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I just booked a vacation to the Dominican for the end of August I was banded end of July. I am looking into travel insurance in case I have any issues but seems as though all policies have a 60 day pre exsisting condition and I'm at about 54 days. Has anyone gone through this, any recomendations for travel insurance with the band?

Yes comprehensive but were you more then 60 days after surgery?

How long will gas pain keep coming back? Is it like a 4ever thing or will it eventually stop occurring ?

2 weeks post op Today i am planning on going swimming- what do you think? I'm going to go to the drugstore and buy waterproof bandages to cover the incisions. Good or bad idea?

I went today and im going crazy cuz my incisions r burning I dunno if it was to much chlorine or what

I waited exactly a week post op and I e/t went ok

I was banded on Monday today is day 5 I've been home alone bored and hungry and weak. I can't fathom a protein shake I've managed to drink a lot of water and a little apple sauce some broth popsicles but nothing filling in starving I'm watching the food channel just dreaming I know that's bad but I love good food and I really miss it and I'm scared I'll never eat it again and never be satisfied. I'm to weak to leave the house I'm home with my husband while all our freinds are away for the July 4th weekend (and most of them don't know) im just really feeling down - so upset at myself I got this fat and now I'll never be able to enjoy food again oh yes and I'm starving - what will happen if I eat real food right now? Has anyone done it 5 days post op?

Thanks everyone I really needed to hear all that - I know it's mostly in my head b/c I do feel full. Also I know all about shakes I lived on them for 2 weeks and lost 17lbs pre op for some reason it wasn't as hard b/c I was able to go to work and move and not have 5 bandages on my stomach I think it's all just hitting me and it's easy to think how great the future could be but I'm scared scared scared right now scared I won't succeed.

I'm 3 days out of surgery and just curious when you were all able to sleep on your stomach? That's my favorite position to sleep in and I'm so sick of my back and side.

Thanks everyone -slm2007 tnx I was really disliking them at the time. So I can't believe so many of you slept on your stomach a week out I feel like everything is going to move - can't wait a few more days to see.

Sorry about the typos- my phone changes words on it's on

Hey- I'm a bandit since yesterday woohoo!!!! I slept at home on my recliner couch on my side with a good sleep!! Here's my day if story~~ I got to the hospital at 7 with my DH ( darling husband ) I was exhausted I didn't sleep a wink the whole night before. After being admitted they brought us to a room I had to change into a gown and socks and pee into a cup. I was soooo nervous I could feel my chest popping out of me. Then came my blood pressure check it was through the roof 157/109!!!! They r like calm down or else the anesthisiaologist (s/p) will not to the surgery. ThAt got me even more nervous. Then they took mr on the scale and i found out I lost 17lbs yes seventeen pounds!! I am overjoyed!!! I can't remember the last time I lost weight like that. All my hard work ( and 4x cheating) paid off!! So I Try to calm down listen to some Enya relaxing songs and meditate a bit watch tv wait for my doc who was in surgery still. My operating nurse came tonintroduce herself to see if I had any questions and to tell me later in she would be taking me to the operating room. Around 930am my doc came in (dr Christine Ren fielding ) she was happy about my weight loss toldnme if I have a hernia she will also fix it which is common. She really calmed me down but ultimately she said the blood pressure issue was up to my anesthesiologist. He came in shortly after he was soooo nice really calmed me down we talked for a but knew some mutual people. He told me he would take care if me and everything will be okay. I'd say 10 min later my nurse came to get me and yes to walk into the operating room with - yes WALK!- now I read here about some people having to do that but surely I didn't think NYU the #2 hospital in NY would. But yes and it was hellish the only thing that got me through was not having my glasses on so I couldn't see much except blurryness (no mess yet) I walk into the Greys anatomy style O.R. There's like at least 6 ppl in scrubs they were all soooo friendly I had to get onto a thin hard table in the shape of a cross and lay my arms out I mustve talked to them for 10 min making jokes about doing some lipo while they're in there already lol again the anesthesiologist was chilling me out while he's putting in my IV (2nd try) they put the massage booties on me - so comfy - he said my bp is better - I couldnt believe I was in the O.R. Wide awake just hanging out but I was so scared I could only look up at the ceiling and they made me feel so safe - that's it I was out. I wake up in the recovery room I could hear the anesthesiologist tell me I had a infection -bronchitis (I was sick the week b4) and I need to take antibiotics when I get home. They said s/t went well and I did have a hernia in all I was in for 40 min. I was so out of it my husband came in I got some morphine for my pain and was out sleeping till 130. The brought me to my room I wanted to get up cuz my ass was killing. The nurse helped me up brought mr some ice chips I walked around the floor with my DH and then went to pee- they said this was important they had to measure it . To say I was in pain really wouldnt be true I was probably around a 2) I sat in s chair watched tv, walked around, sipped Water , diet snapple, chicken broth, Jello lol maybe 1/10 of each. Did my breathing excersise thing. The gas was manageable walking around was such a big help - thank you to everyone who recomended it. Around 630 I became in pain around a 5/6 the nurse gave me morphine - still in pain, shot of Advil still in pain around my stomach area which they figured since it was lower down by my stomach they told me the meds werent helping cuz it was the gas they pumped in me to loosen my organs so they could move. Even gasx wouldn't help with that. Around 8pm my doc came in she was in surgery all day!!! She said everything went well and if I want I can go home the end I'm home car ride was bumpy a drop a but painful but hey surgery isn't supposed to be a breeze. Good luck everyone I know it's only day 2 for me but I already know it was the bestest thing I ever did.

Hey- I'm a bandit since yesterday woohoo!!!! I slept at home on my recliner couch on my side with a good sleep!! Here's my day if story~~ I got to the hospital at 7 with my DH ( darling husband ) I was exhausted I didn't sleep a wink the whole night before. After being admitted they brought us to a room I had to change into a gown and socks and pee into a cup. I was soooo nervous I could feel my chest popping out of me. Then came my blood pressure check it was through the roof 157/109!!!! They r like calm down or else the anesthisiaologist (s/p) will not to the surgery. ThAt got me even more nervous. Then they took mr on the scale and i found out I lost 17lbs yes seventeen pounds!! I am overjoyed!!! I can't remember the last time I lost weight like that. All my hard work ( and 4x cheating) paid off!! So I Try to calm down listen to some Enya relaxing songs and meditate a bit watch tv wait for my doc who was in surgery still. My operating nurse came tonintroduce herself to see if I had any questions and to tell me later in she would be taking me to the operating room. Around 930am my doc came in (dr Christine Ren fielding ) she was happy about my weight loss toldnme if I have a hernia she will also fix it which is common. She really calmed me down but ultimately she said the blood pressure issue was up to my anesthesiologist. He came in shortly after he was soooo nice really calmed me down we talked for a but knew some mutual people. He told me he would take care if me and everything will be okay. I'd say 10 min later my nurse came to get me and yes to walk into the operating room with - yes WALK!- now I read here about some people having to do that but surely I didn't think NYU the #2 hospital in NY would. But yes and it was hellish the only thing that got me through was not having my glasses on so I couldn't see much except blurryness (no mess yet) I walk into the Greys anatomy style O.R. There's like at least 6 ppl in scrubs they were all soooo friendly I had to get onto a thin hard table in the shape of a cross and lay my arms out I mustve talked to them for 10 min making jokes about doing some lipo while they're in there already lol again the anesthesiologist was chilling me out while he's putting in my IV (2nd try) they put the massage booties on me - so comfy - he said my bp is better - I couldnt believe I was in the O.R. Wide awake just hanging out but I was so scared I could only look up at the ceiling and they made me feel so safe - that's it I was out. I wake up in the recovery room I could hear the anesthesiologist tell me I had a infection -bronchitis (I was sick the week b4) and I need to take antibiotics when I get home. They said s/t went well and I did have a hernia in all I was in for 40 min. I was so out of it my husband came in I got some morphine for my pain and was out sleeping till 130. The brought me to my room I wanted to get up cuz my ass was killing. The nurse helped me up brought mr some ice chips I walked around the floor with my DH and then went to pee- they said this was important they had to measure it . To say I was in pain really wouldnt be true I was probably around a 2) I sat in s chair watched tv, walked around, sipped Water , diet snapple, chicken broth, Jello lol maybe 1/10 of each. Did my breathing excersise thing. The gas was manageable walking around was such a big help - thank you to everyone who recomended it. Around 630 I became in pain around a 5/6 the nurse gave me morphine - still in pain, shot of Advil still in pain around my stomach area which they figured since it was lower down by my stomach they told me the meds werent helping cuz it was the gas they pumped in me to loosen my organs so they could move. Even gasx wouldn't help with that. Around 8pm my doc came in she was in surgery all day!!! She said everything went well and if I want I can go home the end I'm home car ride was bumpy a drop a but painful but hey surgery isn't supposed to be a breeze. Good luck everyone I know it's only day 2 for me but I already know it was the bestest thing I ever did.

I just had my surgery yesterday I would say the following - loose clothing to go home in - flip flops to easily slip on - a pillow for the car ride home or something to put over your clothes while the car is in motion. - gas x mouth strips - diet snapple, chicken broth, auger free jello and protein shakes at home for the first 10 days. - I disagree about excersise besides slow walking around for 7 days - you want to make sure your band doesn't move its so sensitive in the beginning my doc doesn't even let u walk up stairs unless u take them one by one and very very slowly. - make sure you have someone at your beck and call they will be needed with all lifting and bending. - a 100% daily value chewable vitamin and a chewable or liquid calcium and vitamin d vitamin- my doc says take this everyday for rest of your life

Surgery in about 5 hrs I'm soooo nervous I can't sleep just laying in bed shaking - I wonder if i lost weight over the past 2 weeks lol i only cheated 4x - or what if s/t is wrong and I can't have the surgery or s/t goes wrong in the middle I am so so nervous - I haven't even packed yet - it's like not wanting to open a credit card bill I'm just procrastinating but I know it's s/t I need to do for myself and a healthy future just needed to vent

I'm scheduled for the 27th - 5 days and I got a cold today. Did any of you have the surgery with a cold? What if I tell my doc the day of and she won't do it?

Just cheated!! So upset I had 4 mini burgers now back on track i wish I hadn't done it

Cuz it shrinks your liver if your liver is 2 big they can't do it laprascopically (s/p) the dr would have to cut u open which isn't pleasant - 2nd it's a great start to weight loss I hope I hope I hope lol

My surgery is the 27th a week from tomorrow so far I haven't cheated on my pre op liquid diet but im home 2day can't stop thinking about a burger I've had 3 BBQ invites today - I want to cheat but at the same time I really don't I lasted 6 days already lol this is Sooo hard I feel like it's going to be so much easier after the surgery