Pain Medication

Might Be A Silly Question But I Dont Know The Answer

Do They Give You Pain Medication After The Surgery? While In Hispital And For Home?

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Being Banded On Feb. 7th

Hi Marissa. I had pain medication at the hospital while I was waiting in recovery and the doc sent me home with a prescription for liquid Lortab. I would suggest asking your doctor for the pain med prescription before your surgery so you can have it ready when you want it. I didn't get mine filled before and I was in quite a bit of pain waiting for it to be filled. Good luck!

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Jessica
October 26, 2006
Dr. Hansen, Salt Lake City
218/181/135

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How would you describe your pain after surgery? Type (shooting stabbing etc)? on a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being the highest? )

I would describe my pain like a dull aching inside...mostly around my port incision. I had quite a bit of pain and nausea for the first three days and I was taking pain meds every 4 hours. At the worst it was probably around a 7 or 8. But once the meds kick in you will be fine. Everyone reacts differently. I have a friend who was banded 4 days before me and she only took liquid tylenol for her pain. I guess it's just individual.

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Jessica
October 26, 2006
Dr. Hansen, Salt Lake City
218/181/135

My pain after surgery was at about a 3. The gas pain was the worst - but mostly just an annoyance. I also just took liquid Tylenol.

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Banded 9/12/05
304-308/140/140
5'9", was size 28, now a size 6
Believer in obsessive calorie counting and the miracle of the body bugg personal calorie burn counter

http://flickr.com/photos/puddinpie

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Puddin you have lost so much weight! COngrats - do you have any secret you'd like to share? WHat kinds of food did you eat? any exercise?

I would agree. They sent me home with loritab but my pcp had already prescribed me 5 bottles of liquid loritab, big bottles but I didn't need them. I would say my pain was maybe a 2 if that.

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Banded 7/10/06 Dr. Rodolfo Sanchez, Dr. Zapata
Monterrey, Mexico
Dr. Trace Curry, Cincinatti, Ohio (Fill Doctor)
Inamed 9.75 cm band w/lowprofile mini port
3.00cc's fill in 4cc's band
S-280 C-209 G-165

www.myspace.com/mysherrijo

:whoo:Loving the band life

Marissa

What's my secret? I think my "secret" is counting every calorie in and out. I count calories "out" by wearing the Body Bugg device on my arm. Other than that, I just work my freakin butt off! I jog an hour each day, weight train 3 X a week with a personal trainer, play indoor soccer 3x a week and play volleyball 2x a week. Never knew I liked sports til I could play them!

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Banded 9/12/05
304-308/140/140
5'9", was size 28, now a size 6
Believer in obsessive calorie counting and the miracle of the body bugg personal calorie burn counter

http://flickr.com/photos/puddinpie

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thats my problem i cant exercise right now my weight is hard on my knees how long did you have to weight before you could play?

I was on IV morphine analog in hospital, sent home with liquid pain med....quit it on Day 2. Pain level was virtually zero....

A little itching on suture lines for a while...I've had worse pain during some insulin injections than anything from the surgery itself...

Although they did hyperextend my thoracic spine on a surgical positioning block and I had a sprained rib for a while....


good luck on your journey

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"Carpe mañana"
*Oldtimers posse: surgery 12/21/04*

My Quest is Victory over the Dragons of Habit, Gluttony, Sloth, Desperation

I was only on liquid Tylenol after I left the hospital. There wasn't too much pain thank Goodness.

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Julie
banded 6/6/06
Dr. McKeen, San Jose CA

320/213/goal 199. Almost there!

Marissa

I have bad knees, too. I didn't start playing soccer until I weighed about 215 pounds. Before that, I just did a lot of the eliptical trainer and in the summer did road biking, which I came to ABSOLUTELY LOVE! Find the thing you love when you're able to do it. For now, find some non-impact exercise. Hey, what about water aerobics? There's hardly ever an excuse NOT to exercise somehow!

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Banded 9/12/05
304-308/140/140
5'9", was size 28, now a size 6
Believer in obsessive calorie counting and the miracle of the body bugg personal calorie burn counter

http://flickr.com/photos/puddinpie

My pain was somewhat worse than some of the folks have described. Yes, I had the worst pain around the port, but I think it was almost as bad as my 2 cesarean operations. It was particularly hard to get up from bed for, say, the first week. I took liquid tylenol with codeine, which tasted so awful that I stopped taking it about day 4. But each day was better than the one before and it was very much worth it.

Puddin

You look amazing girl!! Congrats!

MysticstarD

Thanks chickie! My life's not the same. I'll post my after-lower-body-lift pics on my flickr account when I can stand up straight.

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Banded 9/12/05
304-308/140/140
5'9", was size 28, now a size 6
Believer in obsessive calorie counting and the miracle of the body bugg personal calorie burn counter

http://flickr.com/photos/puddinpie