I had surgery last Friday. Everything has been going pretty well I think. My incisions are a little sore (mostly the big one) but I haven't had any major gas pains or anything.

I am feeling very tired and it hurts to swallow water. It didnt hurt to swallow until yesterday. It doesn't hurt a lot but it feels a bit like swallowing after bad acid reflux or throwing up- very raw and I can feel it going down. I'm just wondering because it didnt feel this way the first few days.

I know exactly what you're talking about. I had it too after a day or so...I guess the anesthesia was good and worn off by then, but it felt like I had a sore throat. I was told that it was from the tube they put down your throat during surgery (makes sense to me). I think it went away in a few days...like you said it feels raw...hang in there!

I was like you and had no gas pain or anything...I thought this is no big deal, other than the raw throat and some discomfort at my port sight I was good to go and walking around and cleaning house when I got home.

I had surgery last Friday. Everything has been going pretty well I think. My incisions are a little sore (mostly the big one) but I haven't had any major gas pains or anything.

I am feeling very tired and it hurts to swallow Water. It didnt hurt to swallow until yesterday. It doesn't hurt a lot but it feels a bit like swallowing after bad acid reflux or throwing up- very raw and I can feel it going down. I'm just wondering because it didnt feel this way the first few days.

Ok so I am so glad that you posted. I am having the sore throat too. I thought Oh Man am I getting sick or what is going on, I felt like I had strep throat,but now it is getting better. I did however have some gas pains. The surgery seems to be no sweat.

Like you said "no sweat", it was and has been a very easy road (too easy lately). My biggest problem being 4 weeks out is that I have no restriction and "COULD" eat anything if I chose to. I have my first fill scheduled for 3-31-09 and am just going on will power right now. I basically don't even feel like I have a band. My Nurse Practitioner said I would feel this way til I got a fill. I started feeling like my old self about 3 weeks out. I could tell a moajor difference just getting my staples out. Good luck!

Ok so I am so glad that you posted. I am having the sore throat too. I thought Oh Man am I getting sick or what is going on, I felt like I had strep throat,but now it is getting better. I did however have some gas pains. The surgery seems to be no sweat.

when you say you can eat anything do you mean food types or the volume that was once there. I thought the band even unfilled caused some restriction so you did not eat as much. I mean, can you down burger fries and a coke without any problem? That would be scarry for me too!

I haven't tried the burger, fries, and a coke thing. I think my stomach shrank during the pre-op diet phase so I get full a little quicker. But when I eat I can tell there is no restriction, so I mindfully eat less and make better choices. But when I eat I can tell that if I wanted to push it I could eat more, but I make the choice not to because I don't want to regain what I've lost before my fill. I haven't had problems eating any types of food either...but I chew well just to get into the habit.

I talked to my NP about this and she said basically the band is just in place and just about anything will pass thru right now. They give you 6 weeks to heal then they restrict it. So I picture it as the opening being big enough for food to pass thru (not sitting in the top pouch)...so I'm filling the stomach I always have for now!

when you say you can eat anything do you mean food types or the volume that was once there. I thought the band even unfilled caused some restriction so you did not eat as much. I mean, can you down burger fries and a coke without any problem? That would be scarry for me too!