Hey Everyone!

My name is Kara and I'm 21 years old. I was JUST banded October 31st (Halloween!) y Dr. Champion here in Atlanta, Georgia. I wasn't an outpatient- my doc likes his lap band patients to stay in the hospital overnight. I must say that these passed couple of days have been pretty rough on me. Really the only "excruciating" pain that I've had is where the incision was made for the sewing of the port. I knew there would be pain, but I didn't think it would be this bad. I can't move! :cry It's gotten a lot better, and it gets less sore every day. After I get by these rough next couple of weeks, I'll be all set and ready to resume my brand new banded life! I can't wait! :whoo: I'm looking forward to chatting with you all

Love,

Kara

Congratulations on your banding, Kara. I will be having surgery with Dr. Steinberg in Decatur and he, too, requires an overnight stay. Join us in the Georgia thread under US Local support group thread.

I was banded on 1 Nov in Sydney and I was in hospital for 2 nights, one in ICU. I woke up feeling the worst pain (never had surgery before) but it improved a few hours after that. Still some pain ther but hoping that it will ease up in the next few days. Good luck to all of us !! :whoo::whoo:

Okay call me crazy but, I was banded on 10-30-07 and I painted my dining room this morning. The more I move the less sore I feel.

Okay call me crazy but, I was banded on 10-30-07 and I painted my dining room this morning. The more I move the less sore I feel.

Now that is "crazy" !!! I can barely walk and have a quite a bit of pain at one of the cuts. I think I may have pulled a muscle getting in and out of bed at the hospital... hate those hospital beds.

I was also banded 10/31 in Hershey, PA and feeling better everyday--pain meds are great! My biggest problem is that I am very bloated-- I look 9 months pregnant and the pressure makes my wounds sore. How can I get rid of the bloat?

Congratulations on getting your brand-new band!

The soreness will subside over the next couple of days. I felt like I had been hit by a truck after surgery. I could barely push myself up off of the couch. I think the anesthesia really made my muscles sore all over my body. After about the fourth day post-surgery I really started feeling better!

The surgeons "blew up" your belly like a balloon during the operation to improve their view, so your abdomen will be swollen. Be sure to get some Gas-X. You might get gas pains that can be quite uncomfortable. Gas-X was my saving grace!

Good luck!

Thanks for the great description... now I know why my insides feel like a bomb was blasted there !! :Banane20: Even though I'm still sore & swollen I haven't needed painkillers in the last 24 hours... now that must be a good sign ! :whoo::whoo:

:clap2::clap2::clap2::whoo::ranger:Wow, lot of new people. Welcome to you all. Donna

Thanks Donna... still can't beleve that I did it, except that the pain reminds me !!

Thanks to all for all the great advice and reassurance!! Wish you all luck in your weight loss :confused:

Hello All, I'm brand new to this site. I was banded on 10/25/07. I'm home for two weeks. I spent the first night in the hospital then came home for a day, and was back in the hospital for 3 nights after vomitting all day on my first day home. I came home on 10/30 and have been recovering nicely. I'm moving around as much as I can, but am still very sore and trying to get in all my protein. I'm glad I found this site. Everyone I talk to had the bypass and I know they are similar, but sometimes it is hard to relate you know.

This is definitely the place to come. There's always someone who can answer any questions you have and give you support if you need it. I'm at Day 6 and on my fluids. Added jelly and light custard today, that was yummy. Still mostly having protein drink, clear soups and water. Have an appointment with my dieticien next Tuesday so hopefully I can get onto mushies after that. No rush though, my stomach still feels bloated so I guess still going through the healing process. Anyway, good luck.

Hi everyone! I too, am newly banded as of the 1st of November. It is true for me that if I move around more it helps mobility. However, Monday I did too much. OOOO! Two kids will do that to you. I am also bloated and not "going". In fact, as of the other day I gained a couple of pounds which is alarming me. It is hard to tell if because of the liquids and no solids that it is this way or I am drinking too much.

Hi there. I must say I'm feeling extra bloated today but haven't changed much in my diet. I had a very small bowl of jelly with light custard... wonder if that did it? I put on a little of weight when I came home from the hospial but soon took that off. Personally I think it's the swelling & bloating doing it. Sorry to be gross, but had my first BM in 6 days but that didn't ease the bloating.

I've decided to go to the office tomorrow, have been working from home this week. A long drive, a long day... hopefully it won't take too much out of me.

:omg:OK karlvr! You're CRAZY! But WOW, I'm impressed. I don't have the energy to move now, much less after surgery. But you go for it! It's got to be that you are positive & stoked! Congratulations! Hope you'll share your progress with us.

Carol

Okay call me crazy but, I was banded on 10-30-07 and I painted my dining room this morning. The more I move the less sore I feel.