Dara

Hi Everyone. I had my lap band done 16 months ago and am down 120 lbs. I was addicted to my Vanilla Cokes everyday from Sonic, along with a Cheeseburger, but that's a different story. For a year after surgery I didn't have any Cokes. The first one I had, thought I was having a heart attack. The pain was so severe. I don't really miss Soda's unless I'm traveling. Water in the car just isn't the same. I've learned that if you get a Coke Slushee those don't hurt at all. All the moving around in the machine gets rid of the bubbles. Just be careful. Slushee's don't come in diet.

I had a checkup last week in Dr. Freeza's office. I'm scheduled for a fill in two weeks. That would be at six weeks. They haven't told me anything about not doing checkups and I have another appointment scheduled with them. Maybe your information isn't completely correct.

I just had my lap band with Dr Freeza. I thought his work was phenomenal. I really wish his office was better at keeping patients updated on how their tests, insurance etc results are doing but the surgery went great. He requires that his patients stay in Surgical ICU for the first night to make sure everything goes great. If a patient hasn't had a good experience then maybe they need to look at what they might have done.

Sorry about the pain. My nurse told me that they have to blow up your abdominal cavity to be able to work. The pain in your upper chest is caused by that gas. I was told to expect that and not be freaked out. I agree with everyone else, go see your Dr. about the fever. You can't be too safe