Long2BFree

Hi Meek! I too had had (2) C-sections, a hysterectomy and gall bladder surgery. The gall bladder surgery left a nice 14" scar across the upper part of my belly. The surgeon said that it might have lots of scar tissue and be hard to do the surgery if there is but he was able to get in there, successfully do the surgery and also removed scar tissue. If the surgeon is highly skilled then I don't see why it can't be done. Best of luck to you in your Lap Band journey!

Years ago Target had a large selection of plus size clothing but down sized. What they carry now is ugly and I don't even bother looking anymore.

People like that only seem to say things like that because they are miserable themselves and most like will not change.

It's normal to feel the same things you are feeling and will probably get worse just before surgery. I had the same feelings and I've had several surgeries. You will do fine and will realize that it is one of the best decisions you've ever made.

Yep, it sounds like your port to me too.

I have seen people post who didn't need a fill... they got good enough restriction just by having the band placed. I personally hope this happens to me too but I'm starting to feel a slight hunger now that the swelling is starting to go down after surgery.

You sound like a very special guy to finance the surgery for her. You are a keeper! I looked at the amount you want to finance. Will that cover the fills once she gets back to the US?

Yum! Your beef strogonoff soup sound wonderful. I'll be trying it next week when I'm at that stage.

I'm on clear liquids for 2 weeks so I'm just dealing with that right now. If you prefer fresh then I would wait until after you've had surgery to worry about it.

I'm 8 days post op, being banded on July 17th. The surgery went smoothly. I ended up having extra scar tissue removed from my gallbladder surgery and had a hiatal hernia repair so I had a little more pain than I expected to experience. I'm now feeling about 80% back to normal... still dealing with getting tired easily. I haven't really dealt with any hunger at this point but know it's coming once my swelling goes down. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

I knew about 3 years ago when I announced to my husband that I was gaving myself one more to lose weight and then I was going to have gastric bypass which I was petrafied of. A year went by and I still struggled only losing 30 pounds. I then researched Lap Band surgery but my insurance didn't cover it and knew I couldn't allow myself to go into debt to have it done, though my insurance would cover gastric bypass. I cried the whole week before I was supposed to go to a seminar for GBS and never went. Then in February of this year I saw that my insurance started covering Lap Band and I've never looked back especially since I was diagnosed with several more health problems within the past year.

Doing a happy dance with you! It won't be long... :thumbup:

Hi Diana. Welcome to the message boards!

That was very thoughtful of her to think of you. How exciting to have something to look at everyday to work towards.

I wouldn't see where breaded fish would be as hard to eat like a slice of bread would be. If you take small bites and wait a few minutes to see if it goes down okay I would think you would do alright.

I love WW's Points system too! I always had the most success with WW but had a hard time maintaining because I would get so hungry.

I echo what everyone else has said. You are healing so don't focus on losing (though I know it's hard not to). You are doing great but remember that 1 to 2 pounds per week is average as far a loss.

I'm very sorry that you are having to deal with something so scary and painful. Can you share what your doctor is telling you about why this is happening and how to fix it? I hope you get better soon.

If you had yogurt that might be your problem with regurgitation... my people become lactose intolerant after being banded. I would double check with your surgeon about what you can have at this stage. Most are on a clear liquid at this point after having surgery.

I'm sorry for all you are dealing with. Only you can decide what to do but if it were me personally I would postpone it under your circumstances. Adding more debt will only add more stress to your life.

Yep, this is the one. The mini gastric bypass isn't widely used.

The topic of this video comes up every couple of months. If it's the one I'm thinking of the doctor is more or less using a scare tactic to steer people into going to him for surgery for a procedure that isn't widely used. There are many people out there that have successfully been banded for years without any problems.

It's completely normal to have that much of a fluxuation. I only weigh in the morning to get my true weight. I would also encourage you to weigh once a week instead of several times a day/week as you will drive yourself crazy. :smile2:

I've had the loud growling and gurgling noise since being banded but it doesn't bother me because I'm not feeling any hunger at this point.

I'm sorry about your gallbladder, but I don't think that you can wait that long to get it out. It can be real trouble if you have a bad attack and stones get stuck.... take it from someone who had it happen. My surgeon won't do gallbladder removal and Lap Band surgery at the same time because there is a chance of getting a infection.