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maguirre67

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Everything posted by maguirre67

  1. thats all normal after surgery once swelling goes down youll be fine
  2. is anybodys ticker not working i cant click into mine
  3. im ocd when it comes to the scale ive lost 9 lbs since surgery plus the five i gained from surgery so thats 14 lbs plus pre surgery total 28 lbs my fill is aug 13th i cant wait but i havent been hungery i only eat 1 cup of food and never have seconds
  4. i was banded june 30th when they weighed me at the hospital 1 was 245 but my scale said 248 im not at 238.8 and yes i gained five pounds right after surgery but lost it
  5. i was told the first six weeks is only about healing
  6. i had the same problem and my reg dr told me to put triple antibiotic with bandage and keep it covered it did the trick but you have to keep covered
  7. i just got banded june 30th ive lost 29 pounds since i started and tho its not an excuse im so weak because im not on solids yet
  8. no vomiting is not normal she can make her band slip and get very sick
  9. im 3 weeks post op and my port area is still swollen looks like an egg is that normal
  10. Was banded june 30th first fill is aug 13th i cant wait my doc says you have to lose 6 pds between fills or he wont give you any
  11. yeah i have that egg like bump on my left side above port scar
  12. at least your losing i got banded june 30th havent lost anything in a week i dont go for my first fill till aug 13th
  13. yeah i lost 20 pds before surgery then gain six pds then lost eleven pds now im in the mushie stage and ive gained 2 pds whats up with that
  14. Sex

    maguirre67 replied to MSMAURANY's topic in The Gals' Room
    i waited 2 weeks but the next day my port area was sore
  15. we made homemade navy bean soup mashed potatoes applesauce yogurt sweet potatoes mashed with move over butter on it
  16. i slept on my right side after day 3 and last night day 6 i was able to sleep on my left side without it hurting
  17. i agree with you if you cant tell them then theyre not really your friend i told everybody at my job and theyre thrilled if people know you have it its harder for you to slip and eat something your not suppose to it helps alot i lost 20 pounds before i even got the lapband so just imagine what i can do with the lapband
  18. yes i agree i had my surgery june 30th also so did my friend while ive been losing my friend hasnt because shes not drinking enough when i had my surgery i was 248 when i came home i weighed 254 now one week later i weigh 243.2
  19. i have the same problem its like i have a big bump on the side where my port scar is right above it
  20. mine look the same and my husband is afraid i was told my regular dr could take out the staples but my husband insist i go to the surgeon
  21. im told your port will bother you for awhile that you shouldnt do any exercise for six weeks after
  22. my incision in between the breast bone was oozing alittle it doesnt smell its yellow and its not red anybody know anything

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