Good morning :rolleyes2: I was officially banded this past Monday and I am doing pretty good so far. Have followed my Clear liquids religiously and I am looking forward to full liquids this Saturday.

I do have a silly question but I can't help but ask - did you experience a slight weight gain after the sugery? I went in as 204, was 206.5 yesterday and today now 204.5- Oh and I am not being anal retentive about weighing myself I was just curious to see what happens after and how quickly.

I know that your body fluids fluctuate greatly and I want anyone who reads this to know I do not weigh myself normally more than once a week :thumbup:

My urine is clearish and I am pleased with that is as I am drinking as much Fluid as possible to stay hydrated. I find that I am very tired easily but I have been getting up and walking around - which has helped with the gas greatly.

Any ways, back to my original silly worry - did you gain weight directly after surgery and how long was it before you actually started to lose weight?

That is common and is caused by the fluids they pump into you during surgery. I think you are already seeing the effects from that dissipate.

I did gain weight the first couple of days. I blamed it on the swelling. I don't know about you, but my abdomen was so swollen it was distended and my "real" (ie. not sweatpants) clothes were tight. However by a week out I was down 5lbs.

I gained a couple pounds also right after surgery. But then I lost a pretty good amount of weight. Don't feel bad if you weigh yourself more than once a week....I get a little obsessive about it and weigh myself once every two days. Good luck with your liquids, im half way through my liquid stage and i can't wait until i get some chicken salad in my belly....But whatever you do, dont give up. Gooood Luck! :rolleyes2:

I was also banded on the 16 I gained 7 pounds, but am down 5 of that already. I still feel bloated though. My husband laughs at me when i take some short walks. I tell him it helps me feel better and he just laughs at the way I look while I walk

Also banded the 16th...I haven't dared look! My hands are still pudgy from extra fluids :biggrin: so I've stayed away from the scale.

So, I'll wait for them to shrink back to normal before I dare take my first "after" weight.

Wishing the best to all the rest of us "Junies"

Thank you for all the great replies I feel much better now knowing that this is normal and other people have experienced the same.

I am excited that tomorrow is my full liquid diet stage - pudding will never have tasted so good I bet LOL.:biggrin:

To be honest, when I went in for surgery I was 316. that night I weighed 313 and so on the next day, but I seem to be teetering right in that range for the past week. So, I dont know what Im going to do. I think that each person is different. I havent gained. So I suppose that is good.:biggrin:

I was also banded on the 16th. How are you feeling? It feels like I have something caught in my stomach and my left side where the put the port hurts? Are you feeling anything close to the same? I tried work today but that took a toll on me

The scale can be your enemy. Try to stay off of it until your first follow-up appointment. At this stage weight loss numbers is not the most important thing, but healing is. Allow your body to rest and heal. Once everything is good start worrying about pounds and inches.

I was also banded on the 16th. How are you feeling? It feels like I have something caught in my stomach and my left side where the put the port hurts? Are you feeling anything close to the same? I tried work today but that took a toll on me

Hello Jenniferg,

I feel ok over all, my port is on my right side and every once and a while if I move just right I will feel a pinch. I am gassy and having to take a lot of Gas X strips right now (sorry probably TMI lol) There is no way I would be able to got to work as I am exhausted, some times I am fine sitting up and the next I am dozing off, I need a lot of rest these days.

Barbara:smile:

The scale can be your enemy. Try to stay off of it until your first follow-up appointment. At this stage weight loss numbers is not the most important thing, but healing is. Allow your body to rest and heal. Once everything is good start worrying about pounds and inches.

Very good point Fightergirl,

I will do my best to focus on recovery and less on the scale, thank you for the reminder :smile:.

Hiya!

I was banded on the 16th too....and lost 9lb so far. (only going to change ticker once a week)

But I didn't have to do the pre op liquid diet like you may have done....

I ate everything I wanted the 2 weeks before...and more!

The worst pain area is where the port is....tender and a bit itchy!

Grumbling wind ....I'm making the most horrendous noises..(inside...not when getting out lol)

Tickly cough....and that hurts my poor old tum!

Really looking forward to 2 weeks being over...hopefully be pain free by then

Amanda

Hi I was banded on 6/17 - I think I am still losing weight - my doc allows mushies on the third day..

Today is day one - Mushy Foods

here is what I have eaten today for Breakfast and lunch -

1 scrambled egg with a little pimento cheese - .5 sausage - went down ok - seemed full

1/4 cup refried Beans with cheese, 1/4 cup chicken salad, could not tell if I was full or not..

feeling a tad hungry about 2 hours later - so must have not been enough. The most hysterical thing is trying to chew refried beans "27 times" which is what our little diet book tells us how to chew everything. I feel better physically today though - no pain meds - just some naps.

Maybe a little Protein shake and some coffee will perk me up!

I have the horrid "gonna burp" feeling - and other random aches that I hope are gas also. I am glad I logged on today -

Does anyone else have a hard time knowing when the you feel full from your mushies? I get scared and stop before I am full I think...

I have pain on my right side still, banded on the 16th. My port site doesn't have much discomfort, just the initial incision site to the right. I am feeling much better today with getting water in that I need I had been having trouble until today. I haven't tried work yet. Luckily I had surgery on my foot in april so I am still out from that and don't have to. I will be a new woman when I get back to work.

Hello. I was banded this past Tuesday (17th). I am glad to have found this group. I wish you much success.