Everything posted by Krussell19
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Sore Port And Possible Swollen?
May have just over worked the area or it may have flipped its gappened to me three times... If it is they will schedule an appointment to fix it they just open up your port Incision sew it back in place and stitch ya up.. I was awake for both mine. Yes painful and smells awful because of the cotter gun but a week later youll be good to go.. Also mine is currently flipped but ive had two fills and unfills.a good surgeon can minipulate it and still acesess it even backwards
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Sore Port And Possible Swollen?
May have just over worked the area or it may have flipped its gappened to me three times... If it is they will schedule an appointment to fix it they just open up your port Incision sew it back in place and stitch ya up.. I was awake for both mine. Yes painful and smells awful because of the cotter gun but a week later youll be good to go.. Also mine is currently flipped but ive had two fills and unfills.a good surgeon can minipulate it and still acesess it even backwards
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Am I Crazy For Wanting Lap Band Surgery?
No you are not crazy you are making a good healthy choice for youself I to tried every diet every pill wirh exercise and lost nothing! This is not a lazy way out the band does not magically make you lose hundreds of points its a tool, aid, step in the right direction for healthy weight loss. Stay positive we are here for support weve been where you currently are!
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Sore Port?
First time I bent over a metal sink at work and I leaned all my weight into it and it popped loose from the sutures.. They have to open you up at the port site incision flip it over and sew it back in. I was awake for both of my revisions it is painful and smells awful but after a week or so everything is back to normal and your right back on track.
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Anybody In Southern Missouri Thats Had To Go To The Er?
overland park kansas is my doctor lol I just left from there had to have my band totally emptied its extremley inflammed on a 4 day liquid diet but I can finally get somethin down yay!
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Started Period 10 Days Early
Hey ladies I spoke to the doc about this... Its the rapid weightloss its almost like your body is goin threw a small shock its trying to adjust to the new you.. It took my body two years to adjust
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Fat Comments...
People are ignorant the worst part is it takes twenty compliments to dull the pain of one crude remark.. My husband said something so beautiful to me I cried this was right after we met and were just friends and I was explaining my lapband to him so he didnt look at me weird when we went out to eat and he said why do you have that? Im like because im fat and he said whos fat? Im like me I weigh almost three hundred pounds! He said so what you are such a beautiful women I dont even see your weight .. For someone to see me for me was the best day of my life... But u know what always sticks out in my head my step grandma looked at me and said youd be so beaitiful if you werent fat what a waiste of a face..... Im like wow dont sugar coat it... I just ignore ppl now who are ignorant they do not kbow my life or my story I know im healthy now and I know im loved and valued I dont need them
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Still Struggling With Body Image
Girl right there with you I started at 420 ive lost 150 pounds thats a person!! But when I look in the mirror I still see the same fat me ive dropped ten pant sizes, 4 shirt sizes hell I even wear smaller shoes now but I still hate looking at myself I am not comfident at all and my husband tells me everyday im beautiful and loves my body but im ashamed of it im 24 amd the weight ive lost is mainly in my stomach and boobs and they look awful and saggy and I wanna look like everyone around me. but ya know what ive come to relize quite recently im ALIVE and its because of my band without it id probably have already had a heart attack and if saggy boobs and tummy is what I gotta deal with to be able to enjoy a healthy sex life and being able to run up a flight of stairs and not be outta breath and tie my own shoes then so be it im on the right path and my husband thinks im fabulous so I must b we all have down days just remember you did this for the right reasons dont lose site of how much healthier you are now!
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Where Is Aunt Flo???
I actually asked my doc about this what yoir goimg threw is totally normal everytime you lose or gain more then 5 pounds you send your body into a small panic..your body is trying to reset its self so until its understanding of whats goin on you will continue to have a weird cycle eventually it will figire it out
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In Mourning
One hundred percent agree! So many things I felt I really really needed and took one bite and went why on earth did I ever eat this?
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Start Pre Op Diet On Tomorrow
Y thank you but believe me my skinny face is deceiving lol I still have 85 pounds to lose... Ive lost 150 so far with plenty of ups and downs but always worth it
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Sore Port?
Ive flipped my port three times.. Real sore im the area and felt like a tight muscle after a cramp
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Anybody In Southern Missouri Thats Had To Go To The Er?
I hear ya my husband loves call of duty and madden..,boys what can ya.do? Lol.. So any ideas on a date for your surgery?
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In Mourning
What I miss more then anything is being able to chug a drink.. Just down a powerade or soda... Really brings me dowm
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Complications Post Op
Definatley call your doc any kind of throwin up at that point is dangerous your healing and stitches dont need all that pull... If anything maybe they can give you a shot or patch for nasuea and do an xray to make sure nothin slipped.. Even if its nothin better safe then sorry
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Start Pre Op Diet On Tomorrow
It wasnt terrible because I love soup lol but when people around me where eating good stuff I had to leave the room... I will say this the liquid diet helped me alot one because I lost sixteen pounds in those two weeks and helped shrink my liver like the doc wanted and prepared me for the following month because post op like it or not you will be on all liquids
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Changes Over Time?
Im going in tommorrow for another unfill I want to lose more weight so bad but not like this im weak miserable and on the verge of dehydration.. Ive literally got nothing down in three days ive lost 57 pounds in the last three months and I feel awful I cant do anymore reflux its killin me.. Last week when i went in for my first unfill tje saline actually pushed itsself out thats how tight my band was.. For no reason! I havent had a fill since september... Crazy stuff this has truly been a terrible year I lost two babies and my job and our house and I know ive made bad eating choices and drinking choices and its great to be on the losing track but I need it to be in a healthy manner
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Surgery Tomorrow
One small warning just from mine and my step moms personal experience so that incase it happens to you you dont freak out when I woke up I had this killer heavy feeling in my chest like someone was sitting on my lungs I jumped up and freaked out I thought they had cut me open all the way instead of laproscopically because it was so intense.. But it was just the feeling of the gas escaping so no worries not tryin to scare you just wish someone would have told me that so I wouldnt have scared myself! Best of luck keep us posted and welcome to your new beginning!
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Start Pre Op Diet On Tomorrow
Consider youself lucky I was on a 14 day liquid diet before my surgery
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How Much Did You Lose 2 Weeks Post-Op?
I lost 36 pounds in my first 16 days.. But everyone loses diffrently and I was 420 when I started.. My step mom lost 12 in her first two weeks and my dad lost almost fifty in his first month but he weighed almost 500 pounds before his band
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Trouble Eating
September 06.. I get shoulder chest n back pain anytime im stuck
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Anybody In Southern Missouri Thats Had To Go To The Er?
Omg same here lol 6'3 155 eats like a 14 year old boy doesnt gain anything we to are going to join the ymca! Does ur fianciee like basketball or football or weight lifting? If so they may get along great lol
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Can't Get Anything Down! :(
Odds are somethin you ate yesterday upset or inflammed your band. Stick to liquids and runny foods for a day or two before you try a solid again as long as your getting liquids threw your ok just make sure they are good for you, water, protein shake, etc.. if its worse after that call your doctor but it could be other things stress, bloating, and a period or even elevation can swell your band a little templrarily
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Unreal How Much Of Our Lives Are Based Around Food!
Already did appointment tommorrow.. But I was just there last week.for an unfill and stil the same amount pain and discomfort and acid reflux and night cough
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Pulling Feeling?
Totally normal