Gastric Band: Just Had It Done 2013 Hospital Group - London, UK

in two months although i feel no resteiction with 5ml in a 10ml band i have lost close to half a stone.was 73.5kg now 70.65kg

had the 2ml out and wow feel so much better im going to fill my band slowly 1ml at a time all pain has stopped

BMI 30 Weight 73.5kg

The reason why i am writing this is because i have just had my surgery post 1 week and i wish i had someone tell me these things so i was a little more clued on for the surgery. I went in with my eyes shut not thinking that it would hurt, but it really did its the kind of pain you experience that you cannot itch or scratch or massage because its inside pain.

The WIND gas you have after is so painful it isnt something you can pre-pair for as its not in your stomach its outside of your organs. YOU MUST must must walk around after surgery, i made a mistake and i suffered like hell after. one reason why i couldnt was because i felt nausea and if you do tell them let them give you a tablet if that doesn't work get them to put you on a drip that really helped me. Make sure you stay there the night dont go home same day you need them trust me.

Take a hot water bottle with you the pain you get in your left arm shoulder isnt something a massage will help alot also take some deep heat with you as well as sick bags for journey back. be prepared to burp a lot you will be doing this alot over the next few days and its painful. Buy WIndezz this is a must must must chew able ones or liquid form. also before op i did move my bowls this was a big mistake a few days before make sure you are on a liquid diet like slimfast and soup and take one senna lax just to make it easy otherwise with all the wind it is very painful as i hadnt gone in a whole week and a half it was awful.

If i had done these few things it would of been much better for me this is why i am telling you. i am now 1 week post op and apart from the pain from where the port is and where the stitches are and my stomach inside the pain has calmed down by 75% i really thought it would stay painful.

I had a 10ml band put it i am only a BMI of 30 73.5kg day of op he put 4ml in my band. PLEASE dont expect him to fill the band up because you want to loose weight quickly. i had that intention and 2 days after i had to go back to london and take it all out i have only 2ml left in my band now as she couldnt take the whole 4ml out. My stomach was so swollen inside that it was too painful to have my own spit.

May i add before the op you need to realize that in an emergency if you need liquid out of the band you cannot just go to any hospital it needs to be a specialist one i think there are only 3 in london and when i went they basically said no to me it pays to ring the person you had your op with and book an appointment with them but if at hospital and in pain just get them to take it all out. i advise you to only have around 2ml in the band for the first month so you can let your organs settle around the band if i had had this it would of been less hurtful for me. this is why i am writing this.

Have someone with you at the op you will need them! do not drive yourself. after op i had bottle water to hand as well as soups not cream ones and with no bits in as you wont take them down. yogurts no bits like weight watchers i couldn't even finish one tub. slimfasts and buy oxo cubs make a water drink with that its nice.. you must must must eat drink at least every 2 hours or you will experience this gas feeling in your stomach tht is very painful it took me a few days to realize it was a hunger pain but it wasnt like a normal hunger pain.

I am feeling much better now, i also advice not to get the op done from another country then your own as you really need the after care such as dieticin if you want to keep the weight off the after care is the key i am getting the dieticin to call me every week even though they said to me once a month but hell im paying for it so why not. do not do not do not take any kind of solids in the first 2 weeks i tried it is so painful and feels like knifes going down as it was my bday and really wanted some icing cake! you will prob vomit it bk up. also carry sick bags everywhere in your handbag windezz and keep food drink on you.

I hope this helps someone. all in all i know what i have written might scare you first few days i did regret it but now the swelling has gone down and pain i am feeling really good and would advice it as its for life and a tool not a magic miracle!! remember that xx dr surgardeson i really dont know how you spell his name but hes well known with the hospital group he was lovely and i had a full sheet of questions he answered them all lovely man.