sarahbeara

I won't lie to any of you that are worried about the heparin. It's a thick liquid and it hurts when you have it. I never liked blood test let alone needles. But you have to have the heparin because if you don't the fact is that you may get blood clots which can be deadly. But I had lap band over a year ago and have lost 30 kg and dropped 3 dress sizes.So bear the pain because it's so worth it and it's alot less painful that child birth and people do that more than once.

Hi you know you have to have the heparin needles they stop blood clots, and if you don't have them the risk of getting them is hugh because of being larger. Plus the doctor won't go a head if they know you won't follow on with the Heparin the nurses find away when I went in for my lap band I said I wasn't having the hepain but the nurse just did it when I was a sleep. what I would like to know how ever is all you are saying that you have to do them yourself I'm in Australia and we stay in hospital between 3 and 5 days how many days are you in for.

Hi if you have to do the needles yourself always put them in your belly, I had a nurse tell me that it doesn't mater where you put them however if you put them in your arm it hurts more but if you put it in your belly you will come out looking like a pin cusion. But where ever you put them it will hurt but you have to do it good luck