Nancy, yes darling, the pain is normal after surgery. :phanvan Take the pain meds they gave you and take it easy. Walk as much as you feel like you can to help get the soreness out, and I slept in my recliner for the first 2 weeks just because I was too sore to lie down in the bed. :notagree I promise the pain will get better. Do drink lots of fluids right now and do everything they suggest.
Secrets to my success:
My biggest pointer to my success I guess would be I really stick to the bandster diet as close as possible, followed a relatively
low-carb diet, drinking lots of water, exercising 30 minutes at least 4x per week and praying really hard! The Lord has helped me more than I could have done on my own. I really wanted to lose the weight and I guess that was motivation enough for me to stick to the rules better. Plus, why pay out all that money and not do it? I was very blessed that my insurance paid for my surgery (thank goodness).
The bandster diet rules to really follow religiously are:
- No drinking with meals
- No carbonated beverages - ever
- No breads and pastas (they get stuck on me, some people can eat them but not me)
- Drink at least 84 oz water per day
- No snacking between meals (slip on that one occassionaly)
- Increase exercise (still struggle doing this, busy schedule prevents me doing it like I need to)
Good luck on your new journey of life! You will love the confidence you get after losing weight. Although I had slippage and had to have another band put in, I would do it all over again. Having lost 140 pounds really has helped me to feel so much better and hopefully live longer than I would have before the band. I truly am a Band Fan and would highly recommend it. I will pray for you! Take care.
p.s. My doctor has almost told me he thinks my first band slipped due to it being to small for my stomach (I had a 4 cc then and second band is a 10 cc band) so therefore it was too tight around my stomach. Still would do it all over again.
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Thank you Brenda 
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