Hi. I just got banded last Wednesday, 11/7. Came home from the hospital after a rough first night. The worst pain I feel is where the port is placed, is that normal? How long with that take to subside. My stomach is making some funky noises, and i'm tyring to stick to the post op diet they gave me. I dont have much of an appetite, but am drinking what they tell me to. Two weeks of full liquids and than on to mushies. I hear you get hungry once you heal and am not looking forward to that part. Anyway, figured I would say hi to all!!

Congrats Jenn...Welcome to LB land!!! Happy healing!!!

Congrats to you and welcome to the bandside! Your stomach is going to make noises you never thought possible coming from a human....it really gets funny!

Hello - I hope your healing goes well! I'm banded 3 weeks today (Oct 19th). My port area is still sore sometimes, I think it takes a good 4 weeks (or more) to totally heal that area. Don't get me wrong, it's MUCH better now than 1 week post-op. Every now and then I'll bend the wrong way, or stretch ... EEEYOWCH! Just hang in there, after 2 weeks you'll feel much better, then it's just little "reminders" of pain here and there.

Good luck!

:kiss2:hi just banded on nov 7th also i have the same pain just in the port area, i have been using ice pack it helps alot.hope you start feeling better

sue:whoo:

Hi There,

Congrat's

Hi. I just got banded last Wednesday, 11/7. Came home from the hospital after a rough first night. The worst pain I feel is where the port is placed, is that normal? How long with that take to subside. My stomach is making some funky noises, and i'm tyring to stick to the post op diet they gave me. I dont have much of an appetite, but am drinking what they tell me to. Two weeks of full liquids and than on to mushies. I hear you get hungry once you heal and am not looking forward to that part. Anyway, figured I would say hi to all!!

Hi There,

Congrat's on your banding. I am in my 3rd month of insurance qualification. One more month to go and I should have a surgery date. How did you process go, were you self pay or insurance. What did they make you do to prep for surgery?

Thanks,

Michelle

Hi.. Thanks for all the support. I had a BMI of 40.5 with sleep apnea, border line blood sugar and high blood pressure. My liver is oversized and i have falbladder full of stones, so i got approved through my insurance (oxford - liberty) pretty easily. I went through all the tests and followed a strict liquid diet the week before. Haven't lost any weight yet, but am sure in time it will come. Good Luck

Hi Everyone! I was also banded on Nov 7th. I am sore, I was able to go out to the store for a little bit. I am having a hard time with the liquid diet. I am hungry...I don't know about this liquid diet for a week. Does anyone else have this problem?

Welcome to all the new people!!!! Strange stomach noises are normal for several days. So is some pain around the port. It all gets better. Donna

Minidee...yes the liquid diet is hard. Although I didn't feel much like eating the first 4 days or so. But here is a couple things I did which helped. I love egg drop soup. So I had my hubby go get a couple orders of it, I strained the egg out and ate the broth...yummie! Then another day I made mock italian beef for hubby in the crockpot. I put a round steak, 2 cans beef broth and 1 pkg. italian dressing mix, cook about 6 hrs. in crockpot, then when I took the meat out for him, I strained the broth and drank that for a couple of days, these are much better than the broth you buy in a can. Just having the flavor helped me through. I ate alot of SF jello too

Deb, you really know how to improvise. I am writing down that recipe and keeping it for when I get banded. Round steak is the cut of mean right? and the dressing you are speaking about, is it the dressing in the little envelope? Sorry for all the questions.

Regards,

Alfie

yes you could actually use any cut of lean beef, the crockpot tenderizes it. Yes the italian dressing mix in the evelope. Don't worry bout the questions...that's ok. Try it out, it really helped

ok, thanks Deb. One question I forgot to ask, should I brown the meat first or just put it in the crock pot raw. Thanks,

Alfie

Minidee...yes the liquid diet is hard. Although I didn't feel much like eating the first 4 days or so. But here is a couple things I did which helped. I love egg drop soup. So I had my hubby go get a couple orders of it, I strained the egg out and ate the broth...yummie! Then another day I made mock italian beef for hubby in the crockpot. I put a round steak, 2 cans beef broth and 1 pkg. italian dressing mix, cook about 6 hrs. in crockpot, then when I took the meat out for him, I strained the broth and drank that for a couple of days, these are much better than the broth you buy in a can. Just having the flavor helped me through. I ate alot of SF Jello too

Yeah, this Italian Beef does sound really good! Also sounds like it would be good for someone that is dieting. DH is going to be cutting back on bad foods while I'm getting banded, so this would be perfect! Thank you so much for sharing!

Yup, just put all in the crockpot raw. I start out on high til it comes to a bubble then turn to low for about 5 or 6 hrs. For sandwiches for family, I use buns and swiss cheese. You can also brown onions and green peppers if you want. My hubbies just loves these sandwiches. And me...I love the broth! Enjoy!