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Blog 93219

A blog by dallen in General

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A weight loss surgery blog by dallen on BariatricPal. 4 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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Incision draining at port

Hi all-   I am 6 days post op and I have had to go and see my surgeon to get antibiotics because my incision is draining and oozing. I am in severe pain in the area.   I keep reading about horror stories with the lap band now after I got the band. For some reason the only stories I came across before surgery were all success stories.   I am terrified that there is something wrong because I mean I feel just as bad today as I did the day I got the band. My dr says that I should be ok but he

I am an official Bandster !

Hi all-   I was banded on 6/3/10 and wow I did not really know what to expect after surgery but I am hurting around the port area mostly. I can only drink a little bit before I feel this tightness in my throat/chest .   Is that when I have drank too much ? I am real careful to sip, sip, sip and not drink.   I lost 18 lbs total since 5/23/10, I am definitely happy about that.   So I get to try pureed foods Thursday so I am going to the friut/veggie market tomorrow after my visit with the

Help I'm scared

Hi all-   Surgery for me is on June 3rd and I am getting afraid. I was actually thinking about cancelling it today. Is this a good decision ? In a year from now will I be glad that I made this decision?   Please help anyone out there.   Will I every be able to go in a restaurant and have dinner with my husband again ? Or will I always feel ostracized like I did all day yesterday at the Memorial day cook outs?:frown:

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