Hello all, my name is Amanda and I was recently banded on 2-25-09. I have had a lot of pain, but it seems to get better everyday. I had doubts about why I did this to myself directly after surgery, but now I am looking foward to each new day and getting this weight off once and for all. I started my journey at 330 pounds. On the pre op diet I lost 12 pounds, and since being banded on wednesday, I have lost 4 more. I am having pain in my chest near the bottom of my sternum, and I am wondering if that is normal. I am struggling to get all the liquid in too. I feel very weak and tired all of the time. Can anyone help me?:wink:

Hello all, my name is Amanda and I was recently banded on 2-25-09. I have had a lot of pain, but it seems to get better everyday. I had doubts about why I did this to myself directly after surgery, but now I am looking foward to each new day and getting this weight off once and for all. I started my journey at 330 pounds. On the pre op diet I lost 12 pounds, and since being banded on wednesday, I have lost 4 more. I am having pain in my chest near the bottom of my sternum, and I am wondering if that is normal. I am struggling to get all the liquid in too. I feel very weak and tired all of the time. Can anyone help me?:wink:

Its normal to feel that pain. I did for about a week. I felt horrid for about 3 weeks. Like you said everyday gets better. I had surgery on Jan 20, and I feel amazing. I found it hard to get even 500 calories a day. I drank Soup and ate sf Jello. Drank as much Protein as i could. Get you some sublingual B-12. They are in the vit section and are very small. You put them under your tongue for a few seconds and then swallow. Its teeeee tiny. Hope you start to feel better soon. I know what your going thru....Keep your chin up, it will soon be MUCH better!

I too had my surgery on 2/25/09 and have lots of pain still under my chest sternum area! Think it's still some gas left but I also had a hiatel hernia repaired and it could be that.

I am also very hungry which I didn't think I would be.....are you hungry? I have been having lots of Water, gatorade, sf Jello, sf pudding and Protein drinks but I have rumbling in my tummy and it feels like real hunger pains. I just drank a Slimfast and I guess it helped but I am off too bed now and then I won't be hungry!!!! I haven't taken any pain meds today because they just make me tired all day and I don't want to feel tired all the time! I tried just tylenol crushed up today and that was GOD awful!

I am thinking a couple more days and the gas pains and hopefully hunger pains will go away. I decided to go back to work Monday, but I may have to revisit that tomorrow depending on how I feel then!

Good luck! :0) :wink:

Yeah, I had that too. Plus I felt like something was stuck in my throat...that one I really didn't like but it's all part of the process. I had that for a while too. Just remember to chew your food very well and go really, really slow...I remember stabbing pains for a few seconds if I swallowed too fast. But everyone has different symptoms. I'm so happy for you and wish you the best! I was banded 12-20-08 and have lost 33 lbs so far.