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A weight loss surgery blog by bdbmamaw on BariatricPal. 2 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Read more about My first, and hopefully last, problem with the band

My first, and hopefully last, problem with the band

About 5 days post-op, I started having problems with pain in the band area from the front to the back. The pain was intense and it only hurt when I was in an upright position. (Weird) My only relief (and it was instant) was when I would lay down. I thought that maybe my band was catching on something. I knew I couldn't continue to lay down for the rest of my life, so I contacted my doctor and he had me go to the ER for a CT scan. They could not find a problem. The Nurse Practitioner notic

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• bdbmamaw
• November 11, 200916 yr

Read more about Never too late!

Never too late!

I have not always had a weight problem. Up until my 40's, I was tall (that hasn't changed) and thin. I never much thought of weight and never judged anyone because of their weight. I didn't have much use for people who did. In my early 40's, however, I started having problems with my hair turning to straw, not feeling well and I gained 40 lbs in 3 months! It took the doctors months, but they finally narrowed it down to a non-functional thyroid. And the weight continued to grow. Thank God,

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• bdbmamaw
• November 10, 200916 yr