New here...banded on 12/23 and have some questions!

[amberd910 0]

I was banded on 12/23. I have not had a BM since however I am passing gas. All the paperwork my dr gave me has nothing on Constipation. I know it's normal since I am not taking in any "real" food but for 4 days? Again, I'm not in any pain. Also, I feel very nauseated during the day. Before surgery when I wouldn't eat I would feel the same way and I feel the same way now so I am wondering if there are any tips/tricks anyone can give to me to ease the nausea. It's hard to take care of a 3 year old and trying to recover. I also still have pain where the port is, about 3 inches above, to the right, of my belly button. Does anyone else have their port placed here? I am not getting much sleep at night sincce I am stomach sleeper and I am still in too much pain to sleep on my stomach. Any advice anyone can give me is greatly appreciated! Thanks! Amber :hurray:

[AngieAngel 0]

I was banded on 12/23. I have not had a BM since however I am passing gas. All the paperwork my dr gave me has nothing on Constipation. I know it's normal since I am not taking in any "real" food but for 4 days? Again, I'm not in any pain. Also, I feel very nauseated during the day. Before surgery when I wouldn't eat I would feel the same way and I feel the same way now so I am wondering if there are any tips/tricks anyone can give to me to ease the nausea. It's hard to take care of a 3 year old and trying to recover. I also still have pain where the port is, about 3 inches above, to the right, of my belly button. Does anyone else have their port placed here? I am not getting much sleep at night sincce I am stomach sleeper and I am still in too much pain to sleep on my stomach. Any advice anyone can give me is greatly appreciated! Thanks! Amber :hurray:

Are you still on the pain medication they gave you? This may cause constipation and also nausea. Also, anesthesia can take some time to get over. I know it took a good 5 days before I felt like I was over it.

[amberd910 0]

Are you still on the pain medication they gave you? This may cause Constipation and also nausea. Also, anesthesia can take some time to get over. I know it took a good 5 days before I felt like I was over it.

I havent taken the pain meds in about 48 hrs. I have been taking regular Tylenol as needed but havent needed that in 2 days either. Anesthesia really does a number on me. I know my refluxes are still really slow and takes me a few extra seconds to "think" properly, so maybe thats it then.....TY

[ND83180 0]

I was posted the same day, and I don;t feel with it yet either. I feel sort of weak and now I am a bit hungry. I am sore still, getting up and down is tough..

[Sabrecorum 0]

take Miralax it works put some in juice every day and it will help you it help me alot now i may take it once a week

[luv2ride 0]

Hi Amber,

The gas is probably caused from the anesthesia. It will take some time for the anesthesia to get out of your system. The best way is drink plenty of Water. At this stage your Dr. probably has you on Clear Liquids. Don't worry about losing weight at this point, concentrate on healing and don't rush yourself. Eventually you can try drinking some prune juice and see if that helps you work things through. I can't stress enough about the drinking because it will help flush the anesthesia out. Gatorade, tea (I drank hot green tea), liquid Jello, chicken broth are all good liquids. As for the port I didn't have any problems there. I am a side sleeper and it helped me to have a pillow in front of me to lean on. That way I wasn't putting all the pressure on my stomach area. Good luck on your journey.:hurray:

[kangajlynne 0]

I was banded on 12/18 and what really helped me was Milk of Magnesia...my Dr. sugested it. I had horrible nausuea, but the suppositories (ick) really helped. I too, had pain sleeping b/c of the port but a pillow there really helped. Most of those issues have gone away now, so there's hope! You will feel better!

[jaynell31 0]

Hi and congrats I was banded on 12/22. I'm doing pretty good now what I used to help me go to the bathroom was benefiber I just put some in my broth and it helps. I noticed the pain meds made me nauseous so I stopped taking them. I have some pain and discomfort next to my port sight when I try to get up from sitting down. I also sleep on my side with a pillow under my stomach and it helps or I put the heating pad under my back if I sleep on my back. I hope this helps and congrats again.

[RestlessMonkey 7]

I was banded on 12/23. I have not had a BM since however I am passing gas.

You SHOULD have a BM. Call your surgeon ASAP on Monday if you haven't and see what he recommends you take.

Please don't delay...ok? To go a few days post op without is ok, but you should at least have some "liquid" going through there! If you haven't gone at all and you don't by Monday morning, you need to have your surgeon tell you what to take to make it happen. :hurray:

[Annie0341 0]

My surgeon told me yesterday to take Milk of Mag at bedtime...I was banded on the 18th and went 9 days without. I'm a nurse and get freaked out if a patient would tell me such a thing, but I had positive bowel sounds, no distention, not vomiting.....dr said it's normal after this surgery since so little is going in that the body utilizes it all. Plus in the pure liquid phase...liquid in urine out. I felt much better and took the MOM last nite, worked today.

Good luck to you