Gastric banded and miserable!
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This Buddy last logged in at 15-02-2009
Birthday: 18-06-2008
This is my story
Well - I had a Gastric Band fitted on 6th June 2008 at the Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham on the NHS. To be honest, I didn't give much thought to how life would be afterwards other than that it would be an easy way to lose some weight at last. I was totally unprepared for the pain which was horrendous over the first four or five days although that has now subsided to low grade wind pains in both shoulders and an achy back in the evenings. The thing I'm having most trouble with is the depression. I've never felt so utterly miserable ever. I hate not being able to eat anything and although I've made some vegetable soup which I'm having daily liquidised I can't say I'm enjoying any of it. I'm spending all my waking hours thinking about when I can eat something proper and when I have to cook for my daughter in the evening's I'm almost suicidal. I truly wish I'd never had the op at the moment and don't know how I'll cope with another 17 days of this before I can go on to pureed food. Yes, I've lost a stone in just ten days ........ is it worth it? Absolutely not at the moment.
On top of everything else, it's my 50th birthday on Wednesday 18th and I just wish I could sleep through it all. I'm dreading it - spending the day not being able to eat anything other than bloody soup is more depressing than anything and I don't know if I'll be able to put on a happy face for my daughter and partner after all the effort they are both making to make it a good day for me.
There was no advice given about the pain issue prior to surgery and certainly no support afterwards regarding the eating issues. I've been in touch with the dieticians at the Hospital and they were useless. If anyone can help me please get in touch.
Thanks
