Officially Banded Yesterday!

I was banded yesterday, and came home today. Port site is sore, but I am taking Oxycodone. I had excellent care at Maine Medical Center, Portland. I will be sending a basket of fruit for the nurses and CNA's on the Short Stay Unit. Now the real work begins - so far, I am not extremely hungry and have not been able to eat more than 4 ounces at a time, and that takes me awhile to get down. I had the Campbell's Select Butternut Squash soup for lunch (I can get 5 servings out of 1 box) and it is delicious! I had 2 ounces of unsweetened applesauce. I don't usually sleep on my back, but I will have to because I am too sore to sleep on my side. My husband will have to put up with my snoring while I am on my back - oh well. I will keep you posted. I am going to take a nap now, the Oxycodone is kicking in. When I awoke in Recovery Room, I asked the nurse if I was skinny yet. LOL Take Care,

Congradulations......good luck on you journey..keep us informed how  you are doing. Barb

Congrats to you  I was banded the day before you on the 22 but had to stay overnight . I can't even get 4 ounces of food. How do you do it? Your Oxycodone is it a pill or a liquid?  I am having a real hard time with swallowing. I had a very hard interbation (sp) not sure if that is why I have so much trouble getting anything to go down. Linda

Linda, I stayed overnight in the Short Stay Unit. The Oxycodone is in pill form. I had some hoarseness after surgery for a couple of days. I have trouble taking in more than 2 ounces at a time because I am having referred pain to the left side of my back. I have found drinking warm herbal tea helpful in alleviating the pain. I don't like the Oxycodone because it is constipating me, and I am just beginning to pass gas today. I find walking around very helpful. Oh yeah, it's fun trying to get in and out of bed isn't it? Just love the burning sensation at my port site.  How are you doing? Pain? Port pain?  Stay in touch. Rachel

I told Dr. Wolff that I didn't like Oxycodone so she put me on Darvocet (sp) but I barely take it because the pain to swallow is more than the pain of the port. I have passed some gas but still have yet to go for a BM.  Getting in and out of bed wasn't the best on my first night home but now I can do it all by myself. I can now sleep on my left side as long as not too much pressure on the port. I've been able to sleep on my right side since the hospital. They had trouble with my iv's too, it took 6 trys to get one in. I was going to go home the same day but when they tried to give me a pill to swallow my blood pressure dropped and all kinds of stuff started so they decided to keep me for the night. Linda

Linda, Yes, those Darvocets are pretty big to swallow. I only took one Oxycodone today at noon, 8 hours earlier, I took 2 oxycodones at 4 am. After my shower I felt much better. The steam in the shower helped loosen some chest congestion and I was able to cough up some stuff.

Wow, you are lucky to be able to sleep on your side. I can't sleep on either side yet. This will get better, I'm sure. Well, Linda, stay in touch. I will keep you posted. I plan to go to the next Post-op Lap Band support meeting next month. It is usually held on the 2nd Friday every month. Take Care, Rachel

ps - I had my photo taken with Dr. Wolff on surgery day, check it on my photos.

Ive been trying to put a picture of me on but can't do it.  Where did you get the T shirt? and the Pen? I like that. Where in Lewiston do you live? I think i have seen you around. you said the post op meeting is Friday but at what time? After noons are real hard for me to go to because I have a Home Day Care. Linda

Linda, To put a picture in, you have to go to my OH, and click on the my photos and follow the prompts. I ordered the T-shirt from CafePress.com. The pen was given to me by a friend, I am not sure where she got it. Lapband support meetings are from 2:00 to 3:00, I think. I live on Jefferson St. in Lewiston, how about you? Rachel

I live on Colton Street which is off of Rideout Ave. in Lewiston Linda

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