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What's a belly binder ?

Elastic fabric with Velcro to keep the abdomen together. It helps me restrict the movement of my belly when I walk. Hospital put it on me during recovery.

Has anyone had their follow up appointment? Mine is next week and the Nurse Practioner mentioned that they would do a barium swallow to check for leaks or other issues. Has anyone had to do this yet?

I had my 2-week follow-up on 1/4, and I didn't have to do any leak checks. Doc just looked at my incisions and said I was doing well. Had lost about 30lbs since surgery and I'm due back in a month for another check-up.

Hey guys, just found this app. I got my sleeve done on 12/22. Only issue I'm experiencing at the moment (week 3), is soreness in my abdomen where they pulled the partial stomach from.

Still wearing my belly binder, but it only helps a little. Eating my Proteins now and finally got my liquid intake to over 80oz. I try to eat every 2-3 hours but it's difficult, it's really dependent on what I'm consuming.

Otherwise, once this soreness goes away, I'll be hitting the gym to regain the muscle mass I've lost.