Question:
Eight days post of from lap band, and haven't lost a pound. very gassy!
I still weigh the same thing I did the day I had my procedure. This is so discouraging! Also, I have started diarrhea, and am so gassy, it is unbelievable. You can hear my stomach and abdomen roaring across the room! Also, is it normal to start getting hungry this soon? I do see my surgeon tomorrown, but wondered if anyone else had had these problems. Gail — tiddly_grace1 (posted on June 10, 2008)
June 10, 2008
Gail
You need to calm down and take a deep breath....you are healing from
surgery and that takes a boit of time......this is nor RNY where the weight
comes off fast...all those sounds you hear are normal but they do noy mean
you are hungry they are natural healing signs...yes...yes ....yes ....the
gas is a bit hard on some people....ask your Dr lots of questions and
follow his instructions to the tee and you will start losing....do not eat
more than you are suppose to ...if you feel hungry in between
meals....drink to fill yourself up untill the next meal.....you will do
just fine...and don't get descouraged this early in the game...it's not
magic...it's just a tool and 50% of your weight loss is up to you and the
choices you make. Good luck.Pam / Ft Worth ...Bandster Bites
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— pphillips4720aol.com
June 10, 2008
Gail, I weighed 4 lbs. more the day after surgery. I wanted to cry, but I
figured it was gas and fluids, or whatever else they put in you during
surgery. But, two weeks later, I was 12 lbs. lighter. Give it time, I'm 3
1/2 months post-op and still get discouraged at times. Good luck to you!
— Dro
June 10, 2008
Gail,
I experienced the same thing after my lapband procedure and cried like a
baby. I figured with all of my "suffering" through surgery and
the starvation liquid diet and diarrhea that I must be down at least 20# by
my first visit. When that didn't happen, my doctor (in between my sobbing)
told me that I had just survived having major surgery and my body had been
traumatized. It was holding on to it's fluids and calories in an attempt
to heal itself which is exactly what it is supposed to do. Made me feel a
little better. Trust me, once you start eating and exercising, the weight
will begin slowly and steadily coming off.
The diarrhea.... oh boy, can I relate? I'm almost two years out and still
have diarrhea. My doctor tells me to consider myself lucky as most WLS
patients have trouble with constipation. Gassy diarrhea is a daily thing
for me... mostly in the morning after I drink my coffee and water... I know
I need to be close to the restroom and a word of advice... if you even
wonder if it's gas or the other... go to the restroom asap as it is
probably the latter. I use Maalox multi symptom or GasX for just
gassiness, I use Immodium AD for just diarrhea.
The early post op gassiness you are experiencing now is normal and will get
better. Walk, stretch and move around to get it moving... GasX will help
too.
Keep in mind I'm not a doctor, I'm giving advice from my heart and
experience as a nurse and a patient myself. Always follow your doctor's
advice.
Good luck to you,
Dawn Vickers, RN, BLC, CLC
— DawnVic
June 11, 2008
Gail, Don't worry...everything will be alright. I didn't get weighed until
I was at least two weeks out, so try to stay away from those scales. While
you were in the hospital they pumped you so full of fluids that your going
to gain initially. You'll know when the fluids are ready to go. I had
almost a full day of going to the bathroom and I was like wow! I've got to
go alot. As far as gas....that will pass also. I have to tell you that
I'm 3 months out and I still have some gas issues. Mine are directly
related to dairy products and everyone is different. You'll have some gas
for a while yet, but hopefully not as long as I have. It's a wonderful
trip you've decided to take, don't worry about the little side affects and
look to the wonderful future your going to have. Good luck to you.
— deebunny38
June 11, 2008
Hi Gail. I didn't have lap band, but I think this applies to all of us to a
certain extent. I weighed 5 lb more when I came home after surgery then the
day I went in. A little discouraging to say the least. But I was so bloated
from the medications and IV's, not to mention the gas pumped into me. All
of a sudden it just started falling off me. Don't worry it will come off.
— corky1057
June 11, 2008
You are about as normal as normal gets. (((hugs))))
You are doing fine, this too shall pass. I didn't lose any lbs either for a
cpl of wks after sugery, then bam the next two -three wks i lost 22 lbs.
And the talking stomach is normal too. Your intestines are cleaning
themself out and getting rid of all the gas they pump in you. Mine still
gurgles at times. And yes, hunger is normal. follow your dr's advice to the
T tho, and be easy on your tummy. Drink lots of fluids. It will be over
before you know it. Good luck and keep us posted on your progress.
— Kristi H.
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