kmorri

I didn't need any help with anything......My husband was here with me but I was fine....I didn't take any pain meds once I got home from the hospital....didn't need any. But like you said everyone is different.

although the lap band can be reversed it requires another surgery to do so.....and actually was one of the reasons I decided on the sleeve. I didn't want anything temporary...I know the lap band isn't considered temporary, but having to have fills and that sort of thing bothered me as well......and then while reading this forum I saw where a lot of people were having problems with their lap bands and actually having them removed and having the sleeve......there seems to be a lot of people here going from band to sleeve. I'm very happy with my decision!!

it's probably too late to suggest this to you now....but I asked my surgeon to prescribe something for me to take for the couple of days before surgery.....he gave me Valium....it was wonderful and did the trick!............the other thing I did was I tried to stay busy ......I had an adult coloring book that I worked on a lot....you'll do fine! No worries!

Your feelings are completely normal....just try to relax. I'm almost 7 months post op and have had absolutely no side effects. This is the best thing I've ever done for my self.....I've lost 99.8 pounds and am just a little over 2 pounds from reaching my goal.....you can do this! Good luck!!

That early after surgery it's always best to seek the advice of your surgeon......what other's were able to take right after surgery may not apply to you. I had the email address for my surgeon's nurse where I was able to get very quick responses from her right after my surgery. If you don't have that then just give them a quick call...........or sometimes they put information like that in your discharge notes....take a look at that too.

Yes for me I have to skip the carbs. I stay below 30g of carbs a day. Good luck!

In order to help give us a little more information about what you're currently eating in a day.....you may just be in a stall.

Congrats!!! I remember being where you are and you're right it is very exciting! Don't listen to the negative folks. This is the best thing I've ever done for myself. Good luck to you!

Well I'll just say now that I've lost 100 pounds I am now a 36 long.....but able to stuff them in a DD cup...haha

Wow! What a post! Let's see I think the original question was about soda......so I'll try to give my response to that. I'm a little over 6.5 months post op and I haven't had any soda....I've taken a couple of sips from time to time and it no longer really appeals to me....and I was a diet coke freak before!.....but down the road if I really want some carbonation I'll have some! Now y'all play nice! haha

Not sure but I would ask your surgery team just to be sure......or just skip it. The pre-op diet is the hardest part of this whole process! Good luck to you!!

The Zephyrhills sport bottles with the squeeze tops work great for me! It's something about the squeeze bottle that helps me to drink more. I'm sure it's all in my head....but it works!

I too weigh everyday but I don't let it bother me when it doesn't move.....I feel like a learn a lot about my body by weighing everyday. But I totally agree that if the scale bothers you, put it away!....for me when I stop weighing it's like I've fallen off the wagon. :-) Everyone is different and you just have to find what works best for you. Good luck to you!!

I think each surgeon has their own "standard"......my surgeon did a leak test the morning after surgery. I was not allowed anything by mouth until after I had that test.......caused the driest mouth I've ever had in my life!!!! haha

A leak will make you very sick very quickly.....Just make sure to follow your post op eating plan and you'll be fine.....not eating solid foods too early is what will prevent you from having a leak. Congrats on your surgery and good luck to you!!

I also had a leak test the morning after surgery before I was allowed to take anything by mouth....it amounted to me drinking this yucky tasting stuff while they did an x-ray of it going into my stomach............once I passed the leak test I was able to start sipping Water and other fluids. Like @@jackieemac asked, what make you think you have a leak? Are you have problems?

@@melunruh You are doing great!!! Awesome job!! Doesn't it feel amazing? My surgery was May 16th just a little over 6.5 months ago and as of this morning I'm down 99.8 pounds!! just 2.2 pounds away from meeting my goal of 150......I'm hoping to hit my goal by Christmas. What a present that will be!! So keep doing what you're doing and keep remembering this feeling you have now and use it for motivation on the days when you struggle. Congrats!!!

No you can't the Water does not sit in your stomach like it would a water balloon....it goes right through.....good job getting in all your water! Keep up the good work.

I agree it sounds like too many calories and way too many carbs....I keep my carbs below 30, and calories around 800. My surgery was 5/16/16 starting weight was 252 and this morning I weighed 152.8.....less than a pound away from losing 100 pounds! Good luck to you.

Walking walking and more walking.....and an abdominal binder my daughter used after her C-section.....

I work from home and have several squirrel feeders outside my office window and watch them all day.....I love my squirrels! I have one really cute one I've named stumpy....he doesn't have a tail..he's so cute though!!

I meant to add.....my post op plan wasn't all that bad to me.....I really didn't want or crave things I couldn't have.....granted my plan moved me through the stages pretty quickly though....by 4 weeks I was on regular food.

My pre-op diet was a low carb diet.....similar to Atkins for two weeks prior to surgery.....I did have some low carb protein drinks for some of my meals during that time.....but I can tell you the ones I drank during pre-op suddenly tasted like crap after surgery...lol

I think there is a big difference in someone "cheating" during their post op plan.......I don't call it risking their "success"........it's risking their lives! and I think a lot of folks for one reason or another just don't get that. I think because they look healed on the outside they think their insides look the same...I don't know. Now down the road after somebody is completely healed and they start eating Cookies everyday as a treat.....well that's risking their success! Big difference, still stupid but at least they won't die...lol

I don't see a problem with it at 9 weeks.....of course everyone is different but for me after 2 to 3 weeks I felt fine.....I think most doctors say to give yourself 6 to 8 weeks to completely heal.