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Well fellow sleevers I did it! Sleeved on the 8th. Observed til the 9th and discharged home on the which was a cautionary measure. Dr Clark is awesome. I left preop about 9:30 am and awakened in recovery 11am. Received dilaudid in recovery Of course I had gas pain,but no where near when I had the band put in. I hadn't been n my room 30 minutes before radiology took me down for barium swallow. Results were good. Back to the room where I began the dry heaves and up chucking gas bubbles. I had terrible nausea even though I was given Zofran, Pepcid and nystatin preop. Needless to say until he nausea wore off , it was difficult. I continued to take iv pepcid and zofran post op. I was discharged the next morning still nauseated but home. I slept a lot on the 9th to allow my body to heal. Today I finally felt I could drink Water and I have had almost two cups so far today. Oh yeah and passing gas thru the other end, which is good thing. I'm on my way now, looking forward to a healthier me.

Tummy Tuck with muscle repair is tuff ive done it but its worth it. The pain is manageable with pain meds. I say do it so your results are perfect

ya i was really really disappointed thats for sure. Ive gained 28lbs because there isnt restriction there so i know what you mean im going threw that right now.

Ya know I really didnt have much symptoms besides being able to eat more. I didnt have acid reflux at all and i wasnt in pain. I went into the office asking for a fill after a year and half not having one and they said thats not normal i should get a upper gi just to check and sure enough there it was

My band and I have parted ways about 2 months ago i was totally disappointed that i had to have it removed after a bad slip that couldnt be fixed after a complete unfill so im making the switch to the sleeve in 1 week im so excited yet nervous something will happen to the sleeve!! I wish all my lapband friends luck and hopefully they have better out comes then i did.

Awww thanks everyone. I asked to be knocked out last night and woke up at 6am. By noon I was discharged and now I am home. Doing better no nausea for two days. Able to sip liquids ok. Ate half Protein Shake but ewww.....not ready for that taste sensation yet. I'm just so tired. Came home to a dirty house. Wow what happened it was clean before I went in? So my hubby and daughter are cleaning up as we speak. Hoping a good nights sleep will give me more energy tomorrow.

The only thing I can offer are my prayers sweety. Like all have said, it is a bump in the road, one that u will overcome nd be the better for...your entire family will b better for it, keep us updated:)). Xxxxxx, Dee nd family:) in Virginia!

I am 3 weeks out. It happened to me as we'll but my doctor prescribed Levsin and it helped so much!!

Try small sip or warm drinks

im pretty sure thats normal because your body kinda goes into shock i think because your not used to liquid diets. I was the same way and like daisychains said it will get better.

I had emergency surgery so only had 5 days but had to do clear liquids during that time, beginning when I left my surgery appt

well its official....band removed, found no hernia and little scar tissue....and now I am sleeved. supposed to start walking tomorrow...but I already am, about 7 minutes so far...goal is supposed to be 10 tomorrow....should be OK. really hurt in the beginning, the morphine wasn't touching the pain, so they changed to dilotin...much better, not even using it right now. might even let me leave after two days vs the standard three! my advice to anyone and everyone is BRING A HEATING PAD! I cannot stress how much it has helped!!! thanks for all the support...and good luck to all of us!!!!!!

Ive heard this same thing from 2 different doctors that im one of the most successful paients they have seen. Now im not so much because I no longer have my band LOL but I did do very good. Congrats to you! Thats awesome and it feels great.

I only had to do clear liquids the day before and obviously nothing after midnight or the day of surgery. So, I'm pretty sure it won't be too bad if you "messed up" one out if 3!
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I ate what I wanted up until 2 days before surgery then cut back to clear liquids the day before. Just avoid the foods that enlarge liver. No onions, garlic, cranberries etc. Good luck!

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My surgery is the 16th. Its Protein Shakes and 1 lean/ green ,meal a day for 2 weeks pre-op. Post-op its Clear Liquids for 3 weeks then full liquids for 3 weeks. After that is mushy for another 3 weeks. I'm going on memory but I think that's right.

I revised on 5/22 so about 5 weeks out. My band was all good for the first year then all went to hell for the next two years. I'm down 16 pounds since my sleeve and I love it! No issues and it was seamless for me since I already knew what to do and what not to do. I'm greatful that I have the sleeve now and wouldn't change it for anything since I know this time I WILL get to goal!

ya i was really really disappointed thats for sure. Ive gained 28lbs because there isnt restriction there so i know what you mean im going threw that right now.

I am having my revision tomorrow too. Due to having to work today, I had to do the colon prep yesterday and have been on Clear liquids only since then. Did anyone else have to do a colon prep? What's the point of it? Seriously, they leave the pyloric valve and don't touch the intestines. After thinking about that all day and feeling like I am going to starve, I found out that my surgery isn't til 2pm tomorrow! I will be on Clear Liquids without a functioning band or sleeve for over 48 hours. UGGGHHH!!!
On the positive side, I can't wait for the sleeve and the feeling of fullness I never got with the band (except for the tightness when the pouch was full, but the rest of the stomach was growling).

Hello! I'm new to this forum and my surgery is scheduled for mid-July. I decided to do this after struggling with my weight for 20 years. When I was 23 (20 years ago), I "got" PCOS ("Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome") and gained 50-60 pounds in about 6 months (which is a typical symptom of when women initially "get" PCOS) and then more after that over the years (I think the extra weight was from depression and laziness stemming from the weight). Until PCOS, I had a great shape. The doctors didn't know much about PCOS then and it took about 6 years and 7 doctors to finally diagnose me correctly. Unfortunately, there is really nothing they can do for PCOS but "kind of" treat it (off-label) like Diabetes. I have tried every diet, potion, pill, etc over the 20 years and work out (aggressively) and my weight has fluctuated but my lowest is still was a good 40-50 pounds from where I "should" be. I've decided to do the LapBand after talking with a friend and seeing her amazing results. She is 3 years out and has lost (and kept off) about 80 pounds and looks AMAZING! Like a size 4/6?
I'm writing all of this to ask if anyone else on here has PCOS and if they have had success with weight loss post-WLS regardless of their PCOS. I have read that when/if you can lose the weight, the PCOS will be resolved.... but that is the Catch 22, isn't it? So if any of you ladies on here have any success stories regarding PCOS and WLS - I'd love to hear them. There is a small part of me that is doubtful that this will work given the last 20 years... but then again, I've never done anything this drastic either. The doctors seem to think I will lose the 40-50 I want to lose and quickly. I hope (and pray) so! Its funny - when I go to see the doctor, they keep saying that I'm "small" and that I have a "low BMI". Hum... weird to hear since I don't identify with that for the last 20 years.
Thanks in advance for any success you can share! This forum has been very informative and encouraging.

So, May is 2 years of banded living. Last month my surgeon told an entire room that I am the practices most successful band patient!!! Oh My God! Me!! I get to be results not typical! Finally!!!:-)

Best wishes!!!

Good luck to you!!!! Everything happens for a reason, keep your head up :]