Hello everyone,

I'm new to this site will be banded on 12/2/04. Still a little afraid. never been under anesthesia. I'm 40 yrs old. 5'4" and 261. Have all the problems that obesity causes. such as band knees. lol, diabetes, htn. and so on. Glad i've made this decision just can't wait until it;s done. will have espophagel manometry on 11/22 last of preop tests. I'm up late because i'm presently at work. We'll I guess it's enough said.

:banana Hello Everyone,

Just going to drop a quick note. Got tired of lying in bed, plus was told I need to walk around some. Everything went well with the surgery. Very sore and afraid to eat.

I've had one small Jello cup and not a whole one and maybe 8 ounces of juice and it took a long time to cosume the juice. I feel very bloated passing gas though. and belching a whole lot. My left should blade is sore and my port side is very sore. I quess this is to be expected. But, i'm glad i've crossed over to this side. And I would like to thank everyone who prayed and kept me in their thoughts.. My initial weight on 1-22-04 when i started the liquids was 258 day of surgery 249. So that's great looking forward to more weight loss. We'll time to go, will post later

Thanks again,

Fran

Congratulations Fran

Glad you posted,

I've been waiting to hear from you

Hi Fran..so happy to hear your surgery went well.

Congratulations!

Welcome home Fran! Yes, the left shoulder is referred pain from the stretching of your diaphragm. It is to be expected for several days to weeks, but I promise it does get better. Practice your breathing exercises and walk, walk, walk. You'll do fine!

Well hello there, Banded Fran! Glad to see you. I'm a little concerned that you said you are afraid to eat because I was wondering if your doctor told you to eat so soon. Most of us had to stay on liquids for a week or two. Did he give you aftercare instructions? A heating pad for that shoulder pain worked wonders for me and I also put it under my back to relieve some of the gas & bloat. Good job on not having a rough time!

Congradulation on your banding Fran,

Welcome on board. Just remember it does get better everyday and then your back to normal with everything but your new eating schedlue. That will become

normal soon though.

Yeah, Fran, you're a Bandster!! Please take care of yourself and don't overdo. Walk, walk, walk, and drink, drink, drink! Mylicon Baby Gas drops works great for the gas pains. Also, just standing in a warm shower, with the showerhead on pulse feels great on your back and shoulder blades. It really does get better every day!

fran.... shoulder pain is from gas..... for some reason, it radiates to shoulders.... any type of simethicone(generic name) mylicon, gas x, etc.... will help the gas break up... also warm fluids, (teas)... and movement...... hope all goes well...

what i meant by eating is Clear Liquids for instance Jello and juice i should have said afraid to cosume something not exactly eat. I am following everything to a tee. And i have some typing errors. I meant my weight was 258 on 11-22-04 not 1-22-04. Gas pains last night were miserable., had to sleep sitting up in my recliner chair in the living room. have taken tums and maalox with minimal relief. hurts when i take a deep breath also. Ok I guess i've complained enough. But this is just how i'm feeling right now.

Until next time.

Fran

Hi Fran,

That all sounds pretty normal to me. I understood what you meant before the corrections too. They gave me Jello in the hospital when I had gotten my band so I am under the assumption that jello is considered a clear liquid because it melts in our mouth too. Don't know... LOL. I'm glad everything went well otherwise and hope your healing goes easily. Teresa

Hi, Fran! Hang in there, it gets better every day. Welcome to bandland!!!!

Congratulations, Fran! The shoulder and gas pains are pretty common after banding. Some of us find that a heating pad helps. Hang in there -- you'll probably feel a lot better in another day or two.

fran maalox and tums are not gonna do it, you need mylicon, or gas x something with simethicone..... i'm a nurse,,, trust me....good luck, won't be uncomfortable for that much longer...

Hey there, don't consider anything band related complaining. You have a new implant around your belly, and we've all been through it. I've been whining for 7 months here and everyone is still nice to me! Try the heating pad on your lower back for the gas pains. I put my heating pad everywhere that there wasn't an incision. It helped a lot. Nothing else helped my gas pains though - I just had to wait it out. And I started feeling a little better after a couple days, but then it got worse for a week. I asked if that was normal, and lots of people experienced the same thing. Drink your water!