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My sister had an extended hospital stay. I had a drain tube and removal was no big deal. Quick and easy.

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The phone app is Wahoo Fitness. It works for bikers and runners and works with the heart rate chest belt when walking. Can't get it to monitor HR when biking. Have to call tech support, but I have a Polar watch unit if I really want to do that. I like that you don't have to add a device to your bike wheel. I already have one of them for my Cateye unit that doesn't light up. The iPhone is very bright and readable.

I bought a Raleigh Detour 4.5. It's a hybrid. I sit straight up. It's fast and comfortable. I could not find a Trek that fit me. This bike works great and has 24 gears. Raleigh used to make the original "English Racer".

I started riding again. I am 7 weeks post op. have lost 24 pounds. I have a great app that runs on the iPhone that keeps track of average and max speed and time on the bike. Even shows a map of the route you cover.

My Dr. also wants me to wait. I am two weeks post op and I walk a mile twice a day. I want to get on the eliptical or use the home gym with light weight. I'll stick with using 5lb dumbbells but its driving me crazy.

Hi Everyone. I had a lap band done in 2009 and an RNY revision done May 13, 2013. Discharged after an overnight stay. My only complication was a throat and apparent prostate infection. Both were resolved with a short course of antibiotics. Can't wait to move to mushy foods tomorrow. To Still Misbehavin. I've had two cervical fusion operations: C5-C7 then C4-C5. Never had problems with that but as you state, the areas above and below the fusions start to deteriorate. My last surgery was six weeks prior the Rny. aA disk replacement C3-C4. It was supposed to be better than another fusion. I have had more issues with this than with any other surgery. Chronic pain and pinched nerve-like discomfort. If you can avoid all of that, good. Try cortisone injections first if you have more problems.

Day 6 post op. 228 lbs on surgery day and 218lbs this morning. My fluid intake hasn't been difficult. I can get down 16 oz of crystal light in 30-45 min as long as its not cold. My sister who is 1 year out from RNY says I can take in more than she could at this stage. Getting the shakes down ok. Can do 11 oz in less than an hour, again as long as its not cold. I mix all liquids 50% out of the refrigerator with 50% room temperature. I'd like to hear about everyone's first mushy food. Was it eggs or yogurt or something else? Give me some suggestions.

Thanks. By the way, I still have the drain in. They take it out next week during my first post op.

Well I am one month out. Lapband to RNY revision surgery scheduled May 13th. I am two weeks post op from cervical disc replacement surgery. I still have pain. Good thing I had this surgery first because I have really needed the Motrin and aspirin.. Hope I am pain free in two weeks when I have to stop those meds.

Well I hope that sets your mind at ease. One less thing to worry about is always a good idea.

My younger sister didn't have a drain but older sister did and she had less problems with gas. She swears that the drain made the difference.

Ten days before prostate surgery I had a cystoscopic exam. After the procedure i had urine retention and had to have a catheter for 10 days. A drain can't possibly be worst that that.

No she didn't have a revision. She went right to RNY. She did have problems with the anesthesia. She was hospitalized for 5 days. My youngest sister also had RNY but she is younger and has been doing great. Do you know anything about the drain that's left in when you the the hospital?

Well I got my surgery date. May 13th. The surgeon had earlier dates but my cardiologist wants a 6 week space between another surgery i am having on April 1st that's not related to weight loss. I thought it was stress on the heart that was the issue. it is actually the concern of being off anticoagulants for a long period that would be required for two closely scheduled surgeries. I'm glad both specialists are on the same page. They spoke on my cell phone on speaker phone while I was in the office. My big sister will visit and keep an eye on me. She is about one year out from RNY and knows about the complications and what I should eat.

You may make out better since you have a lot to lose. There is so much individual variation with this. I look in the mirror and wonder if I can possibly weigh what I expect when this is all over. We can just follow instructions and exercise and walk and get active and maximize the surgery's effects.

I don't know how to reply to a specific person like when it shows that persons' comments in gray.

I will be getting a band-to-RNY in mid april or early may. My target loss is 75 pounds. 45 pounds lost in three months doesn't seem to bad to me. My sister is almost a year out from RNY. She never had a lapband. Her initial weight loss also was seen in her face and neck and loss of a couple of chins (her words) It took a while before I could see it. She also was used to dressing in layers. Now that she is shedding her old styles, it's more noticeable. Good luck.

Thanks for all the personal accounts. Three pounds a week with not feeling hungry is great. If I can do that I'll be happy. I'll get my surgery date on March 20th. I'm going to try to be strict so I can lose a few more pounds Pre- op. Any thoughts about adding or removing Fluid from the band preoperatively?

Does anyone know if it is standard surgical practice, just better, or irrelevant to empty the lapband prior to revision surgery?