What to expect 10 days post band

[fatbutnot4eva]

yes its been 10 days it as flown, I was just wondering what everyone else is/was like 10 days down the line.
My weight loss is slow but at least its the right direction I still cant fasten my jeans (that I went to hospital in) well i can just fasten them but cant bend down, move walk etc...
I just wondered how long it takes for teh swelling to go down.
Thanks
Helen
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I noticed Sarahs jeans are too big already (I know se had a bypass)

 

[j.u.s.t.l.i.z.]

hiya helen the swelling will usually of gone fully between week 4 to 6. thats why the 1st fill isnt recommended until week 6. weight loss will be slow at the moment as you will be swollen and this contributes to the weight carried, most band patients dont lose alot of weight between banding and the 1st first fill, dont worry as this is perfectly normal.

Liz x

 

[Katie_25]

Hi, yes just to second what Liz said. Although you may start to feel the pain less and less as the days go by, you will still be feeling tender when you move about and you will still be swollen internally for a few weeks, before it's fully gone down.
In terms of weight loss, the first couple of weeks I had a steady loss, then I lost quite a bit around weeks 3 and 4, then it steadied up again prior to my first fill, so it may be up and down for a while. I've just had a 3 week period where I maintained, then lost 5lb's last week, so I think my bodies still adjusting even a couple of months after the op.

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