Hello, everyone. I was banded on Thursday by Dr. Kevin Krause from Beaumont, Royal Oak.

So far things have gone pretty well, although I'll admit that I'm a lot more sore than I expected to be. (I'm one of those hyper competitive people so I guessed I figured *I* would have an easier time than everyone else - HA!)

I haven't taken any pain meds today and only took one Darvocet yesterday - I hate the way they make me feel and that icky urpy naseaus feeling is gross, so I'd rather just hurt.

I am excited to start feeling a little better and being able to do some light excercise. I haven't felt the urge to have any more "food" (that's relative, eh??LOL) than I'm supposed to.

One thing that is making me feel, well...crappy, is that I haven't had a BM since Wednesday. I've been taking Ducolax since Friday and nothing. Zero. Zilch. Zip. Nada. Anyone else have this problem? At what do I call in the heavy hitters or suppositories?

Thanks.:huh2:

I hear the best thing for your problem is Benefiber ..It has no taste and can be dissolved in water .. Also Gas X strips are the best ..

You take care and I am thrilled for you . I am waiting for my insurance to approve me and I hope to be on my way too to a new life ..

AZChick

Hey there.

I was banded on 4/16 and just am now getting back on a regular BM schedule. I still am not getting enough Water in, although I try! So I attribute it to lack of water, pain meds, and what I was eating. (Lots of cottage cheese for extra protein).

You could try a suppository (Dulcolax or similar) to get things moving and then take a daily Fiber supplement.

Or you could wait it out like I did. When I finally DID go, I felt SO much better. (And my weight that had been gradually creeping back up went back down!)

Hi and congrats on getting banded.

I, as do many bandsters, had the same problem with major constipation. After over a week, I finally took Milk of Magnesia and within an hour things were "moving".