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Ask the nurse if she can use lidocaine when she starts your IV.

I had gastric band surgery in 2004. I will be having conversion to sleeve on the 28th. I have also had a c section and I will tell you recovering from band surgery was a walk in the part compared to c section.

Don't let this discourage you. My husbands aunt had GB 8 years ago she went from a size 24 to a size 4 and she has maintained her weight loss all these years. I asked her tonight what was her secret. She said no caffeine, no soda, beer, or wine. Drink lots of Water, eat three small meals a day and three small Snacks. I asked what sort of snacks she said yogurt or 1/2 banana. I wish you the best of luck and we are all here to support you.

Glad to hear you are doing well. My surgery is on Thursday.

That is what I did. Shopped at Goodwill for the year it took me to lose weight. I have actually bought clothes there that were brand new with tags on them. Got most of the formal dresses for our cruises from goodwill as well. I have to warn you once you get use to paying 6 bucks for a pair of perfectly good jeans it's hard to pay full price again.

I read an article recently that said sometimes we feel hunger when actually water is what our bodies need. It said to drink water and wait 30 min to see if the hunger subsides.

May 28 th for me.

I too am having this problem. I have also noticed that my ankles have started swelling.

There is actually a chairi clinic in Kentucky and I think in Ohio. Google it and you will find their website.

Try peri colace. Its a stool softener a d a laxative. Also senocot.

My facebook page is Debbie Hatmaker Grose. If you have a Face Book page I would love to be friends.

I live in Port Saint Lucie Florida. My surgery is in Jupiter Florida. I am trying to figure out how to post pictures from my iphone. At my smallest I weighed 137 down from 244. After I started having trouble with the band they removed the saline and I gained most of my weight back.

I too am having surgery on 5/28. Having lap band removed and converted to a sleeve. It didn't seem like the time would ever come. I can't believe its only 5 days away. I only have to be on clear liquids one day prior to surgery. I have been trying to make better choices so I can loose some weight prior to surgery. Wishing you the best of luck. Keep in touch.

My daughter has an Arnold Chiri malformation. She has constant headaches and we are thinking she may need surgery at some point. She had her baby last June and put on quite a bit of weight. She has been trying to lose it and has done well as of lately. Are you having the window surgery?

I had my lap band in 2004. I did good for a while. Over a period of a year and three adjustments I lost 100 lbs. I did have issues now and again with sliming depending on what I ate. Around the first part of 2014 I started have lots of reflux and was not able to drink anything in the mornings. It was usually around noon before I could eat or drink without vomiting. I was sleeping basically sitting up and buying stock in tums. It got to the point where I would wake up gurgling on fluid coming out my nose and mouth. Last May the dr removed all the fluid from my band and I had an upper GI series. He said the band had slipped and it had to come out. We were in the process of moving across the state so he said it was no emergency to do right away. Over the followings months up until now I have gained 87 lbs. I am so frustrated with myself. At my smallest I was 137 lbs wore a size 6. After moving I have found a surgeon, jumped through all the hoops for insurance and now have my sleeve scheduled for May 28. I am so ready to get this band out. I should probably stop reading all this stuff on the net because it is scaring me. Example: people reporting that their band was embedded in their liver. Saw the surgeon yesterday and got some much reassurance. It will also be wonderful to wear the 10 boxes of clothes in my garage.

I am having this same fear and wondering if maybe I should have signed up for the bypass. I asked the nurse today what is the longest they have had a patient maintain their weight with the sleeve. She said they have a patient 6 years out that has maintained and she has even had a baby.

I too have a lap band. My band slipped last year and I am having it removed and converted to a sleeve. I have never regretted having my band even though I am having problems with it now. My only regret is I didn't make myself maintain my weight loss when all the saline had to be removed from my band so next week I begin this journey all over again. I am so afraid of weight gain again once I get the weight back off with the sleeve. I am wondering should I have went for the bypass?

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Wish you the best of luck and a speedy recovery.

I am sorry you have experienced this. As a medical professional myself I can tell you this is not how administration wants their patients to be treated. I highly encourage you to write a nice long heart felt letter to the administrator of this facility. That is going to the top. I feel sure it will be investigated. I have worked with nurses that have been suspended for letter that administration got about them. This person needs to reconsider her choice of career. I pray that I never make a patient feel this way. Don't let this person make you feel inferior. You and only you know what your journey has been. When I encounter a person like this. I make it a point to tell them I will pray for them and for them to have a blessed day. That always gives me the last word and something for them to think about.

I too am having revision from band to sleeve. May 28 is my date. My band was successful for 10 years. I lost 100 pounds. Last year I had a virus and was vomiting. My band slipped. They had to remove all the saline and I have now gained 87 lbs. I am ill with myself for gaining but I guess after being so restricted for so many years I kind of lost it. Good luck and keep us posted.

My insurance also covers one night stay. What sort of revision? I am having band converted to sleeve.

I have had my band since 2004. I don't regret having it by no means but if someone asked me if they should do it I would say go with the sleeve. Sleeve was not offered when I got my band. My band has slipped and I will be having it removed and converted to a sleeve May 28. As far as things stuck. Yes I have had it happen a couple of times. Once was a piece of steak. I mixed meat tenderized in water and dran some. It took about half a day but it finally went through. The otero option I had was to have the saline removed then it would have slid through. The other thing that got stuck was a grape. Can't eat broccoli unless it is cooked to much. It gets stuck as well. No Apple peelings. It's kind of a trial and error deal and is different with everyone. My friend has a band and I can eat things that she can't. Also their are two type band. Lap band and realize band. The lap band only holds 4 cc of fluid and applies more pressure. My brother in law has the realize band and he seems to do much better than me. I wish you much success with which ever you choose.

I am May 28th also.

I noticed Dr. Jawed did your surgery. He did my band back in 2004. Where in Florida are you located?