My Dh is banded!! X-post

Hooray!  He was banded on Thursday.  He has the 'large allergan band', whatever size that is.  He had some trouble getting off of the anesthetic, he stopped breathing (he has sleep apnea), they had to intubate him a second time, put him in ICU on a ventitalor.  He tried pulling the tube out and they tied him down and sedated him.  Not a good experience for him.  I explained to them 'again' that he does not sleep laying down, he can't breath well laying down.

After about 3 hours in ICU, he was breathing better, they allowed him to sit up in a chair, and it was all downhill from there!!  Another 3 hours in ICU, they put him in a regular room, but in where they put RNY patients.  SO ALL of their care was geared to RNY. 

He had stopped liquids at 8 PM on Wednesday.  Not allowed ANYTHING to drink (not even ice****il Friday at 8 AM.  They were waiting until they gave him an x-ray to 'check for leaks'.  HUH!!  We kept asking them to check with the doc, he was banded, not RNY. After Dr came in for rounds Friday we begged for DH to be allowed liquids.  Doc said, sure, he was banded, we don't need an x-ray!!  They were also gonna send him home with some kinda kit to give himself shots for a week to prevent him from getting blood clots.  After checking with doc found this was not needed with band patients.  Discharge papers told him to discontinue ALL diabetic meds and crush everything else.  By then DH is just agreeing with everything.  He will monitor his glucose levels and call his PCP about adjusting his diabetic meds, and about what to do about 2 of his other meds that are time release and can't be crushed.

Also, he wasn't allowed to leave till he could urinate a lot!!  Took LOTS of water to get that to happen after 36 hours of no liquids!

BUT, we are home.  He is a little uncomfortable and sore around the incisions. He has had some liquid pain meds and is sleeping in his chair.  We are so glad that part is over!

Sounds like quite a ride. Glad all is OK now.

Sorry you had trouble in the hospital but now it all goes great... keep looking out for him and he will be fine...

Sheri

oh carolyn! that poor baby!!! my hubby had to be tied down in ICU after heart surgery- because he had other breathing issues he actually was put under into a morphine coma fo almost a week....
so glad your hubby is home and it WILL get better-but then you know that!!
thx for the report and welcome home!

I'm so happy your hubby is doing better. That must have been quite a scare.  My youngest just had the band done, and they do require a leak test before discharge.  There can be a leak in the port and tubing, and it should be checked.  I'm surprised they discharged him without a check honestly.  I hope he does well.

I personally know 6 people who have had the band and none have ever had a leak test before discharge.  But all doctors are different.

Aloha and WOW what an experience!! I'm so glad that your DH is through the worst of it, but sorry that he had to experience so much scary stuff. Hopefully he is now on his way to the journey to health, fitness and freedom in his body. He is very lucky to have you there to encourage and love him through this.

Thank you so much for sharing your stories with us. I feel honored to be able to hear all the details. I wish you both a future full of successes!

Aloha nui loa,

Maui Karen

Wish him the best of luck with his new tool!  I hope that he is feeling much better....