ginahelm71

there has been alot of negative lately, but its goes in cycles, where sometimes there seems to be more than usual.
I agree that alot of problems can be avoided if you follow the rules. If you are supose to be on mushies, stay on mushies. chew your food till it is mush... dont drink while eating... theres such a thing as a little cheat and theres such a thing as being stupid about eating a whole hamburger or something along those lines 3 days after surgery.

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Hello I am Jennifer. I was banded five days ago! I am so excited to have support and new friends to whom I can encourage and also take encourage from

Good luck! Im tomorrow as well...i cant wait!

Bring a small pillow to hold against your stomach. It really helps when you are getting up/sitting down or rolling over.

good luck to you! im having mine on thursday .so nervous.

Really excited and nervous about surgery tomorrow. Any words of wisdom anyone?

good luck!!
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Walking made the real difference. You start moving around, and the pressure releases. I had a burst of energy afterwards. The only pain was a sore throat for me but, I was also fighting a head cold at the same time. Good luck and congrats!

Walk walk walk to get rid of the gas and take the pain meds. Good luck!

Day 2 went better than day1 I had 3 protein shakes and 2 jello. Went to workout. Jumped on scale this morning weighing in at 312lbs
I've lost 10 lbs in just 4 days :)
Guess I'm doing something right!!

I do not personally know Dr Huacuz but I have read stories both good and bad.
BUT.
There is such a thing as patient responsibility. If you have been having problems since your surgery you should have been back to your Dr before now.If your original Dr was unable to help then you should surely have found another Dr.
It seems strange that you have not lost any weight since your surgery. Were you given any postop instructions? Were you told what you should and shouldn't eat?
I do not want to seem unsympathetic but I have always had a bit of the sceptic in me. I find it hard to believe that someone would suffer from serious complications for so long and not do anything about it. The last thing I would be doing if I was in this position would be posting a message on an online forum.

Good news! You will do great! Good luck!

Great news. You'll do amazing.

My surgery is this Wednesday, April 18th. I want to thank everyone for writing because it gives me comfort knowing what other people are going through. I will also do my best to write my story in case it helps anyone else. I'm extremely excited and nervous now that the day is almost here. Good luck to all of us. God Bless

Had my first weigh in. I week post op down 10lbs. On my way...

Yeah I do really well. I get the munchies at night but it is head hunger not real hunger. I drink water to curb it or a diet soda cause it kinda bloats me a bit which makes me not want to eat. I have lost 40 lbs. I was banded 3-1-12. If I can do it anyone can!

Hey I have 13 days left until surgery
I'm so nervous right now

Just today I scheduled an orientation with the surgeon and dietician for the Lap Band procedure. I'm trying to decide if this is something I want to pursue. I have a lot of question, concerns and fears. I'm really excited to have found your forum to hopefully help me through this journey I'm thinking of making. :-)