Hello I am new to this site (and blogging). I am scheduled for surgery on 5/11/09. Can someone give me a real deal perspective on what to expect the first few days after surgery?

Hello and welcome to LBT. I can't tell you what your first few days after surgery will be like, but I can share with you what mine were like. I was in and out of the surgery center/hospital the same day (thank goodness). I didn't feel too bad that day when I got back to the hotel where I was staying. The next day was kinda rough. The pain meds I was prescribed gave me an AWFUL headache, so I quit taking them. The pain from the gas that they put in me during the surgery was what I had the most trouble with. I took the Gas-X strips and walked quite a bit.... but.... it hurt. The actual incisions did not hurt too much, but it did hurt to get up from a sitting position or from laying down. I couldn't get comfortable laying down, so I slept the first week kinda sitting up (since I was not home those first few nights, I didn't have my Lazy Girl to sleep in). I drank Propel water, hot tea, watered down juice, and broth. It wasn't fun, but it certainly wasn't horrible. I felt pretty good a week after my surgery and good after about 10 days. Was it worth it - you bet!!! Would I do it again - in a heartbeat. I'm sure you will get many responses and the descriptions of people's days after surgery will go from the good to the bad and even to the ugly. Good luck to you with your upcoming surgery. Becky

MissBS has it down. Not all of us have pain. I never took ANY pain medication even though I had a prescription for it. I had surgery on Tuesday and was back to work on Friday. The single thing just about all of us would complain about if we could only pick one thing is GAS. For me, Gas-X strips, walking as much as I could as often as I could and a heating pad took care of the gas. But it's sneaky. It could hurt in your shoulder or your side or up along the side of youre neck. But it goes away and in the mean time, every day you feel better!

Thank you for your reply. I am really looking forward to having the surgery behind me. May I ask when you were banded? And how successful?