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I can tell you what I was told. Your weight loss was probably just water because you were filled up for surgery to prevent dehydration. Your shoulder pain may be gas from surgery, and constipation is usually caused by not enough water in your diet at this stage. If you're taking your vitamins, your diet will give you enough nutrition and the lightheadedness is just your body healing. If you're feeling more fatigue than you think you should be, I was told to place a vitamin B12 tablet under my tongue (sublingual), You really should be following your diet. I know it's hard, but you need to heal and that takes a month, or so. If you really think your doctor doesn't know what he's talking about, maybe you need to talk to someone else. I know this seem harsh, but give yourself a chance. Of course chicken tastes better than protein shakes. but you could easily damage your new surgery, so please, for your own sake, go back to your diet and I hope you make a success of this, it's really up to you. Best of luck.

About two weeks, but I was pretty hungry for those two weeks!

Take your slippers, the little booties they give you don't stay on, and be sure to take your PJs. You don't want to be walking down the hallway with your IV stand, holding your gown closed in the back with your other hand, and above all relax, it's not that bad.

Stacie, almost all of us felt that way to some degree. You'll probably be tired to some extent, for two or three weeks. Try not to be too upset by it, it's normal. It does get much better. Just wait until you have to start buying smaller clothes, I guarantee it'll be worth it then. If you feel the fatigue is more than it should be, my nutritionist recommended a vitamin B12 tablet, dissolved under the tongue (sublingual). Give it all some time and Good luck.

Sorry, maybe the Lions? 5-0!

Chicken bouillon helped a lot, jello is a clear liquid, sugar free Popsicles work, tea is OK and crystal lite is good. You seem to have a good surgeon and things should go fine for you, Best of luck. Oh, don't forget your slippers and PJs and maybe some Chapstick.

My surgeon recommended vitamin B12 under the tongue (sublingual) for unusual fatigue. I took me about three weeks to get over surgery completely, don't try to do too much before you're healed. It does take time.

Cream of wheat, steel cut oats or any low sugar grain cereal will work. Tuna or almost any fish is OK. If you're on liquids, I got to like Costco protein powder with skim milk and mixed with an immersion blender and their chicken bouillon powder (I mixed protein isolate in it). There are a lot of other ideas here that make things a little easier.

I'll have to agree that you probably aren't ready for any weight loss surgery if you really feel that way. One thing to consider though, you probably don't have too much time before health problems begin, and you're young enough now that your skin may shrink back to it's original size if you lose weight soon. Granted your life style will definitely have to change. You probably should do as much research as you can, there's a lot of information available and try to make as informed a decision as you can and I hope you find what you want and best of luck to you.

You should probably speak to your doctor or nutritionist, but I've had a beer with dinner. The only problem is that the alcohol seems to affect me a lot faster than before surgery. Allow for the faster buzz and you'll probably be OK, and make sure to have a sober driver.

I've been banded a little over a month and can honestly say it was one of the best things I've ever done for my health. I only wish I'd done twenty years ago. It's the safest WLS, fewest complications and about the same weight loss after a year or two. My doctor directed me to a Center of Excellence and I had a great experience, excellent surgeon and a terrific staff. You need to do a little research, find a hospital with a good program and you're sure to have a good experience. After surgery, weight loss isn't automatic, you still have to work at it, but the band makes it much easier. Best of luck and I hope it all works out for you.

Congrats Cindy, couldn't happen to a better person.

Many of the negatives you've read are based on a study done in 1997 in Europe with a band substantially different than that used today. The Lap band does take a bit of discipline, but it makes the effort much easier. I've only been banded a little over a month, but my appetite is much less than it was before surgery. Other WLS surgeries cause faster weight loss initially, but after a year or two, they are about equal. What ever you decide, best of luck.

This whole adventure will be a test of your willpower. It gets a little easier, but will always be a test, but at this time next year it will all have been worth it.

I spent two weeks starving to death. There wasn't anything easy about it. I ate a lot of popsicles, chicken bouillon, Costco protein shakes and all of a sudden I was 25 lbs. lighter. My wife had me write down everything I put in my mouth, which kept me from eating anything other than what I was suppose to. There's no easy way to do it, but It'll be worth it in the long run. Best of luck.

I hate to speculate on things like that, but my port site was sensitive to touch for a few weeks. I'd try to keep things off it as much as possible and just watch for any signs of infection (not likely) you'll probably be fine in a week or two. you might try a cold compress, good luck.

Hi Sweetpea, It looks like you had a good surgeon and should have a speedy recovery. It takes some work on your part, but it'll be well worth it. Good luck and a speedy weight loss.

We were told if we became fatigued easily after surgery, to take a B12 tablet and place it under our tongue (sublingual). It seems to help me, you might try it.

I was going to write a big, long post about all the stuff I went through, but roeroe pretty well covered it. If you don't have nearly that much support, maybe you should find a bariatric Center of Excellence near you and speak with them (look on Google). Whatever you do, good luck.

We were advised that if we became unusually tired, to take a sublingual B12 tablet (under the tongue). I'm also hypothyroidic and have just had my levels checked. I'm also more tired than usual and wonder if it's not caused by losing weight somehow. I see my surgeon next week and I'll ask him. I hope that's all it is.

How is taking steps to improve your health cheating. I guess me, taking meds to improve my diabetes, is cheating? I recently read that over 90% of people that lose weight by dieting, gain that weight and more, back. I don't think it's lack of will power, it seems people are hard wired to gain weight to hold us over in lean times. When I eat with others, I feel righteous with my little bit of food while they eat their huge plates. Why not enjoy your weight loss and the hell with any detractors and forget the guilt?

I have the Puritan Breeze Nasal Pillow mask and It's just about as small as possible. It took me about a year to get used to it, but now I can't sleep without it (for a while). That's one reason for the band. They're a pain to adapt to, but once you do, it's not too bad.

Brittney, Recent studies have shown the Lap band surgery to be the safest WLS, with the fewest complications of any. After one year, the total weight loss is about the same for any WLS. The quality of the facility and the surgeon make all the difference. Do your homework, check your surgeons reputation, make your decision based on facts, not website speculation and rumors. Good luck and I hope it all goes well for you.

I doubt that True Results will be paying for your surgery. Many insurance companies have a weight loss exception, however most will pay for weight related illnesses such as diabetes, sleep apnea, etc.(comorbidities). If you have such illnesses, your chances of getting WLS are much better. Best of luck.

I hope you folks don't go into this with the attitude that you're likely to fail. This is a relatively simple surgery with very few complications and a high success rate. You have to pick your surgeon carefully (do a little research), and follow his postop instructions and in a year you'll be a new you. You don't hear from most of the thousands of people who have successful WLS. Try to go into this with an attitude that you WILL succeed, and you will.