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hi there from sunny canberra banded on the 16th jan and making a slow recovery, but today i'm doing ok. you can do this ky! t

probably... i'm having a lot of trouble with port pain 3.5 weeks out... so i'm feeling a bit depressed right now. added to that my (normally low) blood pressure has dropped off the scale so i am experiencing a lot of dizziness and feeling like i'm going to pass out but... i believe these problems will pass and it will be worth it... ask me in acouple of months and i'd probably say yes without hesitation... but it's not straightforward for everyone.

hi i TOTALLY understand. i was banded on 16th jan and up until last mon i was in really really severe pain from the port. i couldnt think, work or do anything. so last mon was a good day, then tues sucked big time... all the pain came back. wed was a bit better, thurs was average and today the pain is here but in a different place. hence i cant sleep. i've been in contact with my surgeon and gp and i dont know there is much they can do. the surgeon spoke about repositioning the port, but as the pain has eased up a bit, i dont know that i'll go down that path unless i need to. i have taken the advice of others and kept up the pain meds.. it much better than just taking it when the pain is excruciating. i guess i can say that after almost 3 weeks, my pain did settle a little, and i'm just hoping it continues to get better. you give me hope lessofme. hang in there maryt and joyross43... you are not alone. t

you could ask her why she is so unhappy... or say to her..."well dont hold back, tell us how you REALLY feel" you deserve better in the workplace, it is discrimination and this is one very sad person that she has to make herself feel better by putting everyone else down. hang in there, nat271980... and promise yourself you'll never be as judgemental as her. t

that is such great news. I'm so glad to hear she's making progress... and what an amazing woman! give her my love and tell her i think of her everyday, and hope everyday brings her another step closer to full recovery. thea

yep me too... very slow. keep trying to remind myself it's about healing right now, the fills and weight loss come later.

you could always tell them you are having a hernia operation... that's what i told the people i didnt want to share with. althogh now 3 weeks on andin a lot of pain i think some of them are wondering why a hernia operation is such a big deal... still, that's not my problem i wouldnt tell many people. i told very few and there is one person i thought would be incredibly supportive who isnt and now i wish i'd never bloody told her... she's turned into a friggin know it all... always saying "well yes, i thought that would happen" so teller fewer rather than more people. t

Ok, i was banded on 16th Jan and everything went well. I got out of hospital the next day. I had a lot of tearing pain internally around my port, but two weeks on, I am still in a LOT of pain there. All my other incisions have cleared up well. My port incision is clearing up, i did have a slight infection at one end of it, but i got onto it right away and am still on amoxil syrup. I went back to the surgeon a week ago cos of the pain near the port incision and he ordered an ultrasound in case it was a haematoma or something. I had that done tues am and there was no problem they could see. I spoke to his receptionist on wed this week and she said he wants me to call back today if the pain is no better as he is thinking of re-locating the port (ie going back in). I went to my gp yesterday and she just told me to go home and rest. the pain is bad when i sit, but really not there when i'm lying down or standing. but it's really really bad when i sit... and of course my job involves a lot of sitting. so, has anyone had any problems like this? what did you do? i am worried that if he re-locates the port, i might still have the pain, just somewhere else. My gp was also thinking this and i didnt put the idea in her head. I am really confused as to what to do. Everything else has been fine. I am on mushies and doing well. No problems eating, so internally everything appears to be going well. I'd really appreciate any feedback... especially if anyone has had a similar problem. thea

hey lucyb no, i'm not wearing anything even remotely restrictive. i get the pain all the time when sitting... even if i just have a nightie on and nothing else. so it's nothing to do with restrictive clothing. I cant even imagine wearing restrictive clothing right now! t

yes,i was wondering if you'd heard anything too. i hope she's doing ok. give her our love wont you. thea

so it's my first day back at work, still in a lot of pain, i go for coffee (well i'm having a smoothie) with some work colleagues.... i'm drinking my smoothie INDOORS and this bloody fly goes straight in and down my throat :frown::eek: I wanted to vomit it back up ... but held back cos iwas with colleagues and i didnt want to vomit with the band. have been having horrors all afternoon about maggots in my stomach etc.... totally freaking out... trying not to think about it. my DH says it will be fine, but i am pretty freaked out. i've swallowed them before when out riding my bike, but i'm nervous cos it's only 2 weeks since i had surgery on my stomach. god i hope it's all healed in there! all i could think was ... oh god i didnt chew it, and it's not clean. i guess this sounds pretty funny , but i'm a little freaked. if you think i'm in danger of getting sick, please dont tell me cos i wont sleep a wink tonight! t

well i gained 7lbs during the 24 hours i was in hospital, but it went away after a week, so dont panic if you're not losing. i know it's disheartening cos some people lose 20lbs or so onthe liquid phase, but i've only lost 2 lbs per week. i regret the use of the word "only" cos i'm ok with 2lbs a week. you have to let your body do what it needs to do. not everyone is the same. some will lose a lot and others like me are just slow losers. i'm focusing on healing and re-thinking and re-learning the whole eating thing... and i'm really happy to be banded cos i know long term it's going to make a big difference. so dont panic, everyone is different. t

great news Amy Just wanted to say i use a cpap machine and have not had any of the problems youdescribed. but it soundslike you are so much better! that's great news. t

good luck tracie, i hope it goes very smoothly and you're soon back here reporting you had a good run. t

i am looking forward to being told i'm skinny! but i guess after 6 months i'll be fed up with it too. one word .... jealousy! t

you guys are the best! i feel much better now and am even giggling about it :tongue: i was a little freaked out yesterday and last night, but i'm figuring by now mr fly is probably on his way out the other end :biggrin: and it's 7am here and i'm still alive ... i survived the night t

totally ok georgia girl... my good friend who was with me was killing herself laughing...she was nearly wetting herself! i am doing ok, still a bit freaked out. i think i'll live! but it could only happen to me couldnt it? jeez! glad it made you laugh :frown: t

Hi Anyalee I am two weeks post op and everything is fine except for serious port pain. My experience is that exercise does not improve the pain. I tried walking but was in a lot of pain afterwards, so now i'm trying to keep up the pain meds and rest my body. t

so sad. i will be thinking of them. :tt1: t

Hi My surgeon does the gastric sleeve and was a big fan of it until he went to a conference in Brazil last year. He said the longer term research (5 years) which is just starting to emerge shows that the sleeve can stretch and often does, leading to some weight gain. His recommendation was the band, although he said until he saw this research he was a huge fan of the sleeve. I guess your pouch can stretch just like the sleeve, so i really just went with his opinion as he is highly respected in the area. Hope this helps.

Yes i meant to say in an earlier post, my DH's sister is a little like this. Very easily upset over things that no one else is even aware of... for example, she stopped talking to us for 6 years because on a visit there (she refuses to go anywhere) i wanted to stay inside on the couch because i felt like shit because i had a UTI. apparently that was completely unreasnable. disregard the fact that i drove 7 hours that day just to see her for her birthday when i was in a lot of pain. anyway, 6 years later another brother had a child and my DH worked hard to reconcile with her (and the other sister and brother - they all live at home in their 40's... they've never left home)... but after attending a counsellor at their demands and jumpingthrough several other hoops, it was obvious we could only have a relationship if we did EXACTLY what she said all the time. nah, not going to happen. the youngest brother and DH and his wife and i no longer have contact with them and it's so much better. we just consider ourselves a smallr family now. cant tell you how much i dont miss driving 7 hours to see "sue" only to get there and be told "she's not up to seeing you today, you'll have to go home and come back another weekend"...wtf... why didnt you tell us before we left home????? anyway, my point is, you can get along fine without people like this. we do. no regrets. t

yep, i get this a lot. i havent worried about it too much. just wrote it off as a side effect of the banding. t

oh god this is awful. i was wondering why she hadnt posted and just assumed she'd gone back to work. please give her my best and tell her i hope she makes a good recovery. i miss seeing her posts. she was so supportive of everyone here. if she wants calls, please let me know and i'll ring her and chat. thea

ummm, no advice, this woman is a complete nutter... stay clear of her and dont give into her demands... they'll just increase. i think you've done the right thing protecting your children from her... good luck. t

hi heidisue tell them you get sick after an anaesthetic.. i did and they gave me something and i was fine! complications happen, but not to the majority of people. i'm having problems, but i know they will eventually subside. you'll probably have a good run with no problems. try to remain positive and stop reading about complications if it's upsetting you. you dont need to go in with a negative mindset. go in feeling positive that it's going to be a-ok. t