Buffalogyrl

I'm so scared I have pain at my port site I was banded 9 may. My port is very popped out and I can feel it with every move. It's warm to the touch and the area is very sore. Called dr the response was we will text the dr and maybe he will call back. Never got a call back. Don't want to go to Er because I was self pay and I know my insurance won't pay for visit.

Wow! You have had rough couple of days! Im glad to hear you are doing well! Keep getting strong and enjoy that new body!

Me too! I'm doing Greek yogurt and tofu and I feel like a new woman!

That was very helpful! Thx! I have so much to learn!

Two weeks out very bloated have uncontrollable gas....good question does it settle down?

I paid 13500 in DC. $1500 for one yr of unlimited fills

I feel good! Yesterday I ate almost 50 grams of protein! I had a come to Jesus talk with myself and decided that the world won't end if I give up my vegan ways for a couple of months! So I decided to introduce Geek yogurt into my life and made my favorite tofu egg salad! Well 600 calories 50 grams of protein and 30 oz of water and Gatorade later and I feel brand new! Thanks for all the encouraging words.. I'm on the mend!

Lora thank yo! I'm Michele my email is buffalogyrl@gmail.com. Right now I'm trying to muster the strength to get out of bed to feed my poor dog

Today was my first day back to work it was painful ! Didn't even work a whole day. I have horrible gas and left shoulder pain. I. Still struggling to get proper calories and protein, although today I took in almost 30 grams of protein which is the most I have had since per op. I'm going to continue to the best with what I can tolerate and we will get through this together! Hang in there, I keep hearing it will get better so I'm going to believe it!

I cAn't believe I thought I could go to work yesterday! What was I thinking! Thanks ladies!

Thx I'm starting to regret this I want to feel normal again. I appreciate your feedback

I'M 6 days post op. I can't consume more than 300 calories per day. I feel dehydrated. Per the nurses orders I drank magnesium citrate yesterday which of course led to chronic diarrhea. Still have lingering gas and shoulder pain, all I want to do is sleep. I feel myself getting depressed. It hurts to drink anything I wonder if three sips at a time is to much....Amy thoughts? I have my one week f/ u with doc on Thursday.

I just got banded by Dr Rickford out of Providence. I have BMI of 30 and was self pay. Hope this helps

What people fail to recognize this fat surgery industry is a multi million dollar industry, so most doc aren't going to say no unless u r truly mentally I'll or have significant cognitive deficits. I figured out in life that you have to play the game one times as ridiculous as it is. For example I had to have chest x ray for my pre op prep, I asked why I have no health conditions or indications of pulmonary dysfunction, in fact I haven complimented by my Dr. For my strong lung capacity,( in a swimmer). The only explanation I got was well everybody has to have one? Really can we say waste of $ and time... Hence the welcome to the corporate cash cow of the fat industry.

I m self pay in the DC metro area and I have to stay overnite, despite my attempts to convince the doc that I don't need to. My doc makes u do a swallow test and an X-ray the next morning to make sure all is well

As a mental health professional I was utterly insulted at how simple the questions were. The Dr. Insulted my intelligence! But hey I was out in 15 minutes ! I had prepared a script...and it went well.

Grrrrr having the same problem just posted on may bandsters thread. Takin in About 800cal/day burnin about 2300cal/day weigh 175 day. 4 and same wt as I was at the start. The math would show a big deficit but as usual I defy scienc.. My boyfriend says I'm in starvation mode i say crap! Feedback plz. I'm a freakin freak of nature so if this pre op intake then what will I doost to lose freakin wt?

I'm 5 r 4 my current weight is 175 current size 12. Goal 135 back to a size 8 I hate double digits!. May 9 th can't come soon enough

The pre op nurse asked me yesterday what surgery I was having I said lap band, isn't on my paperwork, she said yes but you don't look like you need it, or meet criteria! I explained that I was self pay with a BMI of 30 and met the medical criteria nt the insurance criteria. I was very offended by her judgmental statement. I'm looking forward to losing 40lbs! 40 lbs I could never loose on my own. She doesnt know that 12 years ago I weighed 210 lbs, lost a bunch of weight and have lingered at this 175-180 range forever and now I will have a physical tool to help me control my portions...that is my story and I'm sticking to it.

I live in the DC area, the country's healthiest city! Lots of competition up here. I will keep my physically active lifestyle now I just want to look the part