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Does everyone get these shots after this surgery?

I am home and resting. My doctor sent me home with heparin shots for next 10 dayside. I could have someone administer them from pharmacy, but I opted to do them myself. I am on broth and natural non acidic juices and of course water. I am happy to report I can tolerate good plain old H20. I am not hungry and suffering from some head congestion which is causing me have a headache. I was not sent home with pain medication just children's liquid pain reliever. The pain is minimal. I am able to drink with no issues. Day 2 was hard. My BP was elevated which is not normal for me. It was my body's reaction to the pain. I am much better on day 3. I gained 7 lbs in hospital. I am…

I am a new member. My special date is November 2nd and I can not be more excited. I am trying to get ready the best I can. I go in on October 16th to get done everything I need to before the big day. Does anyone have any good advice to help me for the few weeks before and after?

Hi. I'm Andrea. 31 years old (barely- just turned 31 yesterday), a wife and a mom to one beautiful 6 year old girl. I work full time as a nurse in a busy cardiac center doing procedural care and nursing education. I've been overweight as long as I can remember. I've had more high weights than I have low weights- max weight was 299 (2010) , lowest was around 160 (2000). I've dieted, done Weight Watchers, Optifast, personal training, and Phentermine. I do great for a while and then I'm off the wagon. I'm tired of bouncing around. I've developed rheumatoid arthritis and have PCOS- I need weight off of me. Thank God I don't have diabetes. Sometimes my BP is up at the doc…

Ok so I am trying everything that's high in protein and I been doing great now with getting in all my fluids and my protein with the shakes but now I am so bored with food nothing satisfies me i don't enjoy it I still cook my family and it don't matter what it is I either throw it iPhone or take a few bites and just don't want anymore of it Idk what else to do I think I may just do a liquid diet for a week or so and drinkable my protein I'm losing so much hair I have to take it out my brush too keep using it and guess what can't find biotin anywhere in my area weird right I know so anyway just venting out here thanks

So.. I'm almost 2 months out , to be exact I'll be 2 months out on October 7th . & I feel great !! I've only lost 44 lbs . started at 231 and now 187 .. Not yet at goal weight but ill surely get there one day ! Weight aside ... I feel great !! My energy level is sky high .. And my confidence is just woahha .. This has Definetly been the best thing I've done for myself.

I would like to welcome my friend Lovelypea to the site. She is pre- surgery as well in Charlotte NC.

Hi everyone I just got banded 9/10/12....I was very nervous about at first but so far so good..I had a hernia I didn't know about..so they removed it and now I'm just hungry...any suggestions???????help

Hello my name is Tiifany I am 30 years old. I had my sleeve gastroectomy on 9/17 to date i have lost 10 pds. I thought that it would be more than that by now.I had alot of pain the first day in the hospital it was horrible. I also developed a infection in my incensions but my doctor has me on antibotics and it seems to be getting better.

I have completed all of my requirments and I am waiting for a surgery date. I am still undecided between the Lap Band and Bypass. Every time I decide to do the Lap Band someone at the support group will tell me not to. Any suggestions. I feel the Bypass is too drastic but I am scared to death that the Lap Band will not work. People say it comes off to slow and does not always work. Any comments. Thanks

Wondering if anyone has any good sites they use for meal ideas and recipes . I'm so use to eating bad I don't even know where to start

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie!! Starting my journey on Thursday with a seminar so I'm new and fresh towards my journey and goal(-:. I want this surgery more than anything. I've been overweight most of my life and it wasn't until I began to develop medical problems(diabetes, kidney problems) that I knew I have to do something about it, and that it was serious. I Want to live!! I have 4 children and I Want to be here for them as long as I can! This is a choice I have made that will effect my life forever and I am truly ready to be a "healthier me!" . I have been looking at all of the post on this forum and I am soooo GLAD that this exist. We all need support in Everything w…

Hi Everyone! I am brand new here! I got my lap-band on 9/25/12. I have lost 14 lbs since then. I am still on the full liquid diet and have my post-op appointment on 10/9. I am so proud of myself for getting this far. I started the process two years ago when I went to the informational session but didn't move forward with everything until this past summer. They also ended up removing a hiatal hernia I had. I had to get this lap-band after all the years of attempts. My babies need me healthy. Anyways, I am glad I am here and looking forward to meeting you all. Julie

Just had my first appt yesterday and hoping for a surgery date end if January . It seems Sooo far away but looking forward to getting to know everyone and learning all the basics and beyond

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I am new to this! I had surgery November 9th 2011. I have lost 58 pounds but I keep going up and down in weight. I got a fill today and I think it may have been too much.

Hi I had the gastric band put in on October 2008 privately and it has been a nightmare. I eventually went to my local GP who referred me to an NHS doctor in November 2011. It was discovered that I had only been stitched at the one side and it had slipped drastically and this was why I have all the pain and sickness etc. This Doctor unfolded me and two months ago have pain back and sickness as if I have a filled band. I am going to my Doctor in 3 weeks to discuss band coming out and a possible sleeve revision of which I have decided to go for and will be done sometime in November/December 2012. I have been looking at everyone's wonderful stories after having sleeve s…

Hi there! I am a 44 year old full time college student, part time mammo/x-ray tech, mother (to grown children) and wife. I have been overweight, okay obese, since having my 2nd child and have lost and gained tons over the last 22 years. My most recent success was in 2006 but it took counting everything, eating alot of salads and exercising like made 2 hours a day 6 days a week. I went from 232 to 170 in 5 months and felt good but my life consisted of work, exercise, meticulous loggin of food and sleep. In early 2007 I partially ripped/detached my achilles tendon from the bone and chose to let it heal naturally instead of surgery. This took 2 years of hobbling aroun…

I have had gastroperesis for over 10 years. I also had fibromyalgia, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high sugars & liver enzyme levels, gerd, etc... At one point I was taking 42 pills a day. I sought a second opinion, only to be told that my Dr that I was previously seeing was doing all that could be done for me. So began my search for alternate treatments. I went to a holistic dr, looked into acupuncture, went to massage & physical therapy, so on & so on. After no success, I decided to look into other options. I found a surgical approach could possibly be the answer. I looked into a pacemaker implant, lapband & decided I didn't really want a foreig…

Only been home for 2 days in I am in pain in I don't know what do i use bathroom my peep was brown im scared in I haven't c no motherly at all some body help me plz

I am 53 years old, a nurse and I work the night shift. I am a non-insulin dependant diabetic; GERD; high cholestrol; high blood pressure and arthritis in knees and hips! I am also a breast cancer survivor (woo hoo!! 5 years!!). After meeting the 5 year mark, I decided to take charge of the rest of my life. Am in the process of making appointments for my psych eval and EKG. (I had messages on my phone to call and schedule appointments for these, and a letter by the insurance company approving the psych appointment, so I am assuming that the insurance company has basically approved the surgery, I will find out today when I get up). Hoping for surgery by mid November if I go…

I'm 29 years old and am scheduled to have surgery on October 31st. I'm both nervous and excited, like most I'm sure. My surgery will be done by Dr. Allain at Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My current weight is 350 pounds at 5'6. I will have to do a two week pre-op diet. The thing I am most nervous about the diet is that I will be traveling for four days of the diet. My husband is worried that traveling for work while doing this diet will be too stressful, but I'm choosing to look at it as a challenge. If I can't do this for 2 weeks, how am I going to manage this change for the rest of my life. So I'm going to give it all I've got! I'm getting to the poin…

I got my second appoiment on 08/16/12and it seems so far away. Im 5'8 and 260lb. Im tierd of this friend in the mirror! Who else is going to have the surgery ?

I started struggling with weight at the age of 12. Around puberty I suppose. I was a size 12/14 throughout middle/high school. Thought I was a giant, tormented by my peers. After graduation my weight continued to climb. At the age of 25 I was married, became more comfortable with my weight. My husband and I waited a year to try and get pregnant. After 3 years, testing, fertility meds, no success. It was advised I try to lose weight. I failed. Then decided to get 'lapband' because I thought this was the safest and lest invasive procedure. I had the surgery in November 2007. Began to lose weight and felt wonderful. I was advised to not try and get pregnant for atleast 2…

Hello from Austin, Tx. I am Carrie, 35 year old, single female. I am currently in the process of doing my medical and psych exam before being banded. My surgery is tenatively scheduled for Nov 5. I am very excited to being my new journey. I am fortunate to not have any weight related health issues and I want to make sure I never do. I would like to have a healthy relationship with food. I am active and actually don't mind exercising but it's not easy when with all this extra weight. I came to the decision to have the surgery after a tough year. After a lot of thought and research I finally decided it was time. Unfortunately I my insurance doesn't pay for a penn…

What factor does age have in your decision for RNY vs LB ... I am 230 lbs and 46 with thyroid and no metabolism to speak of! Thus my exploring these options..... I have my consultation with surgeon on Friday and looking forward to his opinion.

Hello everyone I had my surgery last Wednesday, I am 38 years old married with three kids my weight was 103kg, my height is 173 cm and my body mass index 33. I did the operation in Kuwait, Royal hayat hospital I went to hospital at 7 am The surgery was for 40 minutes and then in recovery room for one hour, first day I was ok but in bed and wasn't allowed for any food or drink until next morning thats when the dr told me that my blood results are fine ,he encouraged me to start walking and to sip apple juice and Water and jelly. After 2 days I went home feeling tiered with head ache things were improving every day and I feel much better today. Still feel tiered and…

I'm getting sleeved today! Check in at 930 and op is at 1130. So many mixed emotions right now. I keep telling myself: the will of god will never take you where the grace of god can't protect you. Say a little prayer for me everyone

i was sleeved at barix clinic on Monday im going threw it im in pain im tired and im HUNGRY i have been dreaming about chicken i have a headache im so hungry i just want to eat when i sit down in a chair i begin to sweat and get light headed i cant eat until wed im so sick of broth and Popsicles i wonder did i make the right choice im miserable i miss food...am i being selfish or sound crazy i just don't know

Cooksie....Oct 9.....Carla....240

Well its been 7 weeks since surgery and things are going great. No regrets at all. Starting weight 320 and today 271. So a total loss of 49lbs. I'm able to eat whatever I want just not much. Lol. I even drank a beer without any trouble. Hope everyone is doing well.

Hello everyone, I'm very happy to have found out about this site! I will be finished all of my appointments for clearance as of 10/12 & I'm getting very anxious now. I'm looking forward to learning from each of you & sharing my experiences as well!

Got my date confirmed and the authorization from my insurance October 15

Hi all, I just joined this site tonight but have been reading it from time to time for a while now. I'm hoping by joining it will hold me more accountable and give me some motivation. I had my LapBand surgery 4.5 years ago and lost 83 lbs but didn't quite get down to my goal weight. Then, I got pregnant and my doctor took out a good amount of fluid. Needless to say, between being pregnant and going a bit crazy after being restricted for so long, I still need to lose 42 lbs. to get back to where I was pre-pregnancy and I still have another 45 lbs. to go after that to get down to my goal weight (i.e. I have 87 lbs. to go!). I've been at a plateau pretty much since my …

Does any one else here feels like the way their parent's treated food may have affected your eating habits now? OK I'm not saying it's your parents fault that we are overweight, but okay I grew up in a household that whatever was put on your plate you ate it, and we got the " do you know how many people out there starving" speech. I think the problem is that (atleast for my generation) is that to much food would be on the plate and regardless if your full or not your made to eat all of it. I think that's why I would eat even when I was full because I grew up and did the same thing put too much food on my plate and in the back of my mind it's "like you know how many starv…

Hello Everyone, I am new to this forum. All of my life I have been fighting with my weight. After losing 70 lbs on my own and regaining 80 lbs, I realized I need help. I cannot do this alone! I went for my first consult yesterday, weighed in at 301.4 lbs. That was actually hard for me to type... I was expecting to have a lap band, but my doc is pushing for the RNY. I am so nervous and anxious, but excited at the same time. I have to come out of my shell and open up to others (I always have been a private person and fighting this battle alone). I welcome all the suuport I can get with open arms. If you have any questions, please dont hesitate to ask. Im glad to be here.

Hello all, I am 7 weeks post op..I feel I am not losing at the rate I would like, and sometimes overnight I feel like I gain 2-3 lbs back. I am going to reboot this week, and start from the beginning and see how it goes. I started back to protein shakes this week. So I will keep you posted. Good Luck to everyone!!!

You know how you can weigh one thing in the morning and then through fluids etc weigh up to 5 pounds later? Do you still fluctuate like that after surgery?

I had my sleeve on July 7th 2012 I started my journey weighing 280 pounds I was struggling to fit into a size 46 in waist pants I decided I was not going to buy bigger clothes my shirt size was 2XL Here I am almost 3 months out I now weigh 195 pounds I wear a 33 inch waist pants and can wear a med or Lg shirt my blood pressure is back to normal no blood pressure meds I have more energy than I have had in many years My goal weight for myself was set at 180 but would like to get to 165-170 I am getting close to my goal of 180

Hi everyone, hoping to find people who are going through the same as me or havta already had their revision done. I had RNY back in 2009... I founght for every pound lost ..one month after my surgery I had shattered my foot n was wheelchair bound for over three months... The pain meds they gave me started to ulcers on my stoma ...which in turn helped slightly enlarge my stoma and pouch... I only lost about 90lbs... Most of wich is because I only frankford protein shakes for two months straight to help my weight which when I went back to food,..I started over eating ... I now have problems with my sugars..I'm hypoglycemic. I am almost don't all my tests to have my surgeon …

Hi Everyone: I am due to have my surgery on October 9th. I have been preparing for this day since May and now I am second guessing myself. I feel as though I am going to fail just as I did many times before. I am stressed about gaining weight back even before I have lost it. I want to my Nutritionist visit yesterday and she told me that if half her patients were as dedicated as me, they would all be successful. I don't see myself as a success. I need to change my mindset but don't know how. I know I have done everything that was asked of me and then some but I am feeling down in the dumps. What is wrong with me? Did anyone go through this? Talk to me VST family!!! God…

I have to share... I have been saving all my clothes over the years as I grew bigger and bigger! I saved them because I kept telling myself I would lose some weight! Since 2003 I have clothes I can't believe it! Tonight I went thru all the clothes and I took out the ones that fit and I am donating the ones that are too big! I will not be saving those clothes because I NEVER want to wear them again!!! I feel relieved to get rid of them! I can't wait to go shopping in the normal size stores

Hello All, I'm new to the site and wanted to introduce myself. I'm Rolanda and I live in Arlington, TX. I'm a single mom working full-time. I became really interested in LapBand surgery this year when I failed at Weight Watchers again. I'm hoping that this surgery can give me a push in the right direction. I'm currently researching doctors and hope to decide on someone by the end of the month. I have a lot of questions and can't wait to get into some of the discussions so I can get a better understanding of what I'm getting into I guess I should mention that I'm new to Texas and don't have many friends or family to support me on this. For those of you that have b…

Have done well in my journey to a better me. I have also inspired a man and his wife to get the gastric sleeve. He has recently had his surgery and now the wife awaits her referral to a surgeon. He looks great and had a better attitude now. I hope others are inspired by this.

I was so in the back ground for so long, now Im stepping forward in all aspect of my life and It sometimes feel weird in my head. I'm still thinking like I'm still fat but adjusting to my new happy me. Does anyone feel the same?

I'm a 29 year old female that has been battling obesity since 13. In high school to stay at a size 13/14 I had to starve myself and exercise 3 hours a day just to maintain. Needless to say what happened in college was stress and an I un diagnosed thyroid condition and soon I was struggling to stay in a size 18

Calling All Las Vegas Sleevers... If you live in Las Vegas, NV and have had or are planning to have the sleeve, I'd love for you to share your story! In a city full of scantily clad men and women, night clubs, strip clubs, show girls, and other image based focuses it can be hard to be "The Fat One". Vegas Sleevers, let’s start chatting and sharing our successes, trials, tribulations, and wow moments as we find our new, healthier place in Sin City!

Someone mentioned this forum last nignt in the support group, so here I am! I started this journey on May 2 with my first visit to the VSG surgeon. It took me 4 years to save the $20K for the VSG surgery. I started the dieting, didn't like the surgeon and found another surgeon that would communicate and answer my questions. During this time, I got new health insurance that pays for the surgery. I was approved (in 2 weeks! quite amazing) and my surgery is scheduled for Oct 11. I have lost 72 lbs since that first doctor visit and hope to loose another 15 in the next week before the surgery. In these 22 weeks, I have stopped taking my diabetes meds, my cholesterol me…

Actually cooking on my 22nd anniv a dinner party for 30 have a lot to Celebrate and We're sharing it with fam I'm actually starting on my 5th stage its hard to go out to restaurants also nervous about introducing new foods to my pouch

Ok so this is a HUGE adjustment for me. I'm happy I've made the decision and got the lap band but I'm also having some difficulty with recovery. I've been on chronic pain management for back pain for 2 1/2years and have now stopped so I can pursue the lifelong dream to be a healthier mom and wife. I'm having a hard time with the post op pain from the band and hiatal hernia repair. Has anyone had similar recovery issues? I'm so happy this forum is out there!! Looking forward to all the support and friendships.