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Everything posted by nazzy
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bad news today
my dr fixed my hernia when i was in surgery tg,they propley can just fix it,i dont think theyd have to take it out gl
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Shopping list
i got the low carb slim fast drinks,someone on lap band said to add orange ext omggggggggggggggg was so good,i got peppermint for the unjury choc cant wait to try it
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Hello, I am a newbie!!
hey mustang i havent had to hard a time recoverying,this is my 4th day and i went grocey shopping walked around wallmart 45 mins,lol.just day after i was kinda sore tired rest time been fine for me,i had a hernia in stomach repaired to so gl
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Hello, I am a newbie!!
hey welcome its right choice i made.i had surgery monday and ive never been on lquids,jellosf pudding sf before in my life,but ive made it 4 days now and its not so bad.i thought be worse,in weeks i can eat mushies and i knowthanksgiving i can eat alittle turkey mashed pot so im happy.i wish u luck anything u want to know ask theres a buch people who will help ya.gl janet
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Any October Bandsters!??!?!
i have to be on liquid diet 3 weeks,like yoplit,and sf pudding and jello exc... then3/4 weeks mushies then food 5th week.wonder why some drs say u can eat reg food early?mine wont even let me have eggs till 5 week
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When is your surgery?
hey all,hope alls doing good,i have weird question sorta lol.my couch is kinda low so when i try to get up it hurts sorta where the band is,i can kinda feel it move does that sound right?like when i try to get out of my bed,it kinda hurts some when i bend to get up,im hoping this is just normal,i got banded oct 20 so it just happened sorta urgery.anone else kinda feela weird thing when they bned the stomacj to get out of bed?its not a pain but its like telling me its there so i kinda go to other side?im sure everything is ok,i know when i sink in my couch and try to kinda wiggle up tp get out it sorta hurts
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new girl on the block
my birthday was last monday i hit 50 crying lol
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pills...scared
yep i guess each dr is differant
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Any October Bandsters!??!?!
my dr said no cottage chz or eggs for 3/4 weeks
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pills...scared
yes i just take 1 at a time he said any thing over a dime to cut in half
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Any October Bandsters!??!?!
lets see i had when i woke up,a protien shake unjury with skim milk,then a hour later a special k protien water.3 hrs later i had a yoplait light thickone,then at 2 pm slimfast low carb shake,then tonight i had some beef broth and im full,if i get hungry late ill have a sf pudding
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Dr said eat anything I want! What??
wow weird what differant drs say
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pills...scared
i take my pills no problem i take a few ,one i cut in half but ive been fine,my dr said it was ok
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October Bandsters!!come out come out wherever you are
how u feeling today sweepy?im still doing them breathing thing with that thing.i know thats insportant,from when i had my knee surgery i had stopped and they told me not to,they had thought i had a blood clot wasnt tho.i had a shake this am added carnation inst to it,a yoplait thick light,a protien water so far.tonite ill have soup half and a pudding later sf.and 1 more shake,what u been eating?
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October Bandsters!!come out come out wherever you are
u spending the night dish?if u can i would?that way u have someone all night there to help you.if not thats ok to,to me that made it e.my bp went up one time not sure why,but after the nxt check was ok.i wonder how soon after we should start puting vit e on the insisions?spelled that wrong.i know when i had knee surgery they had me do this.maybe after first check up.mine are small so tg.i hate to cough tho feels like something is moving in my stomach when i do lol.you take care and give us the feedback ok grl gl
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Is 3 weeks to soon?
my dr wont till 6 weeks,hope it goes good for u ,every 3 weeks sounds like alot fast
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October Bandsters!!come out come out wherever you are
good luck the dish i had mine monday,im feeling alot better,still kinda hurts to bend exc,can sleep on my sides tho tg.hope your surgery goes great.i still take my pain meds when it acts up ,hope everyone else is great
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denied
i have bcbs i had to do the 6 months make sure u dont skip i went to my dr she charted it each month,then it was sent bcbs wanted my charts so she sent them and she put medicaly ness,and i was approved,took bcbs 6 weeks but they said yes monday i was banded,ddont give up
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I Did It!!!
wow wtggggggggggg
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Wtf?
as hard as it is gonna be im gonna stick to it
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Any October Bandsters!??!?!
i just had 2 blood thiner shots in hospital,and got pain mdes for at home loritab liquid which has helped i know it hurts when i cough lol.i can sleep on my side and back so far just 1 side so far,cant wait to sleep back on tummy.i wasnt on any special diet either just was to watch what i ate exc.. nothing to eat or drink night before,i guess when he did my egd my liver was fine wven tho im over weight.28th is almost here i wish u luck and the best.i stayed over night glad i did now.when i got home made a shake,had a yogurt thick lite one,had a popscyle,and asf pudding before bed,ive had alittle gas just hurts when i cough,and bend some,tonite i can take shower dr said,i had glue on mine,they just 5 small marks look preety good tg,anyway keep me posted okmand good luck to all,
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So nervous and excited
dragonfly that be may?i had bcbs took 6 weeks to hear bk from them,i went to my dr was about 100 a month insuance didnt cover that part but payed all my surgery,got home todaygood luck
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When is your surgery?
i was on morphine then demora the loritab liquid all worked did the job,im on loritab at home,tg i have it true everyones pain is more or less,i had a hernia to so maybe thatg why more pain for me,wishing u luck
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which band to get relize band?pr the other?
me to i got the band afterf all was said and done mi got home today,spent the night.glad i did he fixed a samll hernia i had so he wanted me to spend the night,taking my pain meds i have 5 small cuts ,thats it he glued it all to,happy to be home good luck u all,gonna be hard usuallysugar free stuff foir 2 weeks,doing pretty good hurts when i bend tho
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October Bandsters!!come out come out wherever you are
well today is finally here,its taken me a whole yr to be ready for it,kinda scared of the un known but excited to,had my last diet coke last nite,that i will miss,lol.im spending the night ill be back tomarrow with my story good luck to all today