truluv2329

i have read posts for a couple months and what you goin through is bandster hell the time b4 your first fill--im in it too. stay positive ive heard people gaining up to 10lbs or so pre fill

dr grossbard of florida?

i had rehnke and grossbard--if in fla ...where

ok so i have an infection at my iv site im on 2nd day on antibiotics and my arm is even more swollen is this normal i mean i knowi have to give the meds a chance but it is worrying me, i also have a minor infection at port site but its not so bad i am on zpack 250 mg how long should my arm be swollen before the meds kick in:help:

ok so i had surgery last week so far i have an iv infection and my port site incision is slightly infected- on antibiotics hopefully this will be short lived.

now here what is makin me freak a little tell meif this seems normal

since surgery there has been this feeling in area of port like something is moving around almost like a muscle tensing up and loose again-- goes on all day along with what feels like...when you drop something in a bowl of Water and it bubbles to the bottom,, that what it feels like inside... is this gas and muscle healing or what cuz it feels wierd not painful but wierd

i was on Optifast shakes and Clear Liquids otherwise for 2 weeks. was advised a serving of almonds once a day if it gets bad well it got bad and the almonds helped a serving isnt much but it helped. well it got really bad nutritionists say eat grilled chicken 3 oz serving or light string cheese and make sure your drinking alot of Water good luck i lost 22 lbs in 2 weeks pre op

i was on Optifast 5 a day and broth Jello popsicles--sugar free.

my surgeon told us if it gets bad drink another shake --if it gets really bad have a serving of almonds--- it really helped i had a serving of almonds (protein) almost every day and i still lost a total of 22lbs in the 2 weeks b4 surgery

get creative with optifast..

vanilla optifast with sf popsicle in blender = fruit smoothie

vanilla with diet rootbeer in blender= rootbeer float

chocolate with some instant coffee frozen then blended= mocha blast

vanilla with diet orange soda or orange popsicle = orange creamsicle delight!

i also did vanilla with coffee and cinnamin that was a nice twist plus whe you blend it in a magic bullet or blender it adds volume and really helps fill you up.

per some nutritionists if you absolutely cant take it have a 3oz serving of grilled chicken--- i did this and it actually wasnt as good as i expected so i jumped back on the diet

good luck to you it is hard but when you see that scale after 2 weeks it will all be worth it

when did you begin full liquids and any problems?

my surgeon has his band patients on 2 weeks clear and then full liquids for 2 weeks after that and as some posted it just doesnt seem like that is benificial for any reason needless to say it doesnt sound healthy either

please respond with what you did post op

still smoking 1 cig today 1 yesterday a couple before that im worried

grrrrr i cant stop completely i have surgery tuesday and i had a cigarette today one yesterday my nerves are shot anyone else smoke b4 surgery

i lost 12 lbs in 4 days on pre op i have 5 days to go and will weigh in pre op monday evening ! wish me luck

tenuate is a prescribed appetite suppressor , ihave heard of pre op lap band patients taking it-- careful though its legal speed basicly

anyone else smoke b4 surgery i have 5 days to go only cut back to 1-2 cigs..:help: