Second day post-op

[bkchick88 66]

When did everyone start feeling comfortable with their band? I know I'm just starting out at 2 days post-op, but I can't find a comfortable position to sleep in and the liquid diet is making me crave crunchy food. Going back to work on Monday and hoping I'll feel better by then.

[flmommyof2 79]

It took me about a week post op to actually get a good nights sleep. I'm a stomach sleeper so it's been rough. I am 2½ weeks post op and sleep on my side with a pillow against my stomach. I can't wait to get back to sleeping on my stomach. My stomach doesn't really hurt anymore except for a little tenderness around my port. I want all the tenderness to be gone before I try sleeping on my stomach again. Good luck to you hun and Congrats on being banded!

[bkchick88 66]

Flmommyof2, thank you for your reply. I'm going try and sleep with a pillow next to my stomach. That might help with the pulling and burning sensation I get when I try to sleep on my side. If I sleep on my back, the area between my ribs hurts where there is an incision. I'm a side sleeper, so I've tried to ignore the pain just to get some sleep. I'm happy to hear that at 2 weeks I won't be sore anymore. My insides feel like a train wreck and it makes me wonder if I'll ever feel normal again. I also can't wait to get off the liquid diet! I feel nauseated, but I can't wait to actually chew my food again.

Edited December 31, 2014 by bkchick88

[flmommyof2 79]

The pillow definitely helped with the pulling feeling. I carried mine around with me for the first week. Try putting a pillow behind your back and then one kind of under your side and against your stomach. It will support your stomach so it doesn't pull. I'm all healed and ready to start back exercising but instead I'm bringing in the New year with the flu:/ Hope you get some rest hun!

[Jugido64 78]

It's different for everyone. It also depends on how heavy you are and how much abdominal fat/muscle you have. Most people honestly don't even know their stomach is barely below their sternum and not behind their belly button. There's a lot of gas a surgeon blows into your body cavity to be able to access the stomach. It takes a few days for that gas to be eliminated and at least another couple of weeks for everything to settle back into place. So 3 weeks to a month is the norm. Which is why they want you on all liquids until the area has started healing and the swelling/irritation goes away.