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I would call your doctor and ask? If it IS an allergy, you dont want to keep exposing yourself to it, that will only, make it worse. Did you have any trouble breathing??

Hey if you want to get rid of you "fat clothes" I wear 24/26

You NEED to call CCMH billing to let them know of your plan or you WILL be turned into collections. I was making payments to them without calling them to tell them I was making payments, and they turned me in because it was deliquent even though I WAS making payments, they said since I didnt call to arrange it, then the payment was late and they turned me in.

I used to work in the hospital and we served these A LOT. Clear liquids are anything you can see through, broth, jello, italian ice, tea, crystal light... Full liquids are thicker and not clear. Pudding, cream soup, icecream,milk. and I have actually seen cream of wheat served on the full liquid diet. I wouldnt suggest eating that though, I tried and it made me sick.

I have been drinking out of a straw since day one. I havent had any problems. They even gave me a straw in the hospital.

You are actually supposed to let the glue come off on its own. It stays on there as long as it needs to be and then it works its way off. I use to work in surgery and have had many surgeries with the glue. It will eventually come off. The eraser puts you at risk of rubbing a sore, opening an incision, and causing an infection.

I had some trouble with neasua and dry heaving that first week. After about a week of doing that they changed my meds from Zofran to compazine. That seemed to help. You may want to call your doctor. You dont want that band to slip. Good luck

Are you asking if we get weighed the day of surgery in a gown? Nope, the last weight put down when you go to the preop appointment is the weight they go by. Now are you asking if we have to put a gown on in his office and get weighed, that again is a no. Just in your clothes you are wearing on your back and it is your choice to wear you shoes or not. Once your insurance approves you, I dont think you have to worry about your weight.

Dr.Kaplan put the port right under the bottom of your right rib. If you lay on it just right, it will even rub your ribs, wierd feeling. Also you asked about the band size, it all depends on the person and their anatomy. I guess once he is in you and sees the size of your insides, that is when you decides what size band. I have an AP large band which holds 14cc. I think he puts, well at least with me, 3cc in the band in surgery. I bet you're getting nervous. You will do great. I know the other girl who is having surgery Monday with you. You 2 will be just fine. Just remember to get those liquids in after surgery, you dont want to get dehydrated.

I had an infection show up about 2 weeks after surgery on my leg. I ignored it and tried to self medicate it. A month went by and then it got necrotic (Tissue died) and was full of infection. I was on sulfa antibiotics for 2 weeks and it just kept dieing and getting worse. They then admitted me and put me on one of the strongest IV antibiotics treating me for MRSA. Well the culture came back "almost mrsa" if I would have waited much longer it would have turned into MRSA and then I ended up needing surgery to take out the dead tissue and the infection. Turns out that I had a brown recluse spider bite. But, I also got really sick from the infection and could have easily lost my leg if I would have let it go much longer. You are very right, you can not ignore these infections. Get them treated ESPECIALLY after surgery. They said my immune system was down due to having the surgery so I could not fight the infection off myself and as my doctor put it " I was too overwhelmed with infection" and that is why I ended up in the hospital for a week and having surgery.. I earge you to please use caution when you have a skin infection.

Im trying to get into nursing school, just getting the basics in right now. I want to specialize in neonatology. I know someone else who had to have their fills that way and then her port just flat out flipped over so she had to have a little surgery and get it fixed.

jennifer, unfortunatly I had been fighting a nasty and painful infection in my leg since Aug so no I havent been doing much exercise. I started school last week at Washington State Community College and I make sure I park in the back lot, and take all the stairs. Im usuaully huffen and puffen and my heart feels like it is going to jump right out of my chest by the time I get to class but that is it. Lets see, it takes about 10 min to get from my car to my class, then maybe 5 min to the next class, 5 min to the class after that and depending which way I go it takes about 5 mins to get to my car after that class so that is 30 mins, but I know that isnt good enough. Once my leg is completely healed I will really need to get going on the treadmill and stuff. kd, he does fills on Fridays?? I thought he only did them on Mondays. Saundra, thanks so much, I needed that.

When I went for my fill Monday, I told him that my port sticks out when I stand so he tried to fill it when I am standing and had no problem with it whatsoever. It was so nice to get it on the first try. You say you had yours done on the 30th of June?? I was just talking to a lady at the office that had it done that day, that wasnt you was it? This was my 3rd fill. I now have 6cc in a 14cc band. This week if the first time I have felt any restriction. I left there monday and just started crying due to no weight loss. I went out to eat today with my friend who had it done in March and she can eat whatever she wants. I could have cried right then and there, its just not fair.

You will have what is called an upper GI. You stand in front of an xray machine and drink a little bit of contrast, then they lay you down and you drink some more. Its not too bad. The contrast is gross but its not bad. If youhave ever had a CT scan where you had to drink contrast it is like that just a little thicker. Just a little warning, that stuff will either move through you extremely fast you may think its gas, use caution if you know what I mean. :tongue2: or it could set up in you so make sure you get your liquids in.

The gas is different. This gas settles up in your chest and you have to be sure to move to get it out. It does hurt, I wont lie that is most of the pain from your surgery. All I can say is KEEP MOVING. KDLee, I would definitly go to the meetings if I knew about them, but for some reason, she has never told me about them. I need some support, Im struggling. :smile2:

The gas is a lot of the pain. Your stomach also swells after surgery causing pain. I had pain ni my left shoulder for 6 weeks after surgery. It would hurt so bad at times that it was hard to breath. They say that is a nerve getting pinched by the band and it just takes time to get used to it.

You know, I had my surgery in July and I have yet to hear about any Support group meetings. I know they have them because I know of people that go to them, but I have yet to be told of a date to go to one.

The pain wasnt too awfully bad. Which for the first about week I lived off the pain killers so I slept all day. Pain wise, I think you could go back to work in about 4 days BUT nutrition wise NO.. You wont be getting much nutrition at all so you will feel down right crappy and just tired all the time. I know of one person that went back to work after 1 week, but she had a sitting job and she is actually the biggest success so far. Everyone else has taken at least 2 weeks off.

Miralax is highly recommended. My grandma would maybe go once a week before we put her on that. The doc put her on Miralax and she was then going everyday My grandpa calls it "the miracle drug"

Dr.Kaplan doesnt say much about taking pills. He even sends you home on pain PILLS. The only thing they say is dont take them all at once. I did that the day after my surgery and boy did it hurt. I can however take them all at once now. I was never told to take the Flinestones before surgery, it was after surgery they told me I would have to take them. Even then, I never remember to take them. hmm maybe that is why I get soo tired throughout the day. Its really your choice which chewable vitamin you want to take, they just recommend Flinestones because they are smaller and they dont taste like vitamins. We went down to Mother Earth Foods and their chewables are HUGE and they stink, I dont think I would be able to eat those, YUCK! They will go over all this stuff in your visit with Jeanie a coupe days before your surgery.

Yeah, I do both the Flinestones and Tums. LOL, I was in the hospital 2 weeks ago with a Brown Recluse Spider bite and when I told them I was on Flinestones, they laughed at me lol. I guess it is funny to see a grown adult on childrens vitamins. blynndas, Yes you can do the weight watchers diet as long as you jus keep up with the guidelines they have like writting everything down and going to see Lindsey everyother week.(Or however your insurance is set up) They also give some guidelines and help you out making the right choices. Its hard though. I mean, Im used to eating junk and stuff all my life and then suddenly change. It will all be for the good though.

I saw you mention that you are not getting enough calcium in a day. We are required to take calcium supplements after surgery. They highly recommend just taking 2 TUMS a day. Its cheap and easy.

The diet is mainly cutting calories and cutting portions. You need to get off carbs and carbonated drinks. They just work with getting you to eat healthier. I am 9 weeks out and I think I need to go back to Lindsey for seom diet counseling, starting to get back into some old habits. Dr. Kaplan wasnt too happy that I only lost 1 pound in a month. Gotta work harder. Now that I am working harder at it, my sugar is dropping. So I gotta work something out. .. You will end up going down to a 1200 calorie diet. Sucks at first, but you will get used to it. Good luck with everything.

Good luck :redface:

I had no problems sleeping in bed. I had to prop myself up so I wasnt flat but that is about it. If you have enough pillows and blankets to prop yourself up, dont waste your money. I used a blanket and 3 pillows for the prop and that worked just fine. It's up to you though