Hi everyone. I was banded on 12/19 so this is my second day. I was working so hard before my surgery that I didn't have time to get registered and read the posts. What I would like to know is 'should I still be in so much upper and lower belly pain?' I really thought I would be able to move a lot better than I am. Can anyone tell me their experience with the pain and how long I should expect to be down?

Thank you.

Hi.

I just registered too. I had my surgery 12/13 (8 days out and 15lbs gone) I had pain up for about 5 days it was mainly gas, but I did have a lot of belly pain, especially when trying to sleep. I could not sleep on my right side for several days. Strange but they said the port side would be more sensative.

Last night I had severe pain like heartburn, everytime I tried to drink anything colder then room temp. I fninally had to take the strong pain medicine I hadn't taken in days.

It will get better. My daughter had this done in April and has had a few ups and downs but more ups then downs. She assured me that the pain will go away.

Good luck!

Hi, I was banded on 11/27. I had bad gas pain for the first four days. Felt like an elephant was sitting on my chest and radiated to my left shoulder. Try to move around. Get Gas X chewable tabs or strips.

My incisions never bothered me and I am now able to sleep on either side or my stomach, so it will get better!

Hang in there!

hi my name is shelly. i had my banding done on 12/12/07. I had pain up until about my 5th day. then it pretty much subsided. except where i have my staples if i move a certain way it pulls and its annoying more than painful. and my belly itches from where the staples are thank god i get them out next week. but bear with it . it will stop i assure you. im 10 days post op i started my pureed/mushy stage today thank god it was getting old doing liquids. and make sure you start drinking your protien drinks. ive lost 29 pounds so far and i started low cardio aerobics on day 7 about 10 minutes to start i dont wanna just jump into a 30 minute work out. i figured next week i would start 20 minutes. but gl hope things go good for you.

Hi there! I was banded on 12-10. My first two days were definitely painful where the incisions were, but my WORST pain came at day 7 with the gas. I had gas that went into my shoulder and I was VERY surprised at how much it hurt. It only lasted 3 days though. My advice is MOVE slowly when you get in and out of bed. Take liquid tylenol and buy some gas x strips. I am on day 11 now and feeling AWESOME!! I have to remind myself that I had surgery and to still be careful not to lift anything or over do it.

oh yeah,, WALK every hour for at least 5 minutes. That helped too.

Christina

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banded 12-10-07 in Las Vegas, Dr. Atkinson

I felt a lot better on day 5 and hope you will too.

just remember - you've had spikes shoved through your skin and muscle! Even after the skin heals, it takes time for the muscles to mend. There's also internal stiches that can be tender for weeks to come (hence the no lifting anything beyond 10 lbs or so for 3 - 4 weeks).

For me - day 5 did become much easier. Still uncomfortable getting in/out of bed and up and down. Pressure on abdominal muscles was tough. By day 10 or so was the major turning point. It does get better - each and every day.