I am happy to report that I am doing ok. I was really tired and sleepy the first two days. Just a little sore and ibuprophen seems to be helping, no more Lortab, but I have it if I need it. I have mainly had really bad gas pains, it started out in my chest, then moved to my ribcage, then to my mid back and under my shoulder blades. Today it is back in my sternum again and it just feels like there is a huge air bubble trapped in my esophogus and I cannot burp it up. Just really achey and pressure, some difficulty taking deep breaths. I am sure that it is my diaphram trying to recover. I have been walking and walkting, I guess it would be worse if I didnt. The nurses said that this was normal and that the gas pains move around like that. Weird, huh?! My incisions are healing fine, a little sore, not very bad at all.

Well wouldnt you know that Aunt Flo decided to come to town, THE MORNING of my surgery! I swear, I knew that would happen, same thing happened last year when I had my hip replacement surgery......UGH! I think this has really contributed to my severe cravings and head hunger. The worst thing right now is my head hunger, desire to eat real food! I am not physically hungry but I am dying to eat something that I can chew! I am desperately trying not to eat things that I know are not allowed right now. If I can just hold out til the 20th when I can start the mushies, things will be better, I am sure. Aunt Flo better hurry up and get outta town......she is driving me crazy! I hope that I do better with the head hunger once the hormones settle down.

Any way, I am hanging in there........even if it is by a hang nail - LOL!

Hugs to all,

Judie

OMG - I actually lost 9 lbs since my surgery date. That morning I weighed in at 283.5 lbs (due to AF, I think) and today I got on the scale just for the heck of it.......and did it again 3 times (I thought I was HALLUCINATING! )......I am at 274 lbs!!!! I cannot believe it.....I know it is because I am only eating liquids and AF is now gone and surgery swelling has gone down......but I'LL TAKE IT!!! LOL

I am much better today, no more pain meds and I am just a little sore and still a little gas pressure in my chest, MUCH better though. I almost feel normal. My incision sites are still sore, especially if I lean on the table or something. I can actually sleep on my sides just fine now also. My baby keeps trying to jump on my lap, he just doesnt understand that it HURTS!! (He is only 19 mos old :thumbup: ) Also, I have to sleep with a pillow on my tummy cause my kitties keep wanting scritches and try to walk on my belly at night.....heheheee, i guess they missed me while I was at the hospital.

Anywho, I am almost feeling normal again. I have been doing laundry and dishes and cooking for my family......that is kinda hard, luckily I am really not very hungry so it is not so bad. It was much worse on the first 2 days that I was home. I still have trouble reaching things on the floor and getting up out of bed in the morning, those are the times that I am the most sore and it is still not that bad. My C-section and hip replacement surgeries were MUCH worse as far as incision pain......

Hugs to all and I hope you are all hanging in there and doing well,

Judie

Judie that is awesome! You give me hope. I was banded the same day and I've lost one pound and gained it back, fluids I'm sure but still discouraging. I'm still having a lot of pain but it's better day by day. Big high five for you! (btw, what's AF?)

Hi all! Nice to see all the other August bandsters :thumbup:

I was banded on the 12th. All is fine now except I get these really bad spasms of pain that start just below my sternum and then seem to go up my espophagus... they last only a few seconds... then a few seconds later, another one comes. They seem to come in pairs like that. I can't find any relation to what I've just had to drink, or what position I'm in, or anything. I think they are just random spasms of the esophagus? Or perhaps reflux but I think that is less likely (I never had reflux before). Anyone else have this? I am HOPING it will go away eventually!!!

Happy weekend all!

-Julie

I thought Ibuprofen was a No No? Only Tylenol?

I am reading my pre op stuff....so maybe after is ok?

Head Hunger....deal with it in a support group...heard that it helps to get tips from others.

I am getting banded on the 19th in Monterey California.

BMI 40

WT. 262

Ht. 5'7

Goal weight 160

and getting off statins and bp meds and not getting diabetes!

I am 55...Mom of 3 and one grandchild age 2 and want to extend my

warranty.

Hang in there Judie...I can see your smiling face and awesome spirit on your post.

Kat in California

I thought Ibuprofen was a No No? Only Tylenol?

You are correct. No Advil, no Aleve!

We are Band buddies... I was banded on the 12th also.....

Yes, I had the spasms. My dr. said its normal, and he gave me some medicine for them. I didn't have the gas pains tho. Spasms lasted about a week.