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Some drs use it and some dnt. Mine does bc he says that he monitor it there was to become a leak (bile) or infection bc then it would drain out and he could catch it to fix it. Otherwise he said he wouldn't know till it was to late. So even tho is sucks I'd rather be safe.

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Ugh it has been hard. Anytime I swallow a sip of Water it hurts my esophagus real bad. He said there was so much scar tissue around the band that it was causing a lot of restriction and is most likely as to why I had such problems getting food down with band. This time is much more painful than when I had the band done. The jp drain I have makes it even rougher. If I can just get through theses first couple of days I'm sure it'll get better. I'll keep you updated more.

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I don't do well with pain meds and the anesthesia was hard to get the foggyness. I was also highly naseaus so I didn't want to become dehydrated.

Trying to sip Water and small bites of Jello. Just not hungry or thirsty at all.

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Thanks guys I'll definitely keep yall posted! What was the roughest the first few days?

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I won't be getting my band to sleeve revision til July or August, but I'll be sending good vibes your way!!

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Thanks guys I'll definitely keep yall posted! What was the roughest the first few days?

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Well today is the day! I go in at 1045 and have surgery at 1200. I'm a little anxious about having band removed and sleeve at once but am ready to get it over with. I will let you guys know how it goes!

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Yes that is a very long time. I'm sorry you didn't get any results. I've gained since removing liquid from my band. But I was so tired of not being able to eat anything without it getting stuck. Gurl4god I bought a recliner yesterday! If I have to sleep upright then dang it I'm gonna be comfortable lol. Talked to my sister in law who had the sleeve and she said she spent nearly 2 weeks in her recliner so I decided that I probably would need one to. Did my pre registration and blood work yesterday so all I'm waiting for now is Thursday to get here.

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I had mine done on 2/23! I had the band without liquid for 2 years, it is alittle more complicated cause there removing all the scar tissue the port the band and un sewing it to whatever it got attached too!! Mine was a mess inside. My main complain after surgery was shoulder pain on right side from them moving stomach etc around but by day 5 I was all better slept on couch or recliner for a week and a half proped up couldn't lay flat or on my side. Liquid pain meds helped and just sipped on my stuff and did very light stuff everyday I felt better and stronger!!!

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I hope no complications either. I'm a pharmacy tech and am going back to work after a week. I know when I had my band I did that just fine but I'm worried about this time bc there is so much involved. But I dnt have anyone to cover for me after a week so I dnt know how that's going to go!

Bandtosleever512 let me know how you are feeling after your surgery if you feel up to it.

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Hi I'm having my band removed on April 7th and getting the sleeve. Anyone out there had the same thing and could tell me what to expect? I've been banded for almost 3 years and am wondering how much more painful it will all be since I'm having more than just the sleeve done. I'm ready for whatever is to come just would like to know what the expect. Thanks!

Thanks everyone!

I didn't realize how much change had happen till I started going through old pics. But I feel great and it's nice to be happy in the skin I'm in again. Some days it's hard not being able to eat what my family does, gosh I would love to be able to eat a cheese burger again but this is why u had the surgery and the sacrifice has been worth it.

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I was banded on 8/13 and I've been sleeping on my stomach just fine for a few days now. I was surprised because I thought it would be painful but it's not.

Good luck tomorrow!

Thanks!! It went great:) the gas was painful but I got up and walked and that made it better. Then the numbing in my stomach went away and that was pretty painful but the morphine made it lots better. I'm so hungry tho. I haven't eaten since 5pm yesterday and they won't let me have any liquids till my upper gi tomorrow about noon:(

I am a low BMI to. I'm 4 "11 and 168 I get banded tomorrow morning. I was told the same thing about losing the weight slower. If u want we can be buddies since we are around the same BMI and share each others accomplishment through this journey:)

Congrats and good luck! Hope everything turns out great for u. My surgery is Tuesday the 13th and I haven't gotten nervous.....yet. But I'm sure I will.

I think there are different plans because I have BCBS and my BMI is 35 and I didn't have to have supervised weigh ins. Only took 2 weeks and I was approved. I've been told some plans require it and some don't. Hope you hear something soon! And good luck:)

Was she not as over weight as most or something? Bc my diet is only 6 days and My BMI is 35. Someone told me the smaller u are the the less time of a ore op diet u have. Thanks for the advice tho:)

Ok so my dr said for my pre op diet for me to do 2 liquids a day and 1 full meal. Was also told I could have Cereal as a liquid. Which has confused me, so could I have vegetable Soup since its got a lot of liquid in it like cereal? I would call my dr but they are closed today till Monday.

Yay! Congrats and good luck! My surgery is the 13th to:)

I would keep appealing until u got approved. What insurance do u have? Bc I have blue cross blue shield and they approved mine really quick and I'm not as over weight as some ppl. My BMI is 35 but in the past 6 months I've been put on high blood pressure, cholesterol, meds and borderline diabetic. I was actually surprised when they approved it. I really didn't think they would but my doctor was confident they would.

My date is 8/14. Anyone else nervous? My surgeon only requires a few days of Clear liquids. It sounds like each surgeon has their own preferences. Anyone want to be buddies through this process? I know we can all get through the diet and surgery- we just need to think about our goals we want <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

My surgery date is the 13th, yep love to be buddies:) my dr is only requiring a week diet before. My pre op appt isn't till Wednesday so idk what kind of diet exactly yet.

I guess with everyone it's different, so I'm gonna hope for the best and if I'm not ready then ill have to take off longer but really hoping I don't have to. Ill let y'all know how it goes. Thanks everybody for the responses!

I am a hair stylist and only work 3 days a week. Well I am having my surgery on Tues the 13th. My next day to work is Sunday. Will that be enough time off. I just recently changed jobs so I'm still new and don't wanna ask for more time off than I have to.

I'm new on here to. My prevop appt is the 6th and my surgery is the 13th also;)