1st day at home

slapshot · June 11, 2008

having a real hard time getting in the Protein and fluids. any advice? i feel full and don't want to drink anything.

the Doc gave me codeine with acetaminophen and it doesn't help with any pain. i am thinking it might be disagreeing with my stomach so i am going to lay off it for a while.

is this common?

Joe1984 · June 12, 2008

Got banded today myself. My Dr has me on Clear Liquids for the first seven days. I got liquild Tylenol and Lortab. I dont feel great but not as bad as expected. Good Luck to you.

cat4chng · June 12, 2008

Hi all! My name is Nanci Drew (yes, it really is) and I just had my surgery at NWWLS yesterday. I am feeling great so far but I wanted to share a funny story. I woke up in the recovery room and I was saying, over and over again, I WANT CAKE! I WANT CAKE! Apparently I was saying it for about 15 minutes in my post-op stuper. Do you think I need a lapband, or what????????!!!!!!!!!!

Kas-e · June 12, 2008

Try to drink Water, Water, water. When I was in the hospital I was well filled with fluids from the IV. I had the IV working over 24 hours and came home nicely hydrated. For nearly two weeks I didn't really drink and boy did I lose weight.

I had no desire to drink a drop (or eat) for the first two weeks. I was feeling very week and light headed. Most likely I was dehydrating. I finally started Crystal Lite mixes and it was much easier to drink.

Once I started eating on Day 15, I was surprised that I could eat. With in a week I put on 10lbs and realized it was not a weight-gain it was putting water back in to my body. (I was only eating about 500 calories of healthyy food a day.) Wish I didn't let myself dehydrate. It was disappointing -- not discouraging -- to drop 31 lbs and then put 10 lbs right back on. I'm almost back to 31 lbs and it's been 7 weeks since surgery.

So bottom-lining it...you may not be able to drink or have any desire to but keep a bottle of water in arms reach. And lastly walking around helped seem to empty the "water" from where it rested after the first sips. G'luck!

Edited June 12, 2008 by Kas-e

mstrina27 · June 12, 2008

having a real hard time getting in the Protein and fluids. any advice? i feel full and don't want to drink anything.
the Doc gave me codeine with acetaminophen and it doesn't help with any pain. i am thinking it might be disagreeing with my stomach so i am going to lay off it for a while.

is this common?

U know i was given liquid lortab and i felt as sick as a dog... Trust me when i say u have to force yourself to drink your liquids or u will get dehydrated... I felt the same way. I didn't eat or drink anything for 4-days and my eyes were sunken in and I could tell i was dehydrated... u have to drink....

slapshot · June 12, 2008

U know i was given liquid lortab and i felt as sick as a dog... Trust me when i say u have to force yourself to drink your liquids or u will get dehydrated... I felt the same way. I didn't eat or drink anything for 4-days and my eyes were sunken in and I could tell i was dehydrated... u have to drink....

thats what i needed to hear. i just got back from a walk and do feel a little better. i am slowly getting my Water in.

thanks

vkcse03 · June 12, 2008

Yea, while in the hospial I was getting the IV and have to force myself to take 1 or 3 sipp of the chk broth and min maid juice. I'm 5 days post-op and find that if I drink cystal light it goes down better than Water. They only thing with crystal light is that it leave a bad aftertaste. Oh well, at least I'm getting fluids.