I feel great is the first thing I wanna say!

I had surgery on friday (july 18). I was walking 2 hrs after I had surgery. The experience was wonderful. from the nurses to the hospital ,the accomidations . It was like Iwas in a hotel not a hospital.

My surgery was done by Dr. Felix Speigel. The hospital was University General Hospital( best hospital ever).They never made u wait on anything . if i asked for something off the wall they made it happen . never told me no . did the best they could . I swear they went to the store to accomidate me ! LOL

The experience alone at the hospital made it all worth the tiny bit of uncomfortableness from surgery. The kitchen folks even gave me extra stuff for my caretaker . telling u props to the hospital.

Now about my surgery like i said I was walkin after 2 hrs and it felt good . they took me for a scan 2 hrs after to make sure the band was good and in place no probs. the guy that did it was great helped me up and down . told me the easiest way to do stuff . very up beat !! then after that i was good to go . after they got back the results then i could have liquids . brought me lunch . consisted of broth u cld have chicken,beef or veg. jello (was the best) propel , ozarka, tea. So that was my meal for bfast lunch and diner . but it worked because u dont eat much . i got some popsicles during the day because i asked for them my throat was already scratchy when we went in but after they do the tube thing it was a lil more sore. so pop sicle was great.

now the only thing i cansay for my experience was they were giving me morphine. which would totally wipe me out . so after the 2 nd dose. i asked can u give me something else . i dont wanna feel so out of it . i was ready to run the halls and felt to groggy to do it. so they put me on my pain med that i was gonna be takin at home. worked out better.

then by that night i had the iv still in my hand that was hard to find a vein on me so it was buried deep. i asked my 2nd shift nurse if he loved me and would please take it out . i didnt need it anymore. he checked what meds i was gonna have to get in it if need be and gave me the option that if i got nauseas i would have to have that iv for meds . but i had been drinkin and such and had no nausea. so i opted toget it out . he accomidated and life was really good after that . ( it was in my right hand so everything i did it would get bent )

In the night that night they checked me and everything was good . I even got up a few times in the night to walk the halls and then at 7 am i got bfast went and asked if i could have a shower . they brough me everything . i got cleanded up and by 9 am i was leaving the hospital. headed home to rest in my own place . i pretty much slept alot yesterday because of the broke up sleep in hospital. but in the late after noon i did go walkin to a friends house who is about 4 blocks away and back . felt great . came in took a shower and relaxed went to bed and here is another day . and i am wel rested to day and ready to go . i think we r gonna go see bat man today with my kids . should b fun.

FYI: my care taker made me weigh b4 i left the hospital and from wednesday at the dr till sat morning i lost 11 lbs( im sure fluid but still weight)

have any questions i am here to answer its a learning experience for me but will love to share my so far with u ! good luck to all!!:thumbup:

Hi txdresser, I was banded the day before you. Sounds like you are doing incredibly well! Are you still having to take any pain meds? I was banded the day before you and my only issues have been a dry cough which hurts my stomach(from breathing tube in surgery) and a lot of watery diarrhea ( which left me feeling pretty weak). Today is the first day I feel like I could go do something other than walk around the house! You are my role model! Good for you! How soon are you going back to work!?

So good to hear that you are doing so well. Please remember to try take it easy, you have just had surgery and while you may be feeling great today and your mind wants you to run around, your body needs time to recover. Relax a bit and save your energy but hold onto those positive vibes.

:-))

I was banded on 7/15/08 and went to see Batman on Saturday 7/19/08. The humidity was so bad outside and the vehicle didn't have air and then a 2.5 hour movie. I only had 2 glasses of water. Needless to say I let myself get dehydrated and cranky. Went home and took a long nap. I promised myself today 8oz of water, no excuses!

I had a great experience too. My surgery was on July 16th. I am feeling great!!! I think it helps to walk and get off the pain meds.

hey sweety .Its been 4days since i had my surgery and im feelin much better . headed to work for a bit today . Im a hairstylist and not sure how long i will make it but i am going to try. i went to the gym yesterday and walked on the treadmill a bit. as far as bowel movements i had my 1st today after all these days and it was solid .. must drink more water! I went to movies on sunday and walked mall . ran errands yesterday and did gym . so a lil moe each day . But im ready to get back to normal life.The protein really makes a diference in how u feel.

yeah the pain meds were killing me . i have takinghalf doses at night so i can sleep all night . bc i like to sleep on my tummy so i have been on my side with pillows . but meds help me pass out.