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YEEHAW CT Scan is good NO LEAKS Dr. said I look nice inside???? what ever that means:) Anyway he said he would leave a scrip for pain meds so I guess I have to live with the shoulder pain for now. It comes and goes and today has been OK.

My incissions were much higher than I expected. (lower chest) It may not be a problem

OK Dr scheduled a CT scan to see if my shoulder pain could be related to a leak. This has got me frazzed because if a leak is causing this problem by band will have to come out.... WTF

One week Post Op All is still going well. I can eat yogart and cottage cheese & cream Soups in small amounts with no problems. I still have some pain in my left should bade and left shoulder. It comes and goes. My incissions are almost healed up. The super glue has pealed off and it looks like the only scar will be on the big one where the port is. I have no pain in my stomach only if I push where the port is. I cut my blood sugar meds in half and I'm in the 110-125 area most of the time. I have had lots of gas (lots) Will this go away? I rode my bike every day twice a day since Thursday. I'm going about 2.5-3 miles and taking it easy but it makes me feel good thru the day. I do the ride in about 30 min. I will most likely move it up to 45 min on Wednesday. Jan 25th 495 lbs (I made the decision this day) / Pre Optifast 2 weeks pre surgery 464 lbs / Day of banding June 2nd 444 lbs / This morning 431 lbs..... 64 dropped and I still have 156 lbs to go.....:tongue2:

i hope i dont have this pain for 2 months

I'm back I am doing good I do have alot of pain in my left shoulder (feels like pinched nerve) It really sucks I have had some shakes and some yogart with no problems. Almost no pain in the port area now. I have lots of gas and lots of rumbling in the stomach... so far so good. I rode my bike this morning about a mile. no problems! weight is 437 this morning down from 464 2 weeks prior to surgery on June 2nd.

i was banded june 2 the pain in my lft shoulder neck area is very bad... it seems to come and go.

good luck Ronda The third day on opti-fast was the worst for me. I did not cheat but I think it would be easy to do if you don't have some help. I just stayed busy and my wife and kids were real cool with not eating around me. After Monday week two the hunger pains wnt away and I didn't even want to drink the optifast. Good luck GO GIRL.

Strike up Hey I'm back at work today again and I'm a bit low on energy. I feel kind of sleepy. I'm not sure why but I have alot of pain in my left shoulder and upper left back (almost like a pinched nerve?) i was told that air in the body can cause that? I don't know if I should worry about that. :thumbup: For the most part all is good. I got on the scale this morning and I was 441 down from 444 on Monday and down from 464 2 weeks before surgery and 495 back in January. This has got me feeling good. I still don't think I could eat if I wanted to and I've been drinking (kellogg's Special K protein waters) about 2-3 a day along with plain water. I had a sugar free popsicle last night before I went to bed and that was refreshing. I am looking forward to the weeks to come.

I was banded on Monday and I'm at work today (light duty) I am doing good today but it felt like Mike Tyson gave me a punch to the body on Tuesday. I'm on clear liquids and I have not had any problems getting any liquids down. Anyway all is well here so far.......

sugars back down today 115 thanks

woke-up wide awake, not sure why its 2am:confused: I'm sipping lots of water and i seem to have no problems with it passing thru. My blood sugar is high ????210.. it could be from the meds they gave me in the iv? I'm not sure what to call the feeling i have.. it feels like i'm just real sore in my upper gut. They told be they used a larger band due to the size of my stomach? anyone know anything about that?

Banded today and doing good so far! <HR style="COLOR: #d9d9d9; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d9d9d9" SIZE=1> I got up at 4:15 AM and my wife drove me to the hospital and I checked in at 5:00 AM. They got me in a gown and started an IV. All the typical stuff you should expect. They wheeled me in at 8:00AM and I was knocked out by 8:10 ish. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> I woke up in recovery with my nurse talking to me. I was very sore and tight in my lower chest. When I looked at the clock it was 10:45. I was told the surgery was approx 1 hr long. <o:p></o:p> I was rolled into general recovery at 12:00 where I was observed until about 2:00 PM. I drank about a cup of Water and ate some ice. I did some walking with the nurse and all went well with that. I was home in my chair by 2:45 <o:p></o:p> Its 8:00 and I’m getting tired and I’m still somewhat sore but not too bad. It looks like they closed me up with superglue. No stitches that I can see, <o:p></o:p> Anyway I’ve been drinking water all day with no problems. I’ll try for some Soup Wednesday. <o:p></o:p> I’ll post again tomorrow

I got up at 4:15 AM and my wife drove me to the hospital and I checked in at 5:00 AM. They got me in a gown and started an IV. All the typical stuff you should expect. They wheeled me in at 8:00AM and I was knocked out by 8:10 ish. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p> </o:p> I woke up in recovery with my nurse talking to me. I was very sore and tight in my lower chest. When I looked at the clock it was 10:45. I was told the surgery was approx 1 hr long. <o:p> </o:p> I was rolled into general recovery at 12:00 where I was observed until about 2:00 PM. I drank about a cup of water and ate some ice. I did some walking with the nurse and all went well with that. I was home in my chair by 2:45 <o:p> </o:p> Its 8:00 and I’m getting tired and I’m still somewhat sore but not too bad. It looks like they closed me up with superglue. No stitches that I can see, <o:p> </o:p> Anyway I’ve been drinking water all day with no problems. I’ll try for some soup Wednesday. <o:p> </o:p> I’ll post again tomorrow

Lap band time line. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p> </o:p> Feb 1, 2008 489 lbs All Time High Very Depressed:unsure: <o:p> </o:p> Started low carb diet and researched tools to keep the weight off. <o:p> </o:p> April 29, I went to Lapband presentation last night with wife Michelle. <o:p> </o:p> April 30, I decided to have the LapBand after office consult with Dr. X Weight 469 <o:p> </o:p> May 19, I saw the Phyc today and that went good no problems, started opti-fast today.:thumbup: Weight 464 <o:p> </o:p> May 22, I saw the Nutritionalist today and that went good with no problems. <o:p> </o:p> May 23, Still on OPTIFAST it SUUUUUUCKS:cursing: Weight 456 <o:p> </o:p> May 27, Pre-op testing at the Hospital it was a cluster cause they could not find orders from Dr. X but got it straight finally all went well. Had final consult before surgery with Dr. X all is a go for Monday AM. Filled scripts for pain and nausea meds. Wrote all the checks $17Kish. Weight 449 <o:p> </o:p> May 30, Last day here at work before operation and still on liquid and optifast. Optifast is getting easier. Have a big weekend planned with wife Michelle baseball game and Trace Atkins concert out of town. Weight 446:thumbup: <o:p> </o:p> Next time I post I’ll be banded.:tt2: