☠carolinagirl☠

weighing yourself after surgery is just (silly) in my opinion. all the fluids they gave you, are you surprised that you gained? no. not really... dont worry about weighing yourself for a few more weeks. you need to focus on getting healthy and getting well. you just had major surgery. .....the meds will help with the pain. take them as prescribed to offset it....and always call the dr if something doesnt feel right. even if (nothing is wrong) it will give you peace of mind. congrats on the banding and hope you feel better really soon.

weighing yourself after surgery is just (silly). all the fluids they gave you, are you surprised? am i ? no. not really. dont worry about weighing yourself for a few more weeks. you need to focus on getting healthy and getting well. i expect you to follow what the dr's said to do. (or you are grounded little girl)... as for the click, nope, never heard of that one. i am sure its fine but call the dr (anytime you have concerns) just to ease your mind. again, congrats on the surgery. dont stress losing weight. you are now recovering from major surgery. good to hear from you

. I'm not eating when I should, I'm eating the wrong thing, I've jumped off the bandwagon and kicking myself when I'm down. i love ya friend......eat when you are hungry. eat the (right) things. you make that decision. you are stronger than you think. do you think anyone with a weight problem hasnt struggled with food? why do you think we had lap band surgery or others?? or let it be our guide (heck it was my bestest friend for years). you gotta dig down deep. stop with the (i cant do this and i am doing this or this). pull yourself up by your high heels. eat good and healthy foods. lean Proteins, fresh fruit and veggies. (no more than a cup and that is it). drink drink drink....you know what to do my friend. i believe in you. so does everyone on this forum. beating yourself up does nothing and most likely will make you feel worse and possible eat more bad things. so stop it. drop the pity. look at the bright side. today is a new day. you are wonderful. you are my friend. you can do this. go one meal at a time and do this. you are my hero

i think as long as you lose (slower) and with your age, i am sure the stretch/sagging wont be bad. but like one poster said, what is the big deal? id rather have saggy skin and some stretch marks than be an obese person. all the best.

seems to me, we all through so much to get this surgery.--the pre ops, insurance waiting to approve, the liquid pre and post ops and such......they give us a short (to do list) in regards to what to do and what we shouldnt do). why take a chance to go against what you have worked for? sure some drink soda and its fine. but the dr's say not too for the carbonation aspect. that is a decision only you can make. will it only be one soda? will someone move on to one big mac or one snickers bar etc..... not saying you will but why tempt something the dr's say not too?

well i would suggest calling tricare tomorrow and advising them of this and your drs suggestion and see where they stand on approving those other surgeries. that os what i would do ifi wa you. (i am tricare prime north). i dont see military doctors either but tricare also gave me choices of dr's to use. i wish you all the best

if you see my beloved sammy hagar at cabo wabo, tell him i said hey (take me with you)

way to go slim cazzy is right, those 2 months will fly by......... stay positive and keep that great attitude

welcome to this wonderful forum mike please be safe as it seems you may have a chance of rain (haha) no just take care. congrats on being clean and stay as positive as you are now tres leches cake....def one of my favs

all these responses are terrific.

my dr said when i was ready and use judgement as to stop if it hurts

i knew i liked you

like the others......., CALL THE DOCTOR NOW

are you going to cabo??

ears back and was MISERABLE after surgery w/ nausea. I told them this time so they put some meds in my iv during surgery and a patch behind my ear to counteract it and I had no issue with it this time. i told them the same thing and they jacked up me with med in iv and the patch behind my ear and i wasnt sick to my stomach not once.

donna it sounds as if you are doing just great. keep up the good work and even more, the great positive attitude you have. i love it and enjoy reading all your postings. hang in there

]It's a negative thinking cycle which can be broken...it just takes practice and accurately acknowledging that you can and are being successful with achieving your goals. couldnt have said this any better than my pal sojo

i can feel a hardness (when i press on my largest incision) site. so far that is it. (and more so when i am laying on my side). but thats it for me.

**mercy me**. being a newbie still w/out a fill yet, def gave me the (oh my goshes) this a.m.

well bless your heart trying to get comfy. i guess i am the oddball as i was able to sleep in my bed on my tummy the day i went home. (most likely due to my tummy being so big haha) i would suggest (pillows, pillows) i sure hope that helps. and soon, you will back in bed, happily asleep in lala land. all the best.

**He told me the latest studies have shown you don't lose any more weight and KEEP it off with the plication** i have to respond to this. i dont believe this is accurate. the plication is just like any other WLS, if you continue to overeat or eat cheap slider high fat high calorie foods, then you can overeat and gain weight. if you portion control and eat good foods, you can lose weight. i believe it is working for me. i also believe this is (want power) and not just will power. just because i can eat more than a cup of food, doesnt mean i should or will. my surgeon said the plication (can help). there is not a guarantee. so far, it has helped me lose 53+ pounds. do what works for you. all the best

Performed through a laparoscope, Gastric Plication is minimally invasive. The stomach is folded into itself, limiting the capacity of the stomach from about 50 ounces to 4 to 8 ounces. No cutting or stapling is performed so the risk of complications are obviously much smaller than traditional gastric bypass operations. Lap-band surgery is unique in that it requires implantation of the gastric band around the top of the stomach. The fill port is also implanted and attached to the Lap-band by a tube. Some patients have very low tolerance to these implants and the band must be removed when rejected by their body. A very few patients don't deal well with the fill procedure. To adjust the Lap-band saline solution is injected through the skin into the fill port. The Lap-band fill procedure is easily tolerated by most patients. But every once in while a patient has problems with the injection. Gastric plication only requires simple sutures (stitches) that are typically never rejected by the human body. It requires no maintenance (such as fills). The advantages of Gastric Plication over Lap-band and bypass surgeries: No foreign devices are implanted (the Lap-band is implanted along with its fill port and tubing). No adjustments are required (the Lap-band requires the injection or removal of saline solution to adjust it). food is far less likely to become stuck (food can more easily become stuck with the Lap-band). Gastric plication offers more restriction than Lap-band surgery. Reports on Gastric Plication surgery show 60-65% excess body weight loss in one year vs. 45-55% for Lap- band surgery (although individual results will vary, this is the average). No cutting of the stomach or the intestine (all gastric bypass surgeries include radical surgical reduction of the stomach and small intestine). Gastric Plication causes no nutritional deficiencies. Bypass surgery patients can suffer anemia, osteoporosis, Vitamin deficiency and Protein deficiency because the small intestine is radically shortened. Few food restrictions compared to Gastric Bypass or Lap-band surgeries. Patients can eat most anything, because even though the stomach is drastically reduced in size, it is not surgically altered and functions normally. Gastric Plication can be reversed more easily than any other surgery. hope this helps

def popsicles helped me. (my dr said no gum but all dr's/people are different). just alittle longer and this will be over all the best honey

yes i had this in june i healed quick (alittle shoulder pain for about 5 days but nothing pain meds couldnt help) i had gallbladder surgery a few years ago so this was the same surgery and i wasnt scared at all i looked at this at taking care of me and controlling my life and making myself well. i wasnt sick (went #2 alot but that was the fluids in and fluids out thing) but imodium ad works (ask your dr always).......otherwise, i highly recommend it, hope this helps

it could be,,,being only 2 weeks post op, you could still be somewhat still swollen. just take baby bites, chew alot like the other posters said....also, just go slow..all the best honey