Long2BFree

Thanks for posting this website. I have a hard time finding bras that are comfortable for me and in my size, so this is great!

I've had surgery in the stomach area a couple of times and have numbness everytime. The numbness from my gallbladder surgery didn't go away for over a year, but then again I had a huge scar.

I have the numbness too. It will go away... eventually.

Just marry the girl! You say that you live liked you are married and know you will marry, so why wait? It almost sounds like in the back of your mind that you want that option to leave her if her weight/health situation doesn't improve.

I was afraid to tell my mom because I knew she would panic because I was having surgery. She lost my step-dad to cancer few months ago so I knew she would be worried. I just came out and told her that I was going to have LBS and explained how it worked and how long surgery would take. I also told her that my husband was 100% behind me. She never really said anything but I knew she supported my decision.

I had a high blood count even after being on antibiotics. My PCP cleared me for surgery, but now I have to go to a hemotologist to find out why my white blood cell count is so high. My WBC count has been high for awhile and another doctor that I was seeing wasn't concerned about it when I questioned why. My new doctor thinks it might be because I have a lot of stress but he wants to make sure. BTW, your surgeon will most likely require a pre-op physical to be done by your PCP as a part of the surgery clearance process.

I have to tell you that I was nervous to come back and read this thread after I first posted it. I am so encouraged by everyone's support and am vowing to get back on track tomorrow and only do what I know I'm supposed to do. Here's to a new day tomorrow with only good things coming our way!

I was banded on July 17 and did well with my pre-op diet and 2 weeks of liquid. Now that I've started eating mushies I've lost all control. I eat more than my 2 ounces at meals and know that going off track can cause my band to slip but I'm in total denial that it could happen to me. I'm sitting here bawling my eyes out because I feel like such a failure once again. Why can't I control the food instead of letting it control me? :cool2:

You might try gargling with salt water before taking any cold meds, Zicam or anything else without checking with your surgeon. Many products will cause you not to be eligible for surgery if taken within 10 days of the surgery. Hope you feel better soon!

I'm not sure that thyroid problems qualifies as a co-morbility like diabeties does. Have you called Tricare to ask why they denied you?

You might want to take two weeks off. I believe you will get too tired going at the pace you've described.

Bloated is normal but sliming isn't at this stage. I would be calling the doctor because you should be concerned with becoming dehydrated.

Talk with your doctor to find out what is recommended for taking meds that many times a day. Maybe he can give you some ideas. Like Sades posted, you might be able to elimanated some of them once banded. I take one of mine in the morning on an empty stomach, one at night that I just chew up and chase with Water (it doesn't have a bad taste and the other one I just open up, dump in my mouth and chase with water. Inconvienent? Yes, but worth it. BTW, I don't know how close the sleeve is to gastric bypass, but my friend has GB and still has to crush her pills after a year of surgery. In fact, when she had the surgery the nurse in the hospital gave her her pills to take which weren't crushed, one got stuck causing ther to vomit. She then had to go back in for emergency surgery to dislodge it.

You might do a search for posts related to smoking. I don't know of a doctor who will do surgery on a patient that he/she knows is smoking right up until surgery. You can compromise your surgery and recovery time one being your chances of getting pneumonia is greater if you smoke.

Congrats on making it to Onderland! Enjoy the ride!

It's normal not to have a BM especially since you are only on clear liquids. You probably won't have one until you start on foods with some consistency.

What does your doctor say? The first two weeks I was only allowed to be on luiquids. When I went for my two week post op appointment the doctor cleared me to start mushies for 1-week and then I'll start soft foods. Week five I will get to start eating everything else.

Two of my cousins traveled to Mexico and had Dr. Kuri as their surgeon. They have had nothing but wonderful things to say about him and his staff. They were both banded about 4 years ago.

I had an experience with constipation yesterday too... the worst I've ever experienced. Before surgery I put Benefiber in just about everything I cooked but just started on mushies on Wednesday evening and hadn't added it to anything. Anyway, my doctor tells his patients to use a stool softener and not a laxative. What you are describing will probably keep you in the house all day.

For the mushies stage I can have... Cream of wheat and rice, pureed oatmeal, grits, plain yogurt, cottage chesse, soft lowfat chesse, eggs (scrambled, soft cooked, poached omelet, hard cooked with mayo and mustard). Soft, moist, fresh or canned fish, turkey and chicken; deli meat, ground poultry, tofu, pureed beans, creamy peanut buter. Soft cooke or canned veggies, V8 juice. Mashed white, red, sweet potatoes and yams withou skin, squash, bread, pasta, rice. Broth, bouillon, miso, creamed vegetables made with lowfat milk or soymilk, egg drop soup, bean soup, chicken noodle/rice. Soft cooked or canned fruit without skin, unsweetened applesauce. Sugar free puddings, custard, gelatin, popscicles.

Some people say drinking pineapple juice with meat tenderizer in it helps to get food unstuck.

I'm amazed at how many doctors don't automatically run thyroid tests. My PCP ran one about a year ago and I found out that I had hypothyroidism then. It makes me wonder how much more weight I would've gained if it had gone undetected any longer.

Yeah for you! Regardless of what your mind says, 20 pounds (never to be seen again) since May 13th is AWESOME and doesn't seem that slow to me. Keep up the good work?

I was told that I could drive once I was off of pain meds an they were out of my system. I can tell you that I drove 6 days post op and that was too soon. I was still somewhat weak and didn't have lots of energy.

I was told that aspirin was a no-no with the band. It's too harsh on the stomach.