lalaredd

I am 2 days post op and it has started this morning.

I am 2 days post op and every time I eat or drink something my stomach is making all these funny noises? Has anyone experienced this? It doesn't hurt though.

corn popcorn

Tomorrow is the big day. I hope eveyone's surgery goes well and I will check in on Thursday when I return home. Good Luck!!! 9 Lalaredd 9 Sarv 9 MarylandMommy 9 siouxsie Sioux

$300.00 is not bad because I had to pay $700.00 for my program fee & nutrition fees on top of a $250.00 consultation fee because my insurance company does not cover consultations and evaluations fees. I have paid a total of $950.00 plus a $40.00 specialist fee each time I see the dr. My dr. office gave me the option of breaking the payments up, but all the fees had to be paid before my surgery date.

Congrats!!!!!!!!!! Cigna gave me the run around the block.

I would like to know if you really follow the 30/30 rule. Do you really have to not drink anything 30 mins before and 30 mins after meals?

1. Wearing a skirt with legs rubbing 2. Tucking my shirt in my pants 3. Wearing a swimsuit with out the cover up 4. Going to the gym and being worried about the men looking 5. Getting back into single digit sizes 6. Crossing my legs 7. Being able to jog at least 1 mile

I am July 9th too. Good Luck

I am on the preop diet right now. My Dr. said I didnt need to do the pre op diet. But I have decided to do it, to see if I can handle less food. So far I have lost 5 pounds in 3 days. I've been eating 2 EAS Advant low carb drink a day (1 for breakfast and 1 for dinner), along with 1 low calorie salad, or any type of baked meat with steamed green veggies (lunch). Only drinking water or crystal light. I hope this helps.

I am having my surgery on Wednesay and I will be back to work on Monday.

I have Cigna PPO. It took me 30 days.

Talking about getting cold feet..... I am a little nervous about getting put to sleep. This will be my very first surgery aside from having a c-setion which I was awake the whole time. I am just hoping I am all the way asleep not feeling a single thing. Has anyone see the movie Awake?

My dr. said 4 weeks.

I have hives and I have to take Zyrtec everyday for the rest of my life. I told my surgeon about it and he says it's fine. The meds will not harm the band.

I mean a plain ole girdle... I wear one to work everyday. Iam trying to find out when I return to work, will I be able to put a girdle on without messing up my lapband.

Did anyone wear a girdle doing the post op phase?

For those who hasn't done the GI test as of yet. This had to be the worst medical test I have taken. They dr will give you this stuff that taste like alkselzer. And then followed by a chalky thick drink. After you drink it he will watch it go down your throat to your stomach and then tell you to lay down and turn over about 8 times. By then I felt like it was about to come back up. After the test is over you will have to burp abut 10 times. Just a lil warning for those who haven't taken the GI test.

Does anyone have any good advice on healing? What was the most important things you have done instructed by your dr to make sure you and the band healed in the right place without any complications? Im just looking for good information to make sure I dont goof up my healing process.

Can someone tell me the importance of getting the protein shake in everyday? What if you miss a few shakes? Does it stop your weight loss?

Did you taste buds change after being banded? I'm just wondering I will still have a taste for my favorite meals.

It took 30 days for me to get an answer from Cinga PPO. They denied me. And then I appealed it and was approved 2 weeks later. Good Luck

Did anyone have the last supper (dinner) before they started the pre-op diet?

1 wsw27 2 minidriver 2 slim2be 2 BethO 2 mrsgriffin2u 2 SanDiegoSusan 3 BigBander 8 blaze 21 8 Louisville Lesa 8 zeama 9 Sarv 9 MarylandMommy 9 siouxsie Sioux 9 Lalaredd 11 wstone 14 MaidMarion 15 Fearless55 16 eyespy 16 lynlynkr 22 zillyanne 22 TeriVA 22 kimaly 24 nyllrap 24 linksmom 25 Kiki220 28 splfrd 29 Cherub 29 Chellets

I had my sleep study done last weekend. The dr. called me and ask me to come back in on Wednesday to do a split study with the c-pap machine. If they call you in for a 2nd sleep study more than likely you have sleep apena. My tech didn't tell me anything, but they will call you with the results.