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Get her some gatoraide and have her sip only 1 ounce every hour. Sip very slow and very little at a time and make it last for one hour!

thank you tobethin30

Can someone please tell me what the difference is between the sleeve and the sleeve plication? I am so confused!

Good to hear all is going well!

You are doing great! I am 4 days post op and still have the diareaha. I'm still on liquids and really want nothing but cold beverages to drink. I am down 17 pounds from pre op weight.

I got up and walked as soon as I could after surgery. I know I got up 8 times through the night to use the restroom the day of surgery. I also took the GasX stripes and that did help. Mine was gone within 24 hrs. I didn't start passing gas until my 2nd day post op.

I am having the sleeve done and I am sitting here wondering if I have to have that tube that you spoke of. No one mentioned a tube to me while talking to the DR. When they make sure nothing is leaking what do they do and is there any pain involved?

As soon as I had surgery the pain was gone and never came back. I've had mine out for 30 years now.

One week from today! I have to confess, this two week pre-op diet sucks and I did horrible the first week. I had to buy their food and it taste horrible!

I am ok so far! Good luck to the both of you and I will try my best to let you know how it all went.

Good luck with your surgery, mine is scheduled on March 5.

Hello everyone, I just got the news that my surgery is scheduled is for March 5.

Hi! I am 12 days post op and 19 lbs down! I am excited to be on this journey and glad I found this forum! I've been struggling with my weight since I was a child. I am looking forward to getting and giving support along this journey!!

I am happy to hear you are doing great. I do have a couple of questions for you. Can you please tell me

1. What you are eating?

2. What you are drinking and if you can drink diet soda?

3. What kind of Vitamins are you on and do you have any problems keeping them down?

4. How often do you eat and can you tell me about how much you can eat at one setting? EX.. 1/4 or 1/2 cup of food?

5. Any pain from the surgery and how long did the pain last if any?

6. Do you feel hungry?

7. Was there a period before surgery that you had a limited diet and if so what?

I hope you continue to do well and I am looking forward to hearing updates.

Can you tell us what your starting weight was? What do you want to get down to?

I can chime in and answer some of your questions. Maggie can also give you input on her experience.

1. Did you vomit a lot or even any?

Vomiting is not the norm and can occur at first, but, you learn really quickly on how to eat properly. Trust me! Not chewing your food well enough is the main culprit. This occurs when pieces of your food obstruct or become lodged in your stoma. The stoma is the entrance from the upper stomach (small stomach above the band) into your large stomach (below the band). The stoma is the cause of restriction keeping the food to remain above the stoma a bit longer and sensors there signal the brain that you are full. The food eventually passes thru the upper to lower stomach. You can also vomit if you eat too fast or too much. The "proper way of eating with a band" is a learning process and you do learn really quick.

2. what do you eat eh first month?

Every surgeon has different diets. I can share what mine required.

• Right after surgery - 2 days of Clear Liquids. Sugarless juices, tea, coffee, broths, sugar free Jello, sugar free popsicles etc.

• 3-5 days - Protein drinks with skim milk, apple sauce, cream of wheat

• Mushies stage: Examples of mushies: scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, vienna sausages, grits, cream of wheat, mashed Beans, mashed potatoes, cheese etc.

• Once past the mushie stage you will eat normal much smaller meals with eating Proteins first, fruits and veggies second, then, carbs last., but, will proceed slowly until you know which foods you will be able to tolerate. Within 1month or so you will have an idea of what you can and can't tolerate. All bandsters are different so it's hard to say how your progression will be.

3. I live in SE Indiana and want to find a Dr. that I can trust and who has experience who can I go to?

No advice

I have BCBSTX PPO INS> I do suffer from HB, Pre-Diabetic and am 110 pds over weight. I'm 5'5 and weight 258. What are my chances of my insurance covering this?

I was approved through BCBSNM. Your chances of being approved look really good. Your primary doctor has a major role in approval or no approval. Make sure your Primary is on board, for he/she must submit a letter of medical necessity on your behalf which plays a huge role in approval.

4> How much pain is there involved to filling and what all is involved?

Pain is minimal. A special needle is inserted thru your skin into the port where they will either insert or remove saline (fill or unfill). All my fills have been done under floroscope. Floroscope is a special kind of x-ray machine and they have you swallow barium and they can see how much goes thru the stoma. You get used to this very easily. Trust me I did and I was a wimp when it came to needles.

Hope this helps.

Thank you so much

Jake,

Thanks for your suggestion because I know I needed to hear it. When people ask me about what the hardest part to having a Lap Band I tell lthem it's the tinkering with it that gets old. Filling, overfilling, taking it out, etc. I still am glad that I did it though and the problems it has are not near as bad as being twice my body weight brought. A friend of mine who had gastric bypass told me that while I would leave behind the problems that the weight brought me, I'd be taking on new ones. That was the best advice I ever got before surgery and the most true. Hope you do well with yours. Mine is doing some better. Been taking the Prilosec and holding down food again. It's hard work to be this thin LOL

Hello,

I'm thinking about having the lap band done and I do have a few questions..

1. Did you vomit a lot or even any?

2. what do you eat eh first month?

3. I live in SE Indiana and want to find a Dr. that I can trust and who has experience who can I go to?

I have BCBSTX PPO INS> I do suffer from HB, Pre-Diabetic and am 110 pds over weight. I'm 5'5 and weight 258. What are my chances of my insurance covering this?

4> How much pain is there involved to filling and what all is involved?

5. How long from beginnig the process to actually getting the process done?

I'm sure I will come up with more later but this is a good start. Thank you