I was banded Monday, Aug 10th:thumbup:. I'm sore still, most of my discomfort appears to be from the hiatel hernia repair; a little discomfort near the incisions. My biggest complaint is that I'm so very tired.

I'm walking around the yard and the house to keep gas at bay - I'm just extremely fatigued and worry if this will pass in the next week as I'm scheduled to return to work on the 24th.

I'll bring this up with the dr Thursday when I return for my follow up appt.

By the way, I can't wait to get a good nights sleep; sleeping with 3 pillows bracing me doesn't make for comfortable sleep.

I was banded on Aug 11th. I was given 3 liquid form medications to take... 1) Vicadin Elixor 2) liquid antibiotic, 3) nausea suppository.

I've been taking the Vicadin Elixor before bed so I can get a great nights sleep, and have taken the 3 days of antibiotic. Fortunately have not needed the suppository to prevent nausea.

I was told by my surgeon that it is really important to only have clear fluids for the first week... such as Water with or without crystal light (which makes it much better) low sodium broths, and sugar free popsicles. I'm finding myself pretty hungry and look forward to being able to have Protein shakes. I've lost 18 pounds in 4 days since surgery and am concerned.

BUT it appears from what I'm reading in this thread that most people are doing the protein shakes within days of surgery...

Please share any thoughts...

Banded,

Every surgeon is different when it comes to both pre-op and post-op diets. You should really follow your doctors guidelines, because he probably came up with those based on his experiences in the past and he probably feels you'll be most successful if followed properly.

But yes after reading lots of threads you'll notice every doc is different. For instance, mine did only one day of liquids only, then about 2 weeks of pureed food, then about 2 weeks of soft food, and after that I could eat a regular diet. I read other posts where they were allowed to have soft food within a week or so. I wished so bad I could follow their guidelines because hey, if they could do it then why couldn't I? But I trust my surgeon and felt he had the best recommendations with the best intentions so I stuck it out and sucked it up, literally lol

48 hrs post surgery, I started Protein Based liquid diet - with a protein target of 60g/day - gradually increasing to 80g.

NO MORE than 8oz per hour.

NO liquids w/n 30-60 minutes of meals.

Eat 3 meals and 2-3 Snacks, which may include:

• Protein drinks, Meal Replacement shakes
  
• Non-fat milk, soy milk, non-fat lactaid milk
  
• High Protein cream Soups (pre-packaged, or mix low fat Soup w/protein powders
  
• Low-fat sugar free yogurt (no fruit lumps) or pudding thinned w/milk
  

My doctor has me taking mulit-Vitamin w/ Iron and 4 tums.

Well I bought the wrong Multivitamin so I went to go buy iron pills with Calcium. I am also taking B12 voluntarily for energy.

Just a quick comment about the person who is drinking V-8 Splash. I was desperate to drink something that could knock out my fiber serving as well as fruits/veggies, but my Dr. said absolutely no juice drinks, even V-8 juice/smoothie products as they are loaded with sugar. I looked at one label and did concur, they have way too much sugar to make up for the fiber they offer. Just keep that in mind, sugars, in any form, are bad!

Just a quick comment about the person who is drinking V-8 Splash. I was desperate to drink something that could knock out my fiber serving as well as fruits/veggies, but my Dr. said absolutely no juice drinks, even V-8 juice/smoothie products as they are loaded with sugar. I looked at one label and did concur, they have way too much sugar to make up for the fiber they offer. Just keep that in mind, sugars, in any form, are bad!

Yes V8 and a lot of other juices, even "healthier" ones like Naked, etc have lots of sugar in them. Sugars themselves, however, aren't bad and I wouldn't agree that "sugars, in any form, are bad" and you shouldn't have them. It's when you overindulge that you run into the problem. I think everything is fine in moderation.

Edited August 22, 200916 yr by Unforgettable
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I see your point and agree that everything in moderation is key. With the exception of satisfying low blood sugar, I see no point in having sugar in any form in my diet, especially from juice, applesauce etc. But that is just me and I'm not diabetic, if I were I may think differently.

Belkita, I don't think anyone else has addressed your statement about a cough. I had a cough for 2-3 weeks after surgery. It was a dry cough, but it sure made my diaphram sore! I have mild asthma and have medical inhalers for that, so I just kept using them. Twice a day I use Asthmacort which is to help me enough so that I don't have to use my Provental rescue inhaler. Well, during that period after surgery, I had to use both every day! Finally I am back to normal, being about 5 weeks out . I had surgery on July 27.

Don't know if this is helpful or not, or if you do have a bit of asthma like me, but thought I would just let you know you are not alone with suffering from a cough post-surgery.

Good luck to you!

Edited August 28, 200916 yr by DianaG
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I was banded on 8-17-09 have not been tired at all. I know before my surgery i worked out at the gym that may have help, and i sleep good. I back to work 8-31-09 im ready. Email me if you need more advice. enmu20@aol.com

The same thing happened to me he was not really interested in what i was doing, but that just like everything else. I wanted this for myself and know one else. It was all about me and no one else. He has asked a couple of question but thats it. I've been married 28 years and have been up and down with my weight. So, its all about me and no one else. Hope this helps, just make sure you are doing it for yourself. I'm 52 and my health is important to me.