Got banded 2 days ago!

Mar 09, 2011

So glad there is no decision left to make on whether or not to have surgery! Yay!
Not that I didn't want the surgery, I just had those few scarey days when I didn't know how to live without eating everything in sight. I was telling my dietician that I had no idea what I would do with all the time I used to spend on eating. I have no reference point to go back to! Never been like that before... so the new life began Monday.

The surgery went well. . I was supposed to rest at least 4 hours before my first time standing. So I did. The pain pump helped with the pain. Actually it must be stronger than I thought because once they took it off to go home, the 7.5 lortab only gave me relief for about 2 hours. Couldn't have more any sooner than 3 hours so after getting home yesterday there really was a lot of pain in the port site. Maybe it was because I hadn't walked as many laps or because I am so short waisted there was no where for the air or gas to go. I really wasn't warned that I might hurt that bad. By the time I took my bedtime dose and an ambien I slept 3 hours, another dose then 4 hours. Since then, and all during today, 31/2 to 4 hours is the longest I can go without medicine. I wonder if this is the story others have. But today is better than yesterday so I expect tomorrow to be better than today.

Have absolutely no hunger nor any temptation to gulp my liquid. And the crushed pills in a tiny bit of water isn't bad at all. I had dreaded that.

Just so happy I am on my way to a new body that will hopefully feel better! What a blessing to be approved to have this done.

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