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RbL7FB
LAP-BAND Patients
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Everything posted by RbL7FB
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Just be careful... drink what you can and take your time drinking... your stomach still swollen and it may be a bit uncomfortable to drink liquids. In short time you will notice you are drinking better and feeling better. Took me about a full week to be drinking a sufficient amount of fluids.
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Drinking water. Hard to get down
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Drinking water. Very slow to go diwn
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I have found posts for everything except immediately following surgery! Was banded 8th Nov, with hernia repair. Seems to be healing as expected and advised. But EVERYTIME I sip water or drink any liquid I feel air bubbles escaping, sometimes very painful, almost like water delayed in getting down. Is this normal, or is there issue?
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Had mine done on 8 nov. Still some pain going but less every day. Keep ya posted
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2days post op and mild relief is achieved with heating pad and bay leaf tea. It seems to work well
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5-7 days typically