20 hours post op

Eeyore · June 5, 2008

Hi All! Things are going well. I weighed myself when I first came home from the hospital and found out that I gained 5 lbs since the morning I left for surgery. :confused: I was so upset. But as of today I've lost 3 of those lbs. My tummy was really distended (more than usual) when I first got home. I even took a picture of it. :wub:

I haven't been very hungry and at first I was sort of on autopilot. I woke up and tried to eat and then again at lunch time etc before I realized what I was doing. I wasn't eating because I was HUNGRY. Its a bit of a balance because you want to give your body the nutrients to heal but at the same time this is a whole new way to eat and you should eat when you are hungry, and I wasn't. So I've been trying to listen to my body. The signs of hunger have been different than I'm used to so I really have to listen (and make sure it isn't the gas roaming around that is making noise).

Last night I slept on either side (the side with the small incisions is more comfortable). I'm too chicken to try my stomach yet, which is how I normally sleep. I did take half a vicoden last night which knocked me out.

I've been doing a lot of walking and trying to get back into doing all my normal stuff and it seems to have caught up to me today as I am very sore and tired. I find I can bend (at the knees and then over if need be) to pick up things but I go very very slowly and when I sit for a long while or sleep my body is very stiff when I get up. Sitting up from a laying position is getting easier. I was afraid I was going to bust a stich at first but its going well

I still went for a walk again today - to the mall. While I was walking through I fell in love with a dress at macys. Its just a cotton dress with a white background and brown trim and a little background pattern in different colors (it may not sound cute from my bad description but it is!). They even had it in an 18 but I gave myself a goal and bought it in a 14. I don't know when I'll reach that goal (could be the dead of winter) but I thought it would be a good visual. Anyway I took some liquid ibuprofen when I got home, had some broth and I woke up 1 1/2 hrs later.

I've had a little development. That little thing that hangs in the back of your throat- well mine must have not liked being tubed or it got squished or something because its all inflamed and half of it is white and its so swollen it hangs partially down my throat and gives me this gag feeling. Dr said to just let it heel so that's what I'm trying to do. I suck on sore throat drops and use a spray at night to numb it. I try not to think about it because it wigs me out.

Well, its time for another walk for me. Tomorrow I'll take my bandages off and check it all out :thumbup:

Eeyore · June 13, 2008

Tomorrow the great mushie diet begins!! Although I will confess I tried some tuna salad today and it went just fine - never has bland tuna tasted so good.

I have a concern as I take this next step.... it seems I am getting my pre-op hunger back. I've lost 10lbs since being banded and I am terrified I'm going to gain it back. :rolleyes2: I hear that once you start eating normal foods again that's when you gain back but I don't wanna!!! (do I sound like a two year old yet? ) This has been at the forefront of my brain the past few days and has me very concerned.

I've also discovered that I'm allergic to something. I'm not sure if it was the adhesive glue (instead of stiches) the steri strips or what but I have red welts that ITCH like crazy around my incisions. I went to the nurse today and she told me to put hydrocordizone cream on it and just try to let it be. Anyone have any other ideas - this cream only does so much.

Thanks!