So I had my Lap-Band put in yesterday, and so far it's a success! These pics are of me in the hospital afterwards.
As I've mentioned it was through NYU's Program for Surgical Weight Loss. I had an appointment to be at Tisch Hospital at 6am, and my surgery was at 7.30 a.m.
It was a bit weird because I actually walked into the operating room rather than being wheeled in. Mostly, I was super excited beforehand. The only thing that made me even slightly nervous was all the people in the OR and the medical student who asked if he could observe.
I wasn't entirely comfortable with that, but I said okay.
And I do have a weird thing about the IV in my hand, and it didn't help that they had trouble getting the needle in. The last thing I remember before surgery was saying "no, no, no" and shaking my head as they tried to get the IV in, but the IV had the medication so that kicked in pretty quickly.
Then I woke up with some pain from the gas they pump in for the surgery. One of the doctors said some of my pain was likely from a bundle of nerves that were probably disturbed near the where the lap-band was placed. (NOTE: The surgeon strongly disagreed with the other doctor's assessment when I had my check up...)
That secondary pain has lessened a lot. I'm also pretty horse from the tubing they put down my throat. My stomach isn't very sore in general.
But I was up walking around after a few hours and can get up and down on my own. I'm probably one of the few people who would've preferred to stay in the hospital. The bed was just easier to maneuver. But I could've gone home as early as 4pm that day since things went so well. Instead I opted to leave around 8pm.
I've mostly been sleeping since I got home.
More later.
As I've mentioned it was through NYU's Program for Surgical Weight Loss. I had an appointment to be at Tisch Hospital at 6am, and my surgery was at 7.30 a.m.
It was a bit weird because I actually walked into the operating room rather than being wheeled in. Mostly, I was super excited beforehand. The only thing that made me even slightly nervous was all the people in the OR and the medical student who asked if he could observe.
I wasn't entirely comfortable with that, but I said okay.
And I do have a weird thing about the IV in my hand, and it didn't help that they had trouble getting the needle in. The last thing I remember before surgery was saying "no, no, no" and shaking my head as they tried to get the IV in, but the IV had the medication so that kicked in pretty quickly.
Then I woke up with some pain from the gas they pump in for the surgery. One of the doctors said some of my pain was likely from a bundle of nerves that were probably disturbed near the where the lap-band was placed. (NOTE: The surgeon strongly disagreed with the other doctor's assessment when I had my check up...)
That secondary pain has lessened a lot. I'm also pretty horse from the tubing they put down my throat. My stomach isn't very sore in general.
But I was up walking around after a few hours and can get up and down on my own. I'm probably one of the few people who would've preferred to stay in the hospital. The bed was just easier to maneuver. But I could've gone home as early as 4pm that day since things went so well. Instead I opted to leave around 8pm.
I've mostly been sleeping since I got home.
More later.
Posts
Best of luck on your journey and congrats for taking the first step towards a healthier life ahead!
ReplyDeleteHi my name is Juliene and I am thinking of doing this and it seems to have worked out wonderfully for you, so I think I will be going ahead with it. I am 5'2 and 216 and 40 years old next month... So this will be a new start for me just like you Congrats on your Success....
ReplyDeleteI woke up with some pain from the gas they pump in for the surgery. One of the doctors said some of my pain was likely from a bundle of nerves.
ReplyDelete