Officially Banded Yesterday 4/17

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I go to the hospital at 9 am around 9:30 they took me back to get ready, put on the gown gave me a shot of heprin, some pepcid and another acid reducer. Then I met the anesthologist and the my Dr.'s PA they came in at 10:30 to give me my IV and had a hard time to find a good vein the first girl stuck me in my R hand and couldn't get it to flow so she got another girl to do it and she got it going in my left hand they said I had tiny veins. I cried a little while waiting b/c I kept thinking of my daughter not seeing her grow up. They took so long doing my pre-op stuff that my hubby didn't get to come back until right before I walked to the OR at 11 am (I wasn't to happy about that) So I laid on the table and they said here is something to make you relax then the next thing I knew I was in recovery. There was a nurse by my side the whole time. My hubby said that the Dr. came out and said you can go see her in 30 or 40 min and hour and a half later my hubby still wasn't back but that was because they had a hard time regulating my pain after surgery. When I woke up I said I'm in pain so they have me a shot of morphine then 10 min later I was like I'm still in pain so they gave me another shot of morphine then 10 min later I was still in pain and they said really and gave me a bigger dose of morphine then they wheeled me out of the waking up part of recovery and in a different part of recovery a 2:30 then my hubby came back and they told me that I had to drink 8oz of Water that was tough it took me 4 hrs to drink 8 oz of water 1 oz at a time, could feel the water gurggle as it went through the band and 1 oz of water made me feel full. I have the realize band. As soon as I was done with the water they said you can go. I got home and went to bed. I am still not hungry I have been sipping 100 % no sugar added fruit juice and taking my Vicodin. My hubby goes back to work on Wed. so I have until then to get my stamina back.

This will sound funny but I feel the band in my stomach hitting my other organs that is what is causing my pressure not so much pain but pressure especially when I stand and sit up. I haven't had any problem w/ gas either but I did take some swallows that were too big and I felt it. So I have to remind myself sip sip sip. Of my 5 inscisions the port one is the biggest at 2in approx. and the only one that hurts.

Over all I feel better than expected and would do it again in a heartbeat.