Lauracat

Mine is just post op swelling i keep saying that i feel the band when i drink too fast or burp it almost like a heart burn feeling maybe it just me Laura

first thing i did was chug a Protein shake and up it went and had to move back to Clear Liquids. Then there was the problem were my bladder fell asleep and i could not pee for the life of me they did not know what to do with me so they keeped me i begged to go till they were able to get a urologist in . I am also having alot of problems with post op swelling i get this pain when i sip too fast so i tend to drink very very slowly as i feel stuck. I almost landed back there today as i ate some sugar free Jello and it went though me and i almost landed back i am back on stage two as he wants me off protein for 3 days till the swelling is down some he said the feeling of sharp pain is just that i am very sowllen and could take a few week to get better so i might land up starting stage 4 ( soft food slower) Laura

ew to the forum, and banded monday. just wondering how other newbies are doing, and how everyone is adjusting. i had no fill at the time of surgery & was in a lot of pain up until today. i'm so proud of myself for not taking any pain/ nausea medicine today. however i am feeling hungry, which my surgeon said i probably shouldn't feel. anyone else feel this way? also, about 10 minutes after i drink something, i get a sharp pain in my chest, and it's hard to breathe. is this a stuck feeling? or just that i drank too much? look forward to talking with you all! This is the same thing i am feeling i tried to explain it I was banded on 3.34 they all called me nuts and told me i was crazy and i did my self in well all but Dr Jones he was my surgeon. The other in the team told me i was nuts then i got direeia form the suger free high Protein Jello for this reson i find it very hard to drink the right amount because of the sharp chest stuck feeling i was told it post op swelling and that to poor a shot glass and drink that slowly every 15 min i still very thirsty but it i take it slow and take small sips i am okay. he said in 3 days the swelling should be down from it and i should be fine

so my favorites have to be give me lean cochleae and peanut-butter flavored 25 grams of Protein and only 200 collars Isopure chochlet 20 games of protein also Urjery unflavored mixed with crystal light again 20 grams of protein no lactose . I like isopure the best because it is lactose free and i can't eat dairy talk about giving me i ate some pudding i thoght was suger free lactos free i now going to be paying for that turns out it had dairy hidden in it

I had this the frist time i drank too fast the dr made me go back to crystal light one sip every min till it clear he also side to drink from a dixie cup or get a special cup that you can only take one sip from at a time. He said that some time you get infamtion on the point and to just make sure you take it slow. I was baded on 3/24 I just got home from the hospital yesterday.

I am officaly Banded. I wish i could say it went smothly but i had some bumps frist bump was becuse i have sleep apeda i had to were a love cardica /pusle of monter for the few day i was in the hosital and it was poitioned that every time i move it would hang down just low enough it hit my sight right on the lap band. Becuse of my weight i have alot of trubble being on my back for along time i hurts my back and hip so i keeped trying to move my self becuse i could not get confbule in bed and then would slide down requireing them to bost me up sitting in a chair did not work the frist day at all. I wish i could say it was not painful but it was pretty painful. Then I had problems moveing goop out of my lungs i would go to couch but could not get it up even with useing my inhiraire at this point i was pretty upset and shut down they gave me a few nebs and i was able to cough upstuff in my lungs. Next my bladder went to sleep and still has not woken up so i have a lovely foley for a few days till monday. Also finding a vine proved hard it took them six time 3 times to get ivs talk about feeling like a pin coushion The nurses were very nice also worning to the wise do not chung your protine shake when you frist get it you will vomit i created alot of infalition and i land back on stage 1 all over again and had to work back up to stage 3. They let me come home a little dehired due to the fact iv number 4 blew and i had enough i have the worlds worst headake and feel a bit light headed and trying to "Make it up" the nurse was very upset about the fact they took away the iv early dr jones yelled at them and told them i should have been on fuild all the way up to the end and he never okay taking me off. I am taking the pain meds every 4 hours they seem to help i have a big bruse were my prort is. I just going to look up becuse it can only get better Laura

I can't belive it here i have to be at the hospital at 6:00 am I am the frist to go in at 8:00 I am starting to get a bit nevous but i know it will all be fine Laura

April 24th with dr Dan Jones in boston

Hi I am new here I am getting my band on 4/24 I have been trying for 6 mouths to get this done I have it done 3 sleep study EKG Plumarly function tests and a colonocopy,going int to couling latter here i am. I am 5'6 245 lbs as of to day. My goal would be 140 and mainting it. I already started changing my habbits in order to get this done. i am very nervous about the whole thing I can't wait to start my life transframtion. I am haveing my band put in by Dr Dan Jones at beth Isreal in Boston Ma