Hi,

I was banded this morning bright and early, Monday, March 16th, 2009 at 7:30 a.m. I am home now. And the pain is minimal if any. I don't have any gas (knock on wood). It only hurts when I twist or get out of the recliner, lol. The only thing even remotely giving me trouble is my throat where they put a tube down it. I started out my morning by going to the wrong hospital, but found out in time and made my appointment. There are so many Baylor Medical Centers around Grapevine, Texas it's ridiculous. The operation took 37 minutes from start to finish and that's including everything. About 27 minutes worth of surgery. Dr. Benavides is a Master!!! I was up walking 10 minutes after I woke up. No shoulder pain nada, nothing. It's great so far. I'll keep you up to date. I waited 6 months for this and so far all I can say is it's worth the wait.

Regards,

Ikerry

Day two: Woke up this morning feeling fine. The general anesthesia has worn off from the day before....I know because now although I am still without gas or nausea (anyone need some Gasx strips, lol) I have soreness. I felt it getting out of bed. I slept on my side like I always do and feel great this morning. I am eating, rather drinking Water, crystal lite, and have had only two Protein shakes. I plan on more shakes today. I am not hungry at all. I am just a little sore from the incisions. Not bad at all. I am very surprised it has gone this well.

Day three: Slept again in bed last night on my side and all went well. I have not had either nausea or gas since I was banded. My incisions are sore but the pain is relatively minimal if I don't strain myself. I turn on my side when getting out of my recliner. I am drinking water, crystal lite, and Protein Shakes. I also had two cups of sugar free Jello (strawberry). I also had three sugar free popsicles. I am not hungry. So far so good.

Edited March 18, 200917 yr by ikerry
update

Banded March 19th. Was feeling great in the hospital, stayed over til the 20th. Was up walking the first day...used little of my morphine drip.

Got home evening of the 20th. Started feeling not so good. Had mostly shoulder, neck and leg muscle soreness. Started feeling the band and something weird in my stomach. Getting use to "Larry" my Lapband. He is my main squeeze (other than my wonderful hubby).

Had a rough night last night (March 20th). Got up this morning and tried to take my liquid pain medicine and stool softener. Threw up. Ouch!

Having trouble getting my liquids down. Moved from water back to ice chunks. Love the bullet blender. Having a bit of s.f. hot chocolate. Doc said it would help move my digestive system.

Any ideas how to take the stool softener? I tried the gel pill and it made me throw up.

Looking for another March 19th bandster to talk to!

Cheri

Banded March 19th. Was feeling great in the hospital, stayed over til the 20th. Was up walking the first day...used little of my morphine drip.

Got home evening of the 20th. Started feeling not so good. Had mostly shoulder, neck and leg muscle soreness. Started feeling the band and something weird in my stomach. Getting use to "Larry" my Lapband. He is my main squeeze (other than my wonderful hubby).

Had a rough night last night (March 20th). Got up this morning and tried to take my liquid pain medicine and stool softener. Threw up. Ouch!

Having trouble getting my liquids down. Moved from Water back to ice chunks. Love the bullet blender. Having a bit of s.f. hot chocolate. Doc said it would help move my digestive system.

Any ideas how to take the stool softener? I tried the gel pill and it made me throw up.

Looking for another March 19th bandster to talk to!

Cheri

Hi Cheri! I am a March 20th bandster. Got home today. I will send you a private message :smile:

Hi Y'all.. I'm a St. Patrick's Day bander and I am doing great! My diet has progressed to full liquids, cream soups being the thickest consistency limit for the next 8 days. I've had no surprises except I really didn't expect it to be this smooth after the surgery. I have been sore, but taken my pain meds about 5 times; the port area shows no inflamation/leaking but is quite sore.. that will take time to heal. My husband helps me get in and out of the recliner.. that is a problem and I finally slept on my side last night. I can feel the difference when I eat... there is no tight restriction but I can tell that I am full with much smaller amounts of food. I have had several episodes of dizzyness from the lower calorie intake but expect that to go away as my diet levels out. I hope everything keeps going this well.. I believe this is the best thing I have ever done for myself! Good Luck to everyone!