I was banded last Friday and am surprised by the amount of pain I am in - I decided to weigh myself today and found that I had gained 1 1/2 pounds even though I am eating at the most 3 Protein shakes a day and Water. I decided today to stop using the pain medication prescribed by my Dr. I(in case it was increasing my constipation) even though I still feel very sore, especially when I lie down or get up from a lie-down position. I haven't been able to have a bowel movement and am wondering if that is increasing the soreness I am feeling.

I started to take Colase (stool softener) and today I took Correctol but still no luck. I'm sort of ranting today - feeling uncertain about what to expect and whether this is normal. All I know is that I hurt, am constipated, have no hunger, but am gaining weight.

Oh yeah! The other thing is that I am on an Insulin Pump and I haven't needed to add any insulin since this started which means the pump is giving me about 70 units a day spread out over 24 hours. Prior to getting the banding, I was using about 300 units a day and still had uncontrollable blood sugar levels.

I was banded last Friday and am surprised by the amount of pain I am in - I decided to weigh myself today and found that I had gained 1 1/2 pounds even though I am eating at the most 3 Protein shakes a day and Water. Your body is retaining water from the surgery -0 it is nothing that you did to make the weight gain. The first 6 weeks or so are about healing and letting that band get itself seated properly. Any weight loss at that point is a bonus.

I decided today to stop using the pain medication prescribed by my Dr. I(in case it was increasing my constipation) even though I still feel very sore, especially when I lie down or get up from a lie-down position. I haven't been able to have a bowel movement and am wondering if that is increasing the soreness I am feeling. It is a very delicate balance between taking care of pain and clogging the elimination system. What if I told you that it was 9 days before I made a BM? For me, it was literally about not having enough in the digestive system to produce a result. (Hopefully, I was an extreme case and your results will be better!!:girl_hug:

I started to take Colase (stool softener) and today I took Correctol but still no luck. I'm sort of ranting today - feeling uncertain about what to expect and whether this is normal. All I know is that I hurt, am constipated, have no hunger, but am gaining weight. Rant away, that's what we are here for! If it was me, I'd ration myself to maybe 1-2 doses of pain killer a day if I was still hurting. Pain can make everything harder. Get out of bed and get walking as many times a day as you can. Drink water all the time -- drink water while you are walking and maybe that will stir up things down below. :spit:

Oh yeah! The other thing is that I am on an Insulin Pump and I haven't needed to add any insulin since this started which means the pump is giving me about 70 units a day spread out over 24 hours. Prior to getting the banding, I was using about 300 units a day and still had uncontrollable blood sugar levels. You just had what we call an NSV -- a Non scale Victory. :clap2: Watching the scale every day can make you crazy and make you doubt you made the right decision, but an NSV shows that you are still winning.

Best of luck and keep letting us know how you are doing. You are NOT alone.

Jo Ann

Thanks Jo Ann - your information was very helpful. I don't feel discouraged at all, but I've been surprised at things not happening the way I thought they would. Just like me - I need to breath slowly and not try to rush things. Thanks again.