Day 5 and counting... whew, I wish I could of mentally prepared myself for the aftermath a little better but oh well, it's done and i'm dealing with it.

They had to "blow up" my stomach and chest to be able to "work in there" -- that alone is terrible. Oh the pain!

As George Lopez say's: I HABIT A PAINS IN MY CHESS!!

Ohhh how i miss chewing my food. LOL

Hang in there, iNdOe....it gets better, lol

the gas pain will disappear - it was pretty bad for me too. walking it off is the best way, you can also use gas x strips and sometimes a heating pad will help. it will get better. i had my surgery 6 months ago and have lost 80 pounds. the liquid stage is the worst. hope you feel better soon.

katie

the gas pain will disappear - it was pretty bad for me too. walking it off is the best way, you can also use gas x strips and sometimes a heating pad will help. it will get better. i had my surgery 6 months ago and have lost 80 pounds. the liquid stage is the worst. hope you feel better soon.

katie

Wow! 80lbs in 6 months. What exercise routine are you following? What's your diet like? I will be banded on the 10th. I am looking forward to get some pounds off so I can exercise with less pain.

Wow! 80lbs in 6 months. What exercise routine are you following? What's your diet like? I will be banded on the 10th. I am looking forward to get some pounds off so I can exercise with less pain.

sadly, my exercise has been very limited. last year i got injured and shattered my knee, broke my leg and damaged my spine by the impact of my fall shoving my hipbone into my thighbone so i was in a wheelchair for most of the year and i have serious serious problems w/ my spine so the only exercise i am able to do right now is Water aerobics which i highly recommend and that's it. even walking the gas pain off after the surgery was an ordeal b/c i had to use a walker and have someone with me. diet wise, i only drink fat free milk and water, i eat a lot of Protein - cottage cheese, scrambled eggs. i eat black Beans - really any beans except baked beans. i eat a lot of fish, tuna, tilapia, flounder - i use citrus on everything i do so i will use black pepper, zest from a lemon, lime and orange w/ a tiny bit of balsamic vinegar on my tilapia and it's great. that's really it. my dr said protein is the key - my metabolism had really slowed down - i'm in my 40's - so he said if i was desperate and really starving to eat protein. i haven't had a fill for over 2.5 months b/c i had a major oral surgery that shut down my ability to eat for a while so i just did chocolate unjury shakes but now that i am able to eat again, i really need a fill. all in all, best decision i ever made. good luck!

katie