natbug2011

I was banded in may of 2012 and I have lost 65 pounds but for the past 2 weeks I haven't been able to keep down hardly anything. I am a sophomore in college and my stress levels are through the roof, and this situation just adds to the stress I called my doctor today and they told me that if it continued to call back on Monday and set up an appt. Sometimes with I try to eat or drink I have terrible heart burn but this is very recent. Does anyone know what's going on or have any idea ??

I have been having gallbladder attacks as well I didn't know what was going on and I wasn't able to eat anything and became very dehydrated and had to be put in the ER when they found out it was my gallbladder they quickly emptied my band and haven't had heart burn since. I am scheduling my gallbladder removal tomorrow. Maybe you should have your band unfilled just a little I know the heart burn is terrible and as soon as my band was empty it was instant relief... Hope you feel better soon

Thanks everyone for the warm wishes !!!! I have a appointment tomorrow to schedule surgery please keep me in your prayers !!

This weekend I got even worse and it had been since Monday that I had food of any liquids. I went to the ER Friday and I have to have my gall bladder out it is only functioning at 7%. Surgery will be within the next two weeks

I started liquids yesterday and I am drinking plenty of protein the heartburn feeling has decreased some and I havent thrown up since Wednesday. Hopefully after another day of liquids I will be back to normal thank you all for your replies and prayers please continue praying

I know that before surgery I was worried that people would judge me. But then I realized I had the surgery to make me happy. And not to mention when you start losing weight that fast people start to ask questions and you can only lie for so long. Now I am proud to say that I have had lap band and I am happy now.

I have my first fill tomorrow and I can't wait to get it because I want the weight to come off as fast as possible and also because I don't think that I have lost any weight since surgery ... It may be me being negative and hard on myself but I am scared not only for the fill up also to step back on the scale !!

It seems like were at about the same stage this is my third week post op and at a week after I had lost 17 pounds and since I have lost about three more but I am starting to feel hungry but I still eat somethings that just don't sit right with me. I haven't seen a difference in my energy and that's somthing I don't really understand because I haven't been drinking all the Protein that I should. I also get my first fill on the 14 and I can't wait Wishing you the best of luck !!!

I was banded Friday at about 4 and I haven't had anything to eat since Thursday at 10pm. I have this constant feeling that I am about to throw up. I want to eat so that I don't lose my strength but I just can't stomach it. Any suggestions to get rid of this feeling ... Help!!!!

I know that its liquids for two weeks but I am so sick I can't even think about eating

Tried to call Dr left a message... Does anyone think bismuth subsalicylate would help

I am scheduled for may 18 with Dr. Bail in Charleston West Virginia and was wondering if there was any of his other patients that I could chat with ??

Yea Natalie Stanley from north spring wc

Surgery tomorrow !!!!!! So nervous but I can't wait to not be hungry any more. I have been on liquids for a week and I am starving!!!

And as far as the diet it is a protein shake for every meal, 2 protein bars and sugar free pudding and jello. The up side of the diet is the occasional sugar free fudge pop. and the wonderful 64 oz of water a day

I did not have to do the 6 months because I am self pay. My process has been since December but it would have been quicker but I had to schedule appointments around college. My pre-op has been a week as of today and I have lost 6pounds. The pre-op could be as long as 14 days depending on you size, because the reason for the liquid pre-op is to shrink your liver. My surgery is Friday and honestly it feels like I have been waiting for ever and this week of liquids has been the longest week of my life.

Yay, for awhile there I thought I was the only one. My surgery got moved up to the 11th of may .... Only 3 days away. I have been on liquid since last Thursday and it is terrible.

My date was may 18 and they called yesterday and moved it to the 11. I started my liquids today .... So excited and nervous!!!!!

Thanks .... I really hope so !!

My surgery is also May 18th I signed my consent forms yesterday and start my pre op diet on the 10th!!!! Maybe we could go through this together??

It is may 18 I had to push it till my pre op diet was after finals

I am very nervous !!! I can't wait to have the surgery but I am worried that I will fail and end up not losing any weight I am 19 yrs old and my BMI is 35.01... The people that I have chosen to tell have questioned my decision but it is honestly what I want. I know that my weight lose may not be as fast and as great as I want it to be but I am scared that all this will be for nothing. I will go back to my second year of college after summer and I want to look totally different, but I am so scared that it will not happen. My surgery is scheduled for May 18... Please help

My pre opp appt is April 25 but I would like to know what to expect during surgery from someone who has been there???

I am 19 years old and I can bot wait to get started losing weight after surgery. However, I am a little worried about what will go on during surgery. My pre op appt is April 25 but some information from someone who has been there would be nice ?!?!

Thanks for replying Lol sorry I had a typo in the post before and I was correcting it with the not* but I was wondering more along the lines of what type of sedative I would be under and things like that