I'm home after staying the night in the hospital. I had a haital hernia. Gosh I hurt. :smile: Gas pains and one of the incisions hurts too. I constantly feel I have to cough but can't because it hurts to bad. I can feel stuff stuck in my throat too :thumbup:

But I've been walking, slowly but surely and I find it very hard to get in almost a gallon of water... I don't think I've succeeded in doing that yet. Hopefully soon though.

I'm just glad it's over and done with.:biggrin:

Yay JDsGirl you are on your way!! Congratulations and I hope your pains are soon a memory!

I'm home after staying the night in the hospital. I had a haital hernia. Gosh I hurt. :thumbup: Gas pains and one of the incisions hurts too. I constantly feel I have to cough but can't because it hurts to bad. I can feel stuff stuck in my throat too :thumbup:

But I've been walking, slowly but surely and I find it very hard to get in almost a gallon of water... I don't think I've succeeded in doing that yet. Hopefully soon though.

I'm just glad it's over and done with.:smile:

Hi JDsGirl...

I got banded on the 18th of August and also had my haital hernia repaired... I stayed in the hospital over night and was released after eating two mushy meals.... Coughing is difficult but it does get easier... Put a pillow on your belly when you need to cough and press it into you... it does help...

I also was having problems with the water... Oh god the damn liquid... I started to feel like I was drowning... Well I find it is much easier if I get at least 24oz of Fluid in me before my first meal... and then of course wait the proper amount of time before eating and then just repeat for each meal.... and then if I need a few extra oz... by the end of the day I have sf ices as a treat... yummy flavors and they count for about 1.75 oz each so I have at least 2... :biggrin:

Jo Ann

Congratulations on being banded!!!!! I'm sorry to hear you are in such pain right now, but I'm sure it will all pass quickly. In a few days you will feel like a new person.

Glad you are back, I hope you start to feel better soon.

welcome home! the Water drinking is a bear at first. i thought i was going to go insane trying to get it all in. (and this is from someone who would drink 10-12 glasses of water a day prior to surgery.)

it does get easier. one of my mos exciting days early on was when i realized I had finished a 16oz bottle of water in under 2 hours. woot!

take it easy and rest assured -- it DOES get better.

Thank you so much everyone :banghead: I tried the suggestions and they work great. I'm so glad I was able to cough finally. Still hurts but the pillow helps alot!

I still am having a hard time with drinking though. I have a 8oz glass of Water here that fixed myself this morning and here it is 10 hours later and only 1/4 of it is gone.. *sigh* I just don't know how to do it

Congratulations!!! Everything will get a little better and easier each day. Don’t forget the Gas-X if you aren’t already using it. That and walking are what relieves the gas pain and the gas is a tricky son of a gun. I was banded on the 14th and wasn’t feeling the gas pain anymore this Friday and then all of a sudden it was back on Saturday afternoon but fortunately it was gone quickly….Good luck and keep the faith. J

Hi everyone,

Hey JDsGirl... glad that the pillow suggestion helped...

Well today is my 1 week anniversary with my band... and I am really feeling better... Still have the "GAS" issues at times but sooooooooooooo much less.

The Water is a bitch still but I am doing my best....

I have my first follow up on Wednesday with my surgeon. Looking forward to it.

Well keep up the great work eveyone!!

Jo Ann

I also had a hard time in the beginning with the Water. The PA suggested adding in some crystal lite. My problem was not only desire, but taste too. I also had popscicles that helped.

Each day will get a bit better. After 3 weeks I am now just up to about 20 oz and they are fine with this. She said some people it takes a few months.

Feel better soon!