Guest guest Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 A silastic band is a band placed around the outflow of the pouch. With the band I found people get full alot quicker and have more trouble with things getting stuck and throwing up. That's my experience. You should check it out. Your dr may not give you a choice. He may or may not use the band. Also if people say they throw up alot ask if they have the bypass with a silastic band. > > > Hello everyone! > > > > > > > > > I just joined and wanted to introduce myself. I'm and I'm > > > considering gastric bypass. I'm currently about 240 overweight. > So, > > > I'm looking for any and all advice I can get. I would love to > hear > > > about everyone's bad AND good experiences so that I know exactly > > > what I'll be getting into. I'd love to know all about post op > > > procedures, what you can and can't eat or drink, what you eat > and > > > drink right after surgery, and everything else you can think of. > > > > > > > > > Thanks for all your input! :-) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Didn't have a vertical cut with my c-section. The pain from the c- section was worse for me because they cut the muscle. with wls they cut the same as your 'c' except up a lot higher. also my wls scar is only about 5 1/2 in long. I also didn't have any staples or stitches, my dr used the new glue. Wow was that great. Colleen > > Before going into surgery I was scared of morphine so I told them > I didn't want it I wanted Demerol. Well when I woke up in the > recovery room I was hurting so bad that I was screaming, moving > around on the stretcher and cussing. (I'm not a cusser but I > wouldn't quit saying shit I'm hurting) The nurse got on to me a few > times because of saying shit. My sister said give her pain medicine > she is in a lot of pain. The nurse said we've given her all the > Demerol we can it's affecting her breathing. They had me on oxygen > because of it. Well my sister said give her morphine. They said your > sister said she didn't want it and my sister asked me in front of > the nurse did I want it and I was like YES! The quicker the better. > When they first gave it to me it knocked me out until I got moved in > my room. I was in recovery for a couple of hours. Well when I got > in the room I woke up in pain again so they gave me another morphine > shot. It freaked me out. I was getting out of the bed walking around > sitting in the chair then getting back in bed then getting right > back out. The morphine had me so nervous and I was agitated bad. My > sister called the nurse and she came in and gave me a shot of > Toradol. That calmed me down and I took a 2 hour nap. I ran fever > while I was in the hospital plus I was in so much pain and I > couldn't go to the bathroom. The nurse came in there the first night > and told me if you don't go tinkle I will have to put the catheter > back in you. I kept sipping water and I finally went late that > night. The next day they put me through the leak test even though he > did one during surgery because of all the pain I was in. It was > normal. The doctor ordered morphine shots every two hours then every > four hours I could have the Loritab elixir. Two of my nurses told me > I didn't need my pain medicine when I asked. (It was time). I was so > mad. I spent four days in the hospital and he told me I could stay > another day but after the nurses did that to me I was like let me > out of here. I went home Sunday and did so so until Tuesday. I ran > fever Monday of 101.6 then Tuesday I had a fever of 101.5. Water, > medicine, smells everything was making me sick at my stomach. By > Wednesday I went in to see my surgeon and he put me back in the > hospital. I was in there another 3 days. I couldn't tinkle again so > the nurse was saying she needed a urine specimen and if I didn't go > by 10:00 pm that night she would be putting a catheter in me. I went > right at 10:00 PM and the nurses aid came in and measured it and > then poured it out. I didn't pay attention to what she was doing or > I would have stopped her. Well the nurse came in to get my specimen > and saw what happened. I told her I gave her tinkle and it wasn't my > fault that lady dumped it out and she wasn't putting in a catheter. > So she said well I guess I will get it when you go again. They did > another leak test on me. (It showed no leaks) After having the dry > heaves it was SO SO hard to drink that horrible bitter tasting > stuff. Atleast I didn't puke on anyone. They did a chest x - ray. I > guess that was ok. The did an ultra sound on my gallbladder. I was > glad they did that because I was worried about that. My sis, mom, > and grandmother all had problems with their gallbladder and had to > have them removed. My gallbladder is normal size and no stones. I'm > happy about that. The nurse took my drain tube out before I left and > I was screaming so loud other nurses came in the room. Oh my > goodness that was SO MUCH PAIN. I had to make her stop half way > through because I thought I was going to pass out. I went home > Friday night about 5:30pm. I was suppose to go back to work on > Monday but just couldn't make it. I worked Tuesday, and Wednesday > but yesterday I got sick and threw up for an hour and just didn't > feel like going in. I went back and seen the surgeon because he > wanted to see me after being in the hospital. He said I was just > having a harder time than most. I've thrown up 4 times, I've dumped > 2 or 3 times, I'm still in pain, I'm weak. I'm scared to eat > anything. The only good thing through this all is I've lost 19 > pounds in 14 days. I'm at work today but feeling bad. > > > > Tina > > > > It's Wednesday April 21st and I am going to have to go back to the > doctor because I can't swallow water plus I have a lot of acid in my > esophagus. It's seems like it's one thing after another. > > > > > New Here! > > > > > > Hello everyone! > > > > > > > > > I just joined and wanted to introduce myself. I'm and I'm > > > considering gastric bypass. I'm currently about 240 overweight. > So, > > > I'm looking for any and all advice I can get. I would love to > hear > > > about everyone's bad AND good experiences so that I know exactly > > > what I'll be getting into. I'd love to know all about post op > > > procedures, what you can and can't eat or drink, what you eat > and > > > drink right after surgery, and everything else you can think of. > > > > > > > > > Thanks for all your input! :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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