I got banded yesterday :cursing: Turns out i don't have a hernia (the results were shoing something else) so i ended up going home the same day. I don't remember anything! I just remember them saying that i will fall asleep in a few minutes and I don't think i even heard them say the word minutes..i was out. i hope up with lots of pain in where my port is and extremely sleepy. I slept the entire day yesterday. Took more pain killers around 10 and now i am up at 1:30 am.

I was nervous about keeping hydrated bc i read that it is very hard to drink right after. i had no problems whats so ever sipping down 4 oz every 15 -20 min. In fact, i don't feel like i have a band in me at all just the port lol. So i am going to concentrate on the liquid diets till Wed and then I get to have some soup..yum yum. and thank god for Oxycontin!!

I have been hiding from my 2 year old in the bedroom so that she doesn't jump all over me, but my dog has not left my side from the second i got home. He is so sweet..he just lays next to my stomach and is keeping it warm.

ok, i am going to go back to bed and get some sleep.:cursing:

Thats cute. Congrats on being banded. I was banded last Thursday morning but had to stay a day in a half at the hospital. I wasnt bouncing back like the others that had the surgery. Some people were walking around the halls like they were at skateboards or on scooters! lol...

I maybe walked 5 circles around the unit the whole time i was there. I did have a more severe operation since the doc said I had a severe hiatal hernia. He told my husband he didnt know how i endured the pain and acid from it. But 6 months ago I lost 10% of my weight and I no longer had acid or had to take zantac.

My three dogs have not left my side during all of this. They are so cute 2 labs and a chihuahua... You are right they have given me comfort and warmth. I have dodged my 4 yr old from kicking me several times. I am able to lay on one of my sides and I put plenty of pillows under me and one on top of my tummy. So you may be able to do that as well.

Good luck to you!