Hi All-

I am 49 yrs old and was banded last Tuesday 8/19. The anesthesia knocked me for a loop and I was nauseas for a day and a half and it wasn't to easy to get fluids down during that time. But.....since I started feeling better Wednesday evening I have had absolutely no trouble whatsoever. I have been able to drink the 4 oz fluids hourly that my nutritionist suggested. I have not had any of the shoulder or chest pain from gas. All I have is some uncomfortablility of the bruises on my stomach. After reading about all the uneasiness of some posters here it almost doesn't sound right that I had no trouble. Not that I'm looking for trouble but it makes me wonder if all is good with my band? Anyone else go through this process on a breeze?

P.S. My scale is down 7 pounds since surgery. :tongue:

Mary

Hi All-

I am 49 yrs old and was banded last Tuesday 8/19. The anesthesia knocked me for a loop and I was nauseas for a day and a half and it wasn't to easy to get fluids down during that time. But.....since I started feeling better Wednesday evening I have had absolutely no trouble whatsoever. I have been able to drink the 4 oz fluids hourly that my nutritionist suggested. I have not had any of the shoulder or chest pain from gas. All I have is some uncomfortablility of the bruises on my stomach. After reading about all the uneasiness of some posters here it almost doesn't sound right that I had no trouble. Not that I'm looking for trouble but it makes me wonder if all is good with my band? Anyone else go through this process on a breeze?

P.S. My scale is down 7 pounds since surgery. :tongue:

Mary

Mary

Yes for some it's not that hard - I was 52 when banded back at work day 6.. I had 1 day of bad gas in the shoulder but that was it..

Congrats on your 7 lbs - it only gets better - take it one day at a time do the work that is needed and with the help of your newly installed tool next year at this time you are going to be a whole new person..

I'm 31 and I would say it's so-so. I was banded on Monday 8/18 and feel pretty good but have a lot of soreness in my port area and my lower belly incision. I never felt any shoulder pain.

However, today I took a walk around my neighborhood and was in a TON of pain around my port! My shirt also sort of rubbed against it though. I have to go back to work on Monday and am a bit worried.

I'm glad it's been so easy for you! I was so bloated, today was the first day I noticed the scale went down at all. I am still weighing more than I did before surgery!

I was banded on Monday and feel great. Had no nausea, no vomiting, just a pain on my left side when I walk (which I do for 10 minutes at a time a few times a day)which I was told was gas from surgery. My concern now is if I am eating correctly. I am using pureed foods but others seem to be on liquids alone longer than me

Same here Littlefroggy....I have to return to work Monday and since no one there even knows what I did, I am a little nervous. The only incision that gives me any trouble is also the one lower left...almost on my waistline. Good luck to you Monday !

Mary