today is my 3rd day since i had my surgery .... wohooooooooooo

surgery date was 9/19/2011
surgery was at 8 am was in icu by 10- thats the time i remember seeing lol
had a little trouble with drinking the ounces of water to the point where i puked :/ i hate puking!!!
had alot of pain when i was off anesthecia the first day, i got up and walked twice before i was let go around 6pm. got home had some pain but layed out all night, after a sleepless night i was up with horrible neck and shoulder pain. i didnt get the prescription my doctor gave me i refuse to take those drugs. instead i been taking tylenol pm which i only taken 3. today i feel great not much pain, no neck pain no shoulder pain, and i started pooping again (for lack of a better word).  my concern is; i been taking my liquid as directed 4 ounces every hour and i feel full but i have this annoying hunger underneath that l :/ i am ready to deal with the annoyance but i want to know if any of yall felt this?

yay congratulations on your surgery

I had my surgery 9/1/11 & I had the hunger also.  Actually I still get hungry when I get those feelings of hunger and it is between meals that is when I get up and walk around to try to occupy my mind.  I was told that since I have no restriction until my 1st fill that I will have those days of feeling hungry.  Just stick to the meal plan and if you are feeling hungry inbetween try to drink some water sometimes when we feel hungry it is our body actually telling us we are thirsty.   Good Luck I know you will do great!!!

Jessica

thank you jessie, congrats to you too....
im still on liquid diet for the next two weeks, this makes no sense how im full and hungry at the same time, i do feel lucky because i have recover so fast and i am so determine to change my life :) have the right mind set and just ready to shed all this weight!!!

how many pounds have u lost? i been on liquid for 9 days now and i already see a difference i cant wait to go to my doctor and see how much i have lost.

I was down 8lbs at my 2 week post op that was 1 week ago & was my 1st  time of month in over a year so I am sure I am down more than that now.   I have decided to only weigh when I go to the Dr's otherwise I know myself I will obsess over the scales and if I see it fluctuate which I know they do I will get disappointed easily  so for now the 4 week check ups will be good enough for weigh-ins & once I know I am doing everything right and the scales are moving in the right direction I may begin to weigh myself at home just right now I think it would be a bad idea.

Congrats on your surgery! I was banded on the 9-14-11!! I feel better every day. I know the feeling you are talking about. My doctor also said i would feel the restriction after the first fill. Good job and stick with it!!! Cant wait for time to go by so we can see all the progress!

we are band sister!!! yes keeping myself away from the kitchen, having my shakes, diet snapple  and little jello :) going strong!!! do u also get the shouder pain?

Ju! st had my surgery on the 12th    Yesterday was the first day that I didnt have the shoulder pain.Im down 10 lbs and on pureed food ,I made some chli that seems tokeep me full for a long time I had 2 ounces and it ws 4 hours before i even felt a glimmer of hungry I guess the protien really does the trick . Good luck september bandsters!!!

I had my surgery on September 22,2011.  Had awful nausea the first and second day, and continue to take anti nausea the Dr. perscribed.  I even was throwing up my own saliva. I have  a gnawing feeling in the morning which means I am hungry. Pain in my neck and shoulder is starting to subsibed.  I know I am not eating enough.  I did have chicken noodle soup, Bariatric Fushion, apple juice plus my water. 
Do I have to have fills?  What if I just decide to stay with the band the way it is and not fill it, stick to a diet and have the band to maintain. I hate the thought of going throught this again after a fill

I had my surgery on the 22nd as well... developed thrush and so spent a painful weekend trying to get my liquid past my painful throat.  Now today surgeon said start vitamins and it has given me horrible reflux. I was so positive going into this but become more nervous about wha
t I;ve gotten myself into everyday.  Hopefully I will follow you septembers as well and look for hope that things will start to look up!