Everything posted by blpchick
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Got A Fill Now Burping
Just got a fill it's my second fill and now I've noticed I burp a lot after drinking. I did just get the fill a few hours ago so I'm wondering if this is normal? I now have a total of 1cc in my band.
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Where Is Your Port?
On my left maybe six inches from belly button
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Contstipation?
I take stool softeners every day and they keep me regular now.
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Contstipation?
My dr had me take milk of mag for a few days post op to prevent the constipation. Worked great I must say lol
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Bowel Movements
I was advised to use milk of mag after my surgery and it worked very well. My surgeon told me to use it after the surgery to get things moving.
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Staples..glue..or Stitches?
I had dissolvable stitches in all mine
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Protein Shakes
I really like muscle milk. Not a fan of the vanilla but they have a whole lot of flavors like chocolate peanut butter, cookies and cream, malt, strawberry and lots more.
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The Waiting Game
In not sure what this program is you are talking about. I've never heard of it.
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Pre-Op Diet
I did broth, yogurt, sf pudding, sf Popsicles, muscle milk, vitamin water, sf jello
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Lovenox Injections
Probably only reason my husband did them for me was because he is a paramedic. When he couldn't do them I had a friend RN who do them for me.
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How Long?
I was on liquids for 2 weeks preop and 2 weeks post op and then 2 weeks of mushy. I ate low fat turkey chili that my surgeon approved.
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1St Day Home And Feeling Miserable :(
I was severely nauseous day 2 and 3 after surgery and I found that putting a cold wet rag over my forehead and eyes helped me. I have also heard about the running alcohol thing but I did not have any so did not try it.
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Mushies - What Do You Eat?
My surgeon allowed me to have low fat turkey chili during mushies. I like it a lot and I found it at Walmart.
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Lovenox Injections
I did have to do them after surgery for 2 weeks because I had developed a blood clot after surgery. I was not able to do them myself so my husband gave them to me. They were very painful to me and I did bruise a lot
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Gallbladder
I was banded in may and bow I have to get my gallbladder removed as well. The surgeon wants me to wait til I am off Coumadin which will be November. Im really not looking to another surgery but looking forward to the pain from gallbladder to be gone.
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Special Lotion??
I have not tried any lotions but I did buy a multivitamin that one a day makes that's made just for skin. Supposed to help with elasticity according to the box. They are big pills so i break them in half.
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Any Drink Lean Body??
I like the lean body shakes but I really like muscle milk
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Kidney Stones
I have had kidney stones for year anyways so i can't say my band caused any kidney stones but It did probably contribute to me getting gallstones. I have also been told that real lemon juice helps to dissolve kidney stones by my urologist. He told me to make lemonade out of real lemons and drink it often.
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Looking To Get "fills" In The Tulsa,ok Area....
hey i live in Tulsa and i see Dr Ladd Atkins at Lap Band Center of Oklahoma. He and his office staff are very friendly. I dont know where you had your surgery but i know he takes patients from other doctors because it says so on his website. I do not know the cost of the fills because i paid cash price for my surgery and all my fills are included in that price for the first year.
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Vitamins
I was told to take flinstones chewables after my surgery. I do not like the taste of them but i can manage to get them down.
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Lortap Side Effects
Made me nauseous but then again all pain meds like that make me nauseous.
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Goig To The Emergency Room.
Let us know what they say
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Pre-Op Testing
I just did bloodwork a week before my surgery
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Compression Tights
I had them during surgery and I even got the shot of heparin before surgery to help prevent clots plus they had those things on my legs that massage and help circulation durin surgery and somehow I still got a clot a week after my surgery
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To All You Stomach Sleepers.
It was maybe a month or so before I was able to completely lay on my port and even then it was sore.