had surgery on March 5th and I'm curious

Hi All-

i am new to this so bare with me please.  i just had my lapband surgery on the 5th and i guess everything is going according to plan.  my doctor has me on one protein shake called optisource a day which comes to about 2 oz of it 4 times a day. and liquids all through out the day.  things like water, crystal light, tea whatever has like no calories in it.   i was just curious about how you all felt after your surgery. i am not in a lot of pain but sometimes it feels like my stomach is being twisted like really bad hunger pains. and my port sight bulges out some. does that go away? any information i can get from you would be helpful becuase i am just not sure that i am feeling the right things or if there is a light at the end of the tunnel.  I dont want to be uncomfortable forever...

Thanks,
Lindsay

I had the gastric bypass so I probably had a little differnet experence than you did.  But I have had several friend who have had the banding one of them being my surgeons P.A.  At support group meetings she let us feel her port and even 5 years post op you could feel a little bulge.  As far as the chruning stomach I too have felt that I think that a lot of that is gas pain.  Remember with all of us the have to fill us full of air in order to get in their and manurver around everything.  I think what you are experencing is normal but with most office you can givie them a call just to make sure. 

Sorry I didn't see your post before.

Day 4 and your only getting ONE optisouce a day?  I could have three the first day after.  How long does he having you do this for.  I feel for you.

I quit taking my pain meds 24 hours after I got home.  I was getting a bad headache when I took it.  Yes my stomach felt like it was being twisted.  It kind of felt like I was PG.  My port sight bulged out, it is the swelling.  They sew the port to the muscle so you will have swelling.  You will start feeling better after day five so, you should already be feeling alot better.

Again sorry I didn't see this sooner.

I only get one optisource a day for 14 days.  I break it up so i get 2 oz 4 times a day.  and thats all the "food" I get. only 200 calories a day.  It feels wrong but it is working I lost 10 pounds in a week.  I have gotten use to it tho now.  My stomach isnt hurting as bad as it had been and the swelling has gone down.  I do feel alot better since i posted.  Thank you so much for your concern.  Your sweet.

WOW!  I've not heard of anyone having such a severely restricted diet as that.  I would think you would be passing out with only 200 cals per day.  I will be watching to see how you do.

Hi Lindsay,

I had my Lap Band on 02/13/09, so I am just over 5 weeks post surgery.  About 10 days ago I noticed that the port doesn't bother me anymore.  Prior, anytime I bent over or moved in certain ways I could feel the port kinda 'pulling.'  I have no discomfort whatsoever.  I even went in for my first fill 4 days ago, and I don't feel a thing!  I do not think you are going to be 'uncomfortable forever.'  Hope this helps!

Rini