So excited!!! Went to see my doctor yesterday and got the final go ahead and scheduled surgery for next Tuesday, October 28th...now, to just get through the last few days of liquid diet.

I can't wait till Tuesday. Will be so happy to get this done and started on my new me!

Day after hasn't been so good to me. Lots of back pain, can't discern nausea and hunger

Nicky, I understand. I have a pain in my left shoulder that will not go away. In fact I am going to ask the doctor if they dropped me after surgery. Seriously, I think it must have been the way they had me positioned that put a kink in my shoulder. It is s burning pain that only is relieved if I have my arm in certain positions to relieve strain/pull on my shoulder.

I really didn't feel any hunger since surgery until maybe this evening. But the pain from the gas in your back and chest will take your breath at times. I am walking around and even walked down the street about four houses and back. Took a breather then decided to sweep my kitchen floor...a little while later I took my swifter mop to it. Just slow and easy doing only as much at a time as I wanted to do...nothing strenuous just piddling speed.

Every time I take a drink of Water, broth, or Protein drink I belch horribly for several minutes. And that is painful. My sister, that had lap band, says that will go away and I am ready for that anytime now.

Keep taking your pain meds and tomorrow will be better than today and each day will improve little by little...it will get better. Keep us posted.

The belching is awful. I really don't have much energy.

My husband thought it may be a pinched nerve from them moving me. I tried a little icy hot and had some relief. Temporarily but at least some.

Thanks for all the advice Daisy. I keep hearing every day is a bit better.

Hope this helps

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Edited November 1, 201411 yr by Jodaggers

Hope this helps

Jodaggers thanks. This pain is more along the lines of an impingement and/or inflamed bursa. My daughter and her boyfriend are both Main OR nurses and think it may be related to either how they had my arm tucked or on the arm board. It pinched along that point but I will check with my surgeon Monday. And Orhtopedics is just one floor up and we are very familiar with one of the Ortho surgeons. Lol. Don't want any surgery but if an injection will help it may not be bad. The good thing is the Ortho surgeon has a lap band so he will be able to understand any meds he may prescribe.

Time for an ending to this discussion thread but here is the good news to close it with...last Monday pre-surgery weigh-in was 200.9 lbs and today post-surgery checkup was 195.2 lbs. I lost 5.7 lbs this week total of 18.8 since my first visit with my surgeon.

Yeehawww!!!! (Hey, I am a little bit country okay?)

Updated my tickler and couldn't believe that I'm at an even 50 lbs remaining to reach my goal. Ok, time to tackle that big number and start chipping away at it.

Ok, I am going to go over to the post-surgery side. Thanks to everyone for you words of encouragement and support. What seemed like an eternity while trying to get through all the hoops for surgery has finally came and went. Time to make this baby work.

See on the banded side!