lee_nyc
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puree recipe: the green machine! if you're looking for a fresh puree, check out this recipe my best friend made for me http://ow.ly/5bA3Z
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yeah, the 2miles i did last night might have been overdoing it,...little pain in my port site. oops!
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Lap Band Surgery Week of May 23rd - 27th, 2011
lee_nyc replied to MisBea's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
my doctor had me only having 1-2oz the first two days, but after that, I have been able to have 'mini meals' which (for me) range from 2.5 to 6oz depending on how I'm feeling and what it is. it's interesting to hear how different doctors recommend different things. -
Yeah, that's exactly what I did, left it in an extra week so I wouldn't have to deal with it during my surgery. However, the odd thing was my body didn't care it was still there and I got my period (albeit very light) the day of surgery anyway. Which is weird, b/c I've left it in an extra week before and it was fine. I guess between the new change in diet and all the stuff going on, my body didn't know what to do. Anyway, they had told me at my first appt that the doctor may have me take it out a couple weeks before, but when I spoke to her she said to just leave it. So yeah, check with them and see what they say.
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Lap Band Surgery Week of May 23rd - 27th, 2011
lee_nyc replied to MisBea's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
yeah my doc did 5 incisions too. she explained there would be beforehand...but i never asked what they were for, i thought it was standard from what i had previously googled. -
I think it depends on the doctor and the hospital...but I know at Columbia Presbyterian, it's non-negotiable. No matter how it's paid for, the psych eval was part of the process. Even though my insurance fully covered my surgery, I still had to pay the psych eval out of pocket. I guess I could've tried to find one in my network, but I decided to just go through the list that my doctor gave. I tried calling a few to see if they took insurance but most didn't, so I just picked the one closest to me and paid the $150. You might just talk to the local programs and see if they could include you in the list that they give people.
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blended a can of tuna with organic baby food veggies...21g of protein, not too shabby. #postopdiet
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first day back to work post op has gone ok...will be glad to get home and lay down for a bit though.
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Lap Band Surgery Week of May 23rd - 27th, 2011
lee_nyc replied to MisBea's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Nice to see all these updates. I am happy to say that the water/gas weight has dropped...plus 1lbs. I'm staying at a condo for a couple days now to finish recovering by a pool before going back to work on Thursday and don't plan to weigh for a couple days now, which i think is a good thing. I only had to do 2 days of liquid diet and now I'm on to pureed foods...I think my stomach is still so confused that I can barely tell if i'm hungry or full or what. -
That said, aftr 2 days coup'd up in my tiny NY apt I'm happy to be at my "recovery retreat" aka condo in jers by a pool! http://t.co/NZmuSVw
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How long after surgery did you see the lbs start to go down?
lee_nyc posted a topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I just got banded on Friday and I'm currently weighing 4-5lbs more than when I went in for surgery. I mean I'd say obviously I haven't really gained weight... I know it's b/c I'm still bloated and still have the gas from the anesthesia in me...not to mention I have my period, but it's frustrating. I just wondered if this is normal...and if so, at what point did you start to see the scale reflect the right weight. Thanks! -
How long after surgery did you see the lbs start to go down?
lee_nyc replied to lee_nyc's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thanks for all the replies. Glad to hear it seems pretty normal. I am at least back down to the weight that I went in to the hospital with today...so two days after. And hopefully I'll just see it go down from here...but it does seem to make sense like Floridays says that the body is in defense mode right now trying to take care of itself, so I'll just try to be patient -
i'm finding it frustrating that the scales says i weight 4lbs more than the day of surgery..i'm guessing from bloating/anesthesia, but cmon!
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Thanks for sharing! That's really great to hear! I agree, it has a lot to do with what you put in to it, so i'm going to put in all i can.