Hi yall, First post here and I am flying blind. Surgery is tomorrow and starting to get nervious about me decision. I have to do this but still feel anxious.:tongue2:

Thanks!! I think I got it!!

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I had my surgery yesterday & today my chest is hurting like crazy. It was my left shoulder yesterday which they told me to expect but now it has moved across the middle of my chest toward the right side. Is that normal?

I had my surgery yesterday & today my chest is hurting like crazy. It was my left shoulder yesterday which they told me to expect but now it has moved across the middle of my chest toward the right side. Is that normal?

It is perfectly normal. It's from the gas they use during the surgery. I used Phazyme... you can use Gas-X, they have the strips you put on your tongue and they dissolve... that should help relieve some of the gas pains... I know I burped a lot the day after the surgery but then I wasn't burping much but I still felt like I needed to burp.. once I started taking the Phazyme, it helped and got better... congrats on starting your journey!!

Perezalis & MrsG - you should be banded by now and sleeping it off! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a quick note to let those who were so supportive know that I made it through the surgery fine. Wasnt much pain. Just soreness on one side. I was able to eat right after the surgery. Was surprised to still have a growling tummy. Looking forward to that going away.

Good morning all-

I'm back to work today and was banded last Thursday. I can say I'm feeling good and I've lost 9lbs so far, well a total of 18 from the beginning of the pre op diet. I'm pretty pumped and surprised that I'm not hungry. It's amazing to get full on jello and water-HAHA:ohmy:

Congratulations to anyone else who was banded last week! WE are on our way!

Good morning all-

I'm back to work today and was banded last Thursday. I can say I'm feeling good and I've lost 9lbs so far, well a total of 18 from the beginning of the pre op diet. I'm pretty pumped and surprised that I'm not hungry. It's amazing to get full on jello and water-HAHA:ohmy:

Congratulations to anyone else who was banded last week! WE are on our way!

Just a quick note to let those who were so supportive know that I made it through the surgery fine. Wasnt much pain. Just soreness on one side. I was able to eat right after the surgery. Was surprised to still have a growling tummy. Looking forward to that going away.

Congratulations to the two of you! You are both well on your way! Keep us posted!

Thanks to everyone for their support and suggestions. I had surgery last Tuesday, the 22nd and am on my way back to work today, since I finally feel like a "normal" person. The tips for using the heating pad were a life saver. I still have some of the shoulder pain but it is much less & something I can handle. So far I've lost about 11 pounds since I started getting ready for the surgery & hope to keep adding! Thanks for the encouragement.:smile2:

Sounds like everyone is doing really good. I am surprised at the great weight losses too.

For those of you who have gone back to work. Good job. I am afraid my energy is just not up their yet.

Keep up the good work.