!! Welcome home!! So glad all went well and I hope you're extremely happy with your journey!!

Congratulations. Wishing you a speedy recovery. One week from today I will be banded as well. Looking forward to it.

Best of luck to you.

regards,

Congratulations and welcome to the other side!!

I hope you have a speedy recovery. :clap2:

My Dr. was Dr.Hidalgo. I was knocked out and my surgery was late (I wasn't finished till 11:00pm). My twin said the surgeon came in and told her that I had eaten before my surgery, that ther was white creamy stuff in my stomach. She assured him that we had been at the hospital since early that morning and no one had given me any food. I never got to meet the guy, but I got the impression he was an ass. The rest of the staff seemed nice and Olga my nurse was awsome. The hotel we stayed at The Comino Real sucked. It was under major construction, the beds were hard as rocks, and they overcharged my sister $150 bucks on her credit card (we found out today). She also lost her Drivers licence. I hope I never have to go back to Tijuana for any reason, the trip was awful, but I achieved my goal. Oh and my band is the Heliogast(the french band) and it holds 7ccs. I know this is a bit random, I plead pain killers. Candy

Welcome to bandland! It's gets better each day, take some time to relax and heal up!

now is the time to take some long slow walks, whether outside or in a mall or giant store, the more you walk, the more that gas will dissipate rather than painfully gather in your shoulders. Rocking in a chair also helps somewhat. congratulations on your surgery, and good luck to you!

Congratulations, I wish you great success with your new friend, the band.

Woo-hoo, for once an angry e-mail paid off! The hotel put the money back on my sisters credit card this morning. Day 5 and I'm going back to work today. Candy

Great news Candy.....can't believe it only took an e-mail. I'm sure your band experience will go much better than the hotel stay. Hope your feeling well.

Thanks loves, I made it thru a whole day at work and lived to tell the tale. I wish I could find a scale that could hold me so I can see where I'm at. My port is hurting less and less, all my incisions look great and healing fine. Still lots of gas, the burps hurt a little, and woo wee am I a farting machine. Oh and the caffine withdrawl is a biggie without my diet cokes, I think I'll try tea tomorrow. The headaches just sneak up outta nowhere.