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Thank you everyone. I'm on the downhill of this nasty chest cold. My port area hurt really bad day of on set of symptoms and the 1st day of the cold and after the congestion started to break up the port didnt hurt anymore. I guess from the inflammation of me coughing and congestation that it irritated poor lil Bandito somehow Ahhh to breathe again is nice =) Thanks again!

Was wondering if anyone on here has experience a chest cold or flu type illness after being banded and if it effected your port? My port was sore 3 days ago and I figured I over did it day before spring cleaning my house. Next day it was still sore. Then yesterday I had the "wont go away and I keep wanting to cough" experience. Today I woke up with fever and body aches. I would think they port isnt related to my lungs and chest cavaty area but honestly my legs are achey from this and they have no relation to my lungs....so I was wondering how everyone else was effected when sick? By the week im a month post op =)

I have heard some bad things about the HCG diet but then again you'll hear "Bad things" about anything this days. I have a friend that started taking diet pills now after 6 months post op and 50 lbs down. She also has had a month long battle with constipation due to not eating healthy enough. Guess what her daily splurge was? Vanilla shakes....you are 10 days post op? I'd highly recommend you wait until you are healed up a bit more and think a lot on this one splurge. If you can justify this, what else can you justify? Oreo Cookies w/ milk? Shoot I did pre-op...made since to me, the equalled each other out haha. Just remember why you did this surgery and if a milk shake is something your body needs for fuel. Best of luck to you both. Oh and OP I would suggest asking your doctor if the HCG diet is a health diet to start post op...good luck =)

That is so awesome!!!! Congrats!!!

I want eggs lol

Congrats on being a Bandster AND 15 pounds down!!! I hate pain pills as well and took what the dr gave me while I was told they were anti-inflamatories (either way they made the pain go away so I was happy). I couldnt stand having to ask for help getting up and down from my couch and my recliner wasnt the easiest to sleep in until after Day 4 so sleeping in bed still wasnt fun. I described the feeling to hubby as a bee sting in my lower abdominal area and followed by a burn for minutes later lingering. Its diffently nothing easy but it will be worth it. Sounds like you have good spirits in your recovery and that will help tons in your healing process. Wishing you the best

"This too shall pass..." My mom's favorite expression as I grew up and boy did I hang onto them my 1st week post-op. Im on my 2 week and got upgraded to mushies *happy dance*. The pain goes away day by day but for me day 3 kindda sucked a lot for me. Then again on day 2 I did 1 load of laundry and loaded my dishwasher twice....yea dont do that on day 2 lol. I think after the 1st week its all smoother roads. Glad you are doing good all and all and have your spirits high. Wishin you the best =)

Congrats on the weight loss! Sounds like you have a handle and are rolling smoothly along! The positive blogs always reminds me why I did this. I hope to be posting in another 4 1/2 months the same kind of positive experiences!

yay for the toes! cant wait until I have these type of day! Thanks for the positive post =)

I didnt cheat but I found the loop hole. I preach "Too much of anything good can be bad" and I proved it. I had my Wongton and Im allowed soft mushies now. I wasnt starving when I ate but it was the 1st thing I had that tasted so dang good. I over ate. I wasnt paying attention and just kept eating. It was served in a large styrofoam cup so of course I should have divided a portion out, nope that would have made sense. Oye vey....2 weeks out, 1st mushy meal and already feel like a heffer again. Hoping I've learned my lesson. Just had to vent. Thanks for listening.

I was told no neasporin but there is another type of ointment, i cant remember the names of the two they told me to pick from. Sorry wish I was more helpful then that. Sorry the incesions and that impression on you! My hubby helped me clean mine out for a couple days and everytime he put ointment on them I just made this awful face cuz I didnt think it be painless lol

I dont have many friends to start of with just a hand full of really close friends and a couple family members. My bestie wasnt supportive until I explained to her I needed her support...she didnt have to like my decisions. She did some homework on the band and then got behind me 110% unfortunately she has a life mess and is pulling away to privately go crazy so that sucks but I get it. I had a co-worker that was my buddy tho and after he found out I had it done he told me that I didnt need it, wasnt obessed enough, and my dr should lose his license for doing surgery. I told him I did my homework, I am/was morbidly obese tho not by much and he hasnt talked to me since. I guess he lost his respect for me. I figure this will show me some true colors of people around me. Im sure my mother in law will jump on the "nay sayers" band wagon once I lose over 30 lbs. I hope your friend comes around. You really need a support team not a team who will make you think they are comparing themselves to you. Wishing you the best!

wow that is so sad. Im sorry to hear about your dr's staff being so careless. Sounds like this lady forgot why she was hired. I would diffently make a complaint with the office supervisor about what happened and how upset you are over this. Maybe someone else can take over paperwork and work miracles. I really hope you can get this done in the time you needed =(

Congrats on your banding tomorrow and I hope all goes well and you have a speedy and painless recovery! I was given a pill to help me sleep night before so for that I was very thankfull haha Keep us posted =)

Awesome! Congrats! I like these kindda posts =)

you poor thing! I hope Monday you give that office a piece of your mind. You put faith in this doctor and they need to show more concern for you. I say you talk to you dr monday and tell him your complaints, if they go unheard is there away you can seek a new doctor for your after care? Also if things get too bad you need to get help before monday is the hospital an option for you? I hope things get better =(

This sounds more like what I was talking about. Its not near my incisions and actual those are almost all healed up and look good. Its like you described and about 2-3in away from my incesions. It started about 4 days ago and it doesnt hurt but is just really annoying and irritating. I was thinking maybe i needed lotion. I'll try baby oil. Thank you If it doesnt go away in a cpl days I will call the doc up =)

Yea last week it was reset by a few days and anything in that time frame was lost and now today I log in to see if anyone replied to a question I posted and I show I have never posted in any forum =( It's frustrating but I hear/read its server problems.

I posted this 2 days ago (approx) and now I show I have never posted anything so I will try this again. I believe I have seen somewhere in these forums someone mention the sunburn feeling after post op. I was wondering if anyone else has felt this before and for how long after surgery. I am 11 days post op and the area of my lower abdomin and up to my belly button area on the side of the port my skin feels like its sunburned. Its sensitive to the touch of my shirt even. I was wondering if anyone else has felt this and if so for how long? Thanks for any kind of ideas or confirmation that my body isnt crazy lol

Congrats on your loss and new found out look towards food. Sounds like you are strong and in for the long haul! Good for you! I dream of the day I can eat eggs haha not too much longer for me and I too am loving this new found "eat a pudding and im content for 3 hrs". I'm 11 days post-op. I wish I liked protein drinks...so far everything I try I really do not care for. Tomorrow Im picking up so Slim Fast Protein drinks, I hear good things about them. Im feeling the lack of protein tonight. Keeep on rockin that band you are doing awesome =)

Thank you. I was thinking that was the case but I wasnt sure. =)

I believe I have read somewhere in the forums before that a post op symptom that is common is the sunburn feeling of your skin. I have had this feeling now in my lower left abdominal area near and below my belly button and over by what I believe is the port site. I was wondering if someone can comfirm that this is normal and nothing to call my doc over and if it is...how much longer will i feel it. It's a lil nerve racking and since the muscle ache/pain has started to deminish quite a bit I was hoping this sensitive sunburn feeling would as well....

Im probably not fair game here since im in my 1st week of banded. However I was a good girl and never strayed from my post op diet so I wanna put my lose in here I know Im a day late so I will put yesterdays weight in not todays Mondays weight = a -9.2 loss. SO STOKED!

Mine was/is: Day of surgery only water. Day 1 - Day 4 = Liquid diet (clear liquids and jello) Day 5 - Day 19 = Full liquids (pudding, tomato soup, cream of wheat soupy, etc) Day 19 - Day 29 = Mushy food Day 30 - on = new adventure in healthy choices

I love the easy navagating of this site and love the people but this is getting frustrated and makes me want to find another site. =(