6 days post-op

I had my Realize band surgery last Wednesday 6/17/09 by Dr. Toder.   I had my surgery around 10:00 a.m. and was home by 3:00 p.m.  If anyone wants my opinion on coming home the same day, I'd say try to have them let you stay overnight.  I was so out of it and not hardly even able to stand up when they sent me home.  My husband was really nervous about taking me home.

It is now 6 days since my surgery and I feel like today is the first day that I can say that I can tolerate the pain.    For me pain has been an issue.  I only had the band so I can't imagine the pain you bypass people must experience.  I have been taking the Percocet but they make me  really sick to my stomach and very sleepy.  Maybe I'm just a wimp, but that just got kicked in the stomach feeling all day long is not pleasant.

I am able to eat soft protein--so much better than the liquid diet.

Just wondering if anyone else out there that had the band had the same experience.

That all said, I am very happy that I had the operation.  Have lost 7 pounds since Wednesday.

By now it seems so the pain should be subsiding. I sure hope you feel better soon.  I had hardly any pain with my RNY. 

Glad you are home and starting to feel better!  It DOES get better in time!  Hang in there!

I had my RNY 2 weeks ago today and the side pain I had subsided very quickly.  They gave me a script for 40 pain pills and I didn't need them all.  Thankfully I had Oxy's because Percocet makes me very sick.  It is pretty common with percs...maybe they can change the script for you?