Hi everyone,

I was just banded in Hillsdale, MI on Monday May 19th. I am feeling pretty good so far, but woke up today with fierce hunger and got up 1 hour early due to it! I thought my blood sugar would be low because of how I felt but it was a little high. I thought I could quit taking my diabetes oral meds since all sugars until now were in normal range. Am I pushing it?? Anyone else have blood sugar issues they can share?

Also, I have a pain in my lower ribs when I take a deep breath. I have alot of bruising so I think it may be from when they moved me after surgery. The pain is not really at one of the incision sites, so it is, well... a PAIN! HaHa.

I am down 10 lbs since coming home Tuesday so I am excited about that. I went up 5 lbs from swelling of surgery and so on.

WOuld like to talk to others newly banded and with experiences to share!

Bonbon

i was banded on the same day as you!

however i am in australia.

initially i never had any hunger pain, i was just in pain!

i also cant take deep breaths or cough or laugh... the pain on my left near my ribs (apparantly where the port of the band is) hurts too much.

Congrats on the weight loss!

i also gained a bit of what i lost post-op due to the swelling, am hoping that will go down over the next few days!

are you on fluids at the moment? how long until you can eat normally?

I am on full liquid diet; Soups, broth, sugar free puddings, Protein shakes for 2 weeks, then pureed foods. Thepain in my side is getting better. I seem to be out of breath faster when walking and the pain is worse then, but for the most part it is getting better. I work at the Boys & Girls CLub in Hudson, MI and went to work on Thursday for a while.

Glad to hear from you and I will be praying that your healing and progress make great strides in the next few weeks!

Thank,

Bonbon