I have a sticky situation and I'll try to make it short. I've been planning my Lap band surgery for months now and anxious to be banded. I'm over a week into the very difficult pre op liquid protein diet and doing well (i've lost 9 lbs). My surgery is scheduled for Monday and my grandmother just passed away and the funeral is scheduled for Wed. I called the Dr. office and they thought I should feel ok. I've talked with other banders and they all seemed to be feeling better and getting themselves off pain meds on around day 3 or 4. I have family comming in from all over and don't want anyone to know. I've told my immediate family (mom, dad, brother, uncle). Any advice??? tell me how you were feeling?? I have never had surgery before, but feel like I'm pretty tolerant of pain and I'm healthy (except for the weight issue) and I exercise regularly. I really don't want to reschedule, I've already done that once due to the holidays and all.......I should have kept my original date. I don't mind being soar on the incision site....Pain meds should help a bit. I'm worried about internal soarness.....is it really bad???? I'm also not worried about the not eating part either.....I've done it all week and no one really notices... I just keep a drink in my hand and sip on that....Sorry this was long....help!!!

WendyMary:

I'm just 24 hours post op and I'm feeling great! My stomach just feels like I've done about 10,000 crunches though :thumbup:

I've only taken my prescribed pain medicine once, and I have liquid Tylenol if I need a little something. I don't want to take my pain medicine unless it's absolutely necessary.

No gas pains so far, and I'm hoping it stays that way!

I'm not sure how old you are, I'm 27, and my doctor said that may help my recovery go a little smoother. So far I have no complaints!

I'd say if you're feeling as good as I do 24 hours after surgery, you'll be good to go 72 hours after. Given you take some pain medicine and do what the doctor says.

Good luck to you! This is an amazing journey.

If you have any other questions feel free to PM me :thumbup:

Sincerely,

Maggie

Hi WendyMary,

I promised to report back to you at 72 hours. That was this morning for me. I feel much better today and stopped taking my Vicadin because I wanted to get out and go shopping. I took a 25 minute walk without problem. My incisions are sore but are not throbbing. I usually only feel them after just standing up from a sitting or lying down position. They do, however, hurt when I go to the bathroom or laugh. This makes me worry about you at a funeral. The same muscles used for laughing are used for crying too, I think. I suggest, regardless of how you feel 72 hours out, take pain medication before the funeral.

Let me know how it goes for you. Again, sorry for your loss.

Jill

I'm glad to hear your feeling better Jill. I will be careful and I feel so much better about my decision to go forward. Thanks for your help.

Wendy

Hi everyone,

Just a quick post to let everyone know that surgery went well. I had about a one hour stay in recovery and the worst of the pain was the shoulder, but that has subsided. Thanks to all for all your support. I will post and keep you updated and let you know how I do on Wed. Thanks.......WendyMary