beautifultina

two days post op i was riding in my car and attended my local support group meeting. it is an individual thing. you may not feel like flying in a cramped airplane seat for X number of hours, and then again you might..if you are that concerned see if you can post pone your return flight for 4 days after surgery or what ever makes you feel most comfortable. Best of luck with your up comming surgery. Know that we are all rooting for you!

i have never heard of the evaporating band solution but, i will ask my doc about it. I have foud that when i am feeling super tight or my stomach is upset that the warm tea is the best remedy..remember no sugar!

WELCOME TO THE OTHER SIDE!! I have only been banded for 24 days now, but It has made a huge difference already in me. I am down 25 pounds already and feeling so much more like I want to go out and enjoy my life. I feel that my band has given me a new lease on life. I am 5'2 and and weighed 308 on July 3,2005. Get pleanty of rest, don't be in a rush to get back to work or anything; pamper yourself..you just had surgery!! make sure you remember to get your mom a thank you card for watching your son while you recover. That is a great GIFT she is giving you. Congratulations to you! I wish you the best of sucess and happiness with your new stomach! remember to take pics to keep us all updated on how your progress is going.

Follow your gut instincts and RUN!!!! any dr that would allow his practice to operate that way would never be operating on me!! If money is your concern..think of it this way; how much would you really be saving if you went to him? how much is your well being worth to you? I am sorry to say this but sometimes you do get what you pay for (or errr.. in this case don't pay for). If your brain is questioning him this much already...maybe you should listen to your inner voice that is telling you to NOt go with him and use some one else. Best of luck in whatever you decide.

my friend Katerzz told me about the chewable gas x and that is what made it bearable for me. Not to mention the morphine and the phenergan I was getting IV while i was in the hospital.

WOW! 6 (six) pokes with a needle before they found your center port? OUCH!! I am a big baby! I think I would have freaked out and demanded some fluro for needle guidance after the third poke! I have yet to have a fill. I am scheduled to have my first one on September 7th. I am mortified. I asked my doc at my post op appt "OK, I am wondering if I have lost a good amount of weight at my next appointment , May I please not get a fill?" He said, "Tina, if you lose a lot I will not fill you." That answer made my heart SING! :banana I have lost 25 pounds since July 3. I have lost 20 pounds since my sugery. I am 24 days post op. I hope that my weight will continue to drop and that I can avoid the dreaded fill. Is it normal to be afraid of a fill?

wow congrats on the PS! You will have to post pics of yourself for us to lust after your sucess with!!

In Reno, Nv we have the Exotic Halloween Ball. It was soo cool!!! There were people dressed in barely anything and there were people dressed in fully elaborate costumes. I can hardly wait for this years' party! Maybe I will be small enought to look decent in a teddy and heels! With being in Nevada it was hard to tell if there were real hookers or just well costumed people, since prostitution is LEGAL in Nevada!

well prettypinkkitty do you now get called CHRISTMAS carroll? ha ha just kidding! love this posting!! fun stuff Maynard!

HEY KATERZZ!!Where have you been? I have missed you? I hope you are doing well!! Hope to hear from you soon. Call me at home or on my cell. I cant get an answer at your number. I missed seeing you last night at the support group meeting.

omg!!! you had to get an UNfill in the ER?!?!?!?!?! you poor thing. I hope that things get better for you. That sounds so horrible! I wish you both speedy recoveries. I will continue to be diligent in my chewing...thank you for shareing your experiences here so that others may learn from them. wow that is so scarey!

I am happy to hear that you are having a baby!! that is great!! How long were you banded before you got pregnant? My doctor has me on birth control pills for at least one year post op as not to interfere with the sucess of the band. How did your band dr react? Can you have your band just unfuilled for the lenght of your pregnancy or can you have it taken out and put back on? what are your options? I am only curious because in the office here they warn you against it highly. Best of luck to you and your family.

Get Your Red Mercedes Already! RSTLP

DeLara, Thank you for the very informative post. I appreciate all that you passed along to us. It is very kind of you to open your heart as well as your home to all of us here on LBT.com

comedy for certain swimming pool or lake?

Doctors Like To Go Quick. HARRY

congrats on selling your dress and paying off your band!! you go girl!!

i am 10 days post op and i am eating normal foods already. i am chew chew chewing the hell out of everything! i have had chineese food .. steak. . shrimp ..chicken ..and scrambled eggs..noodles...I have no problems i even ate some home made chicken enchilladas. mind you I am not eating very much at all but i am eating. you are probably not feeling full because you are not eating solids. the liquids drain right out of your new stomach and into your old one. you will not feel full with beverages unless you guzzle a gallon of it at at time. i was supposed to be on the liquids for two weeks and mushies for a week and then progress from there. talked to my doc at post op he said as long as i am getting my water and my protein and my daily exercise in I am doing fine. so keep up the great work!

comming from a PB VIRGIN (LOL) i dont ever want to PB if that is what one is. omg!! that sounds so freaking horrible! I wish you a quick recovery from it.

HAPPY BANDAVERSARY! YOU GO GIRL!!!! I was just banded and thinking that i am loseing too slowly. Your story ahs given me inspirationand hope. Thank you for shareing your story with me. I am now 10 days post op and so excited! It was stories like yours that really made me choose the lap band over the gastric bypass. I hope you post a pic of your before and after for all of to drool over with jealously and hope for ourselves. Best of luck to you with your last 20 pounds!

well, I made it. I went back to work today. My boss (the one I didn't want to tell about my surgery) wasn't there. I am grateful. To start the day off my alarm went off at 4:55 AM. It scared me and I reached over quickly turn it off, a not to disturb Harry's sleep. I proceeded to have a sharp pain in my port incision from the stretching. OUCH!!!!! So, I slowly roll over and stand up right as best I can clutching my port incision. I feel my way to the bathroom in the dark. I push the scales out into the open so I can stand on them. WHOOOHOOOO! I am down to 288! I am 6 days post op and have lost 6 pounds. I proudly push the scale back between the toilet and the tub. I turn on the shower and slowly get in. I am washing my hair and hear a noise. i look outside the curtain to see nothing. I am pulling my head back in when soap gets in my eye and stings the ever loving hell out of it. I finish up and get out and towel off. I stand before the mirror and brush my teeth and hair (i do use two seperate brushes for this). I go to put on my deodorant and perfume and cause myself to sneeze. MOTHER F&$@$%!!! The pain in the port incision is getting worse. I am a set my clothes out the night before kind of person. I walk over to my pile of clothes on the dresser and start the chore of dressing. I get my bra and panties on no problem, I take my socks to the bed and have to do some contorsion act to get them on. I am satisfied with that and put on my shirt and pants only to discover that the waistline hits my port incision and send sharp pain directly to my pee brain. HOLY S*$%!!! I am ok I am ok I am ok i keep reassuring myself. I then discover that I cant bend over enough to tie my shoes. After several commical attempts I give up and walk over to Harry's side of the bed and wake him up to ask him to tie them for me. He is a grumpy butt but laughs at me and ties them for me despite having been woken up to do a preschool child type chore at 5;F@$&ing 30 in the morning. I get to my car and discover that I aslo cant sit with my pants buttoned. I see that my gas guage is reading empty. I speed off into the dawn as not to be late getting back to work. I dealt with the stairs coming down from my apt pretty well. Going up the two flights of staris at work was a different story. It took me so long to get up there! I ended up sitting at my desk with my pants undone and my shirt barely covering me all day. I had a ton of well wishers and hey how did your surgery go-ers come up and visit with me~ all wanting to see my incisions. It wasnt until my co manager said "hey! nice pink panties, Tina" did I realize that my pants were still unzipped!! I had been showing them off all morning to all my co workers both male and female. Tomorrow the big boss is there and I hope that no one asks about my surgery; as I would die if my boss were to accidently see my panties.

thank you all for your kind words of support. glad to hear we are a team kari. no burps but i did have the dry heaves. yuck!!

thanks for all your replies and helpful suggestions. i am allergic to latex and to tape so they used latex free bandages on my incisons after the surgery and i have 5 squares of black gunk on my abdomen. I am doing pretty well. went back to work today. having some port incsion pain and the iv site developed phelbitis and is very sore. i will try the rubbing alcohol trick. my own mother had suggested i use WD 40 ...I said HELLO i have open incions on my body. i dont want to get them infected!! lol what a goof ball!

every doctor is different. my doc required it because he had a self pay patient wake up with out a band because he was unable to manipulate her liver to put the band on. her liver was too fatty. He has you do liquid protien drinks for two weeks pre op to help prevent this from ever happening again. You body stores fat at your liver and esp if you binge eat it will be huge and too big or very difficult for the surgeon to apply your band. it is only a precautionary thing but worth it i think. the fear of waking up not being banded scared me into sticking to the diet as bet I could. not all docs require it. call your doc and ask what he/she suggests. Best of luck to you in your surgery!

ok the thread is so long did anyone ever find out if we were able to get a group rate at the EXCALIBER? I will be flying down with my bf Harry if this thing is a go. I am not able to recieve PMs here because of a pop up blocker thingie...Delara if you would would you please email me? Beautifulnurse@aol.com thanks. I am very excited to know what the most current information is. thanks for your help.