I'm slowly losing my mind! Besides being a total drama queen, I am becoming a hypochondriac! I had a slow start to post-op healing, questioned why the heck I put myself through all this. I have finally come around to my lapband, started enjoying myself, especially since my swelling has gone down and I have been able to eat "normal" food. However, I was in a 5K this weekend. I have done them before, but I think I pushed myself too hard. I actually "trotted" for parts of the race because the 10K runners were starting an hour after the 5K began and I wanted to finish before they started. Plus, I didn't want to be the last one to finish! (I've done that before and it's not the proudest moment! You don't know shame until you have a police escort on a motorcycle who yells "That's the last one" as you cross the finish line!!)

I now have pain under my left ribs. It is high and on the side - far away from my port and slightly to the left of my band. When I think about this rationally, I was breathing hard during the race & this area had medical equipment shoved up there only 5 1/2 weeks ago! Of course this would become sore. And the pain started after the race on Sunday. However, I keep wondering if I have done any damage to my band. I have not had restriction since my swelling has gone down, and I am not having any problems eating, nothing is getting stuck, nor have I thrown up. I'm just so worried about doing "something" bad to my band! I'm reading all the "problem" posts trying to figure out if my band has slipped, eroded, or been abducted by aliens - anything! I'm even worried about getting my first fill next week (the 27th) because I've read about all the problems with punctured tubing and ruined ports during fills!!! I NEED TO STOP READING THIS STUFF!!! Any advice as to the left side pain, mental problems I obviously have, or similar issues?? Let me know!

OMG I am still laughing:) You go girl with your 5K, even if you finish last-you still did it! Good for you:) I have no advice for you as I have not been banded yet, but I sometimes get a little freaked out by some of the posts. I try to remind myself to read as many good ones as I do scary ones:biggrin:

Call your doctor - you're driving yourself nuts :cryin:

Also, if you're reading the boards, you'll see that a lack of restriction right after surgery is normal. They typically do not start doing any fills til 6 weeks out (you're 5.5) and even then it's incremental. My doc told me it could take up to 6 months to get the magic fill.

Please - take a deep breath, call your doctor, and don't stress :cursing: Stress and worry cause more damage to your organs than running a 5K

Let us know what happens...good luck!

HAHAHAHAHAHA! I'm with the above, the fact that you even did a 5K is awesome! I don't run unless someone is chasing me! You're not crazy, completely........... I'm sure everything is just fine, relax. My husband and I got a good laugh at your post, thanks! You were just running, swinging your arms and breathing..........unless you downed a chocolate cake at the finish line, you're golden! I'm 6 days post-op, and had my first mushy meal tonight. I'm sure I'll be looking on this website to see what I'm dying of in another hour or so :cursing:. My husband wanted me to wait until tomorrow so I don't have any problems during the finals of "Dancing With The Stars" Don't worry, we'll be crazy together!!! Hey, do they have a friends list we can go on?

(I've done that before and it's not the proudest moment! You don't know shame until you have a police escort on a motorcycle who yells "That's the last one" as you cross the finish line!!)

Laughing, laughing, laughing!! No shame in being last! Being there was pretty dang amazing! (and not just watching like I might have been)

As for these boards.... What seems like something scary can be very educational and inspirational! Read the positive ones too! They can truly be motivating and up lifting.

Remember when in doubt (or pain) always call your doctor to be safe! :cursing:

Yeah, I am going in for my first fill next Tuesday & I will definitely mention the discomfort to my surgeon. I am 99% sure the pain is just associated with walking/trotting in the 5K & breathing hard. And like I said, I have absolutely no symptoms of slippage or anything like that. I'm just making mountains out of molehills! It's easy to do sometimes on these message boards!

And, FYI - I finished the 5K in 48 minutes and I beat 35 other people!!! Yipee! I wasn't last!!! My hubby (who is psycho & ran the 10K & weighs 150 lbs soaking wet) was very proud of me. He said that he was hoping I'd finish in under an hour and that 48 minutes was great! Plus, the course was very hilly!

You don't know shame until you have a police escort on a motorcycle who yells "That's the last one" as you cross the finish line

I used to be a runner in my younger days. I remember running in a 10K race and being dead last. I had an ambulance trailing me--not a confidence booster!:cryin: The worst thing is it had these squealing brakes, and since I am slow the driver had to ride them a lot...and that godawful diesel engine with the fumes....so I ran choking on fumes hearing roomaroomaroomaSKWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEroomaroomaroomaSKWEEEEEEEEEEE

for almost six freakin' miles! Thank God the last half mile was on a one way street through town so the ambulance didn't follow me and I finally got some peace!!

Thanks lipara for giving me this WONDERFUL flashback......:cursing:

LMAO @ JRT haha :wink2:

Oh you brave women!!

Lipara - awesome. Keep us posted. And I always think it's better to be emotional and hysterical here with friends than in front of professional providers!

I was told no exercise but light walking for the first 6 weeks. It's likely that you just badly irritated the surgical area, but I would definitely mention it to my doctor.