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Mine is the same way. I will be 3 weeks post op tomorrow. I didn't get to see my surgeon as he is out if town for the holidays but I saw the dr at urgent care and they put me on antibiotics. My friends dad is a doctor and he advised me to put heat on it. Said it will draw the infection out. If your surgeon is not too concerned I wouldn't worry

Thanks for all the advice. Ok so I decided to make a visit to urgent care. I have a wound infection. They are putting me on strong antibiotics. They also told me to see my surgeon when he gets back to the office next week. Thanks for advising me to see someone. You all are great!

It hurts on the one side where the stitch came out. I'm just worried it could be a port infection.

Thanks. I called my surgeon and he's out until next Wednesday. So if it gets worse I just don't know what to do.

THis is my port incision. It is really red around it but not hot to the touch. I feel a little pain in the area. Mostly because I had a stitch poking out and had to snip it. I will be 3 weeks post op on Monday

Thanks carolinagirl. My surgeon didn't say whether I did ok or not when I went for my post op last Thursday. He's so quiet it's hard to get him to say much unless I ask loads of questions. I have been steadily losing inches. My clothes are getting too big but I don't want to shop yet. I want to put it off as long as I can. I'm down a total of 20 lbs. since I started the pre-op diet.

I will be 2 weeks post op tomorrow. I have lost 8 lbs since surgery. What's the normal range? I am on full liquids for the first 4 weeks then add mushies after that. I had the plication with the band so I'm not hungry. But I haven't lost a pound since last week. I know that I've lost some inches though. Any thoughts??

Thanks for all the comments. I haven't really told anyone other than a few close friends (1 who had lapband surgery and a few others who are deciding on WLS). It's my mother who can't refrain from telling people. Not because she's proud of me but because she thinks I shouldn't have one it. This coming from someone who is overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetic. Sh lives with us and sometimes makes me feel like I am 5 years old and can't make my own decisions. Which I have been making since I was 17 years old. I agree that the more ignorant they are of the surgery the more negative the comments. I have wanted to post on Facebook about my surgery but know that I will get tons of negativity. This is not the easy way out that's for sure. It's surgery. That's never the easy way out. As for the people who say we could all just diet and exercise well I've done that as I know all of you have. I can lose it but then gain it all back and then some. I have been dieting my whole life and was finally just sick of it. Thanks to everyone here for the support! I don't know what I would do without y'all.

Isn't that the truth! I have such a hard time keeping my big mouth shut to them I almost bite off my tongue lol

Isn't that the truth! I have such a hard time keeping my big mouth shut to them I almost bite off my tongue lol

I saw some extended family today who didn't know I had lapband surgery(well not until my mother felt the need to tell everyone) and the negative comments were plenty. I was even told that my cousin had gastric bypass because the doctors told her they don't like doing lapbands because of so many problems. Really? I just stayed to her that maybe her doc was inexperienced with them and that's the reason. I then heard other comments. I didn't argue and defend my decision. I just told them that they had their opinion and I had mine and let's just keep it at that. Why can't they just shut up if they don't know what they are talking about? I would never make comments to someone about the type of surgery they had.

Good Luck!

I'm 4 days post op too. I have been having water, tea, sf Popsicles and coffee. My first day I could handle the broth. But after 3 days of it I'm gagging whenever I have it. So I don't. I'm also having a lot of spasms due to a large hiatal hernia repair. The spasms make me dry heave. Dr said to have what I can as long as I don't get dehydrated.

Thanks. I was starting to get worried. I just feel pretty yuck today. Hoping tomorrow will be better.

1 day post op and the pain from banding is not bad. I've only taken my pain medicine twice. But my chest hurts from the hiatal hernia repair. Deep breaths make it worse along with the gas I feel in my chest. I had the dry heaves and vomited a little. Is all this normal? I have been using gas x strips. The surgeon also gave me pills to take for stomach spasms.