RestlessMonkey

you were really lucky. Often the "urge" goes but the bladder still gets full and it can actually burst...or cause kidney problems, etc. That's why they ask...they don't care personally, it's for your own health! I'm a nursing student and hope I never have a patient like you will lie about something like that!

Bunny did your doctor say it was ok to wait until tomorrow? And you do know it is really not good to take nurofen (ibuprofen) on an empty stomach? If you can keep it down, you should be able to keep water down too.

Ok seriously...your surgeon will NOT tell you what preop diet he wants you on (and it IS up to the surgeon, not the nutritionist) because you didn't use the nutritionist he recommends? Am I understanding that correctly? If I am, then I say change surgeons, because frankly that's assinine. Otherwise, i'd call the nutritionist I DID see and ask exactly what you're supposed to do.

Not everyone does a preop diet. Call your surgeon and ask if you need to be on one; if so, they'll tell you what it entails. good luck!

Call your doctor NOW. don't wait. Let him decide when is too late!

Everyone is different. I have an AP L band and have 5.5 ccs in mine and feel SOME but not at sweet spot yet. But different people require different amounts; otherwise fills would be a more precise science! Unless your fill doc looked horrified, I wouldn't worry about it. You don't necessarily "feel" it until you "have it, if that makes sense. I didn't feel anything before my last fill and now I'm almost at the "sweet spot". So your next fill may very well make a BIG difference.

Ask your Primary care doctor about this. That's your safest bet! :ohmy:

Any rapid gain or loss like that is fluid. 8 ounces of water weighs about 1 pound...

My doc requires no drinking 15 min before, and 15 min after eating. No drinking during, of course, and to eat within 30 minutes (not to rush, just to stop at 30 minutes). I am about 99% of the time supportive of all docs advice no matter how they contradict but I would think about adjusting that before/after down a little and see if it negatively impacted my satiety. If I stayed full for a good while, I'd adjust my "no drinking" time accordingly.

Twirl, I think that's bypass you're thinking of. Our stomachs are the same size; the band just causes food to hang out at the TOP of it longer than usual (once we're restricted) but it doesn't go on through to the intestines etc any faster. We may get drunk faster as our body weights decrease, but our stomachs are intact. And Susan1961 most of us were pretty nice about drinking, not "tough"....it IS safer for your liver if you wait a bit before drinking. Glad to know that so far that didn't hurt you any, but OP should ask her surgeon for guidance! :thumbup:

No you don't have to give up all your beloved foods. It is individual and depends partly (largely) on how restricted you are. Many people can eat bread if they want. You MAY find that the time it takes to chew it and swallow it are not worth the effort, but again, it is individual. Per my doc, goal is to be able to eat anything but in smaller amounts. You'll still be in control. Many (not all, but many) who can't eat a little of anything have chosen to be filled more tightly. We're all a little different inside (our digestive tracts aren't cranked out by robots) so there is no hard and fast rule. Odds are high you will have some problem food, odds are high you won't care too much if you are losing and feeling great. For example I LOVE Patty Melts from Whataburger. I got one the other day, planning to eat half (knew I couldn't eat the whole one) and after about 4 bites I decided heck with it and ate something else. It didn't taste good enough any more to be worth the effort.

If the surgeon told you not to lose or no surgery, and you want the surgery, then you have your answer.

No way on earth would I have had any liquor as soon post op as that would be for you. Not flaming, either; I like to drink. But you only got your band on 2/2...don't know where you'll be on your post op diet (for me, I'd have been in full liquids, or mushies, depending on day of diet). You had an artificial device placed around part of your stomach. Your liver (where alcohol is processed) was moved and jostled so that it could be placed. You need to give everything a chance to settle down, heal from any bruising, etc. To drink too soo would be really counterproductive. Many docs say 6 months (or never...) I didn't wait that long. I did, however, wait 3 months. You should call your surgeon to be sure (they are all different) but I think it would be smart to give it longer than 2-3 weeks.

Ziggylove, I'm so sorry you feel so bad. I can tell you that it will pass, but in the interim... when you say eat/drink much, you aren't actually EATING are you? Because post op I think most of us are only on Clear liquids, then full liquids, and mushies usually (everyone IS different, I'm generalizing) around week 3. So you are probably still just on clear liquids? Walking helps, but that doesn't mean a marathon. Do what you feel like. Even if it is just to change chairs in your den or whatever, the more you move, the better it is for you. You probably have so much restriction because you are swollen from the surgery and time will help that. (unless your doc is one of those who fills you in the OR? thank God mine didn't) Deep deep breathing will help. It may (probably will) hurt at first, but it will help oxygenate you and just generally keep you feeling better. Using your incentive spirometer, if you have one, is great for that, but otherwise just take 3-4 deep breaths every 20 minutes or so. It helped relieve that too too tight feeling in my chest. As to your restlessness, that may be emotional/psychological or it may be a side effect of a medicine. Do you have liquid tylenol for your pain? Have you tried substituting it for your more heavy duty stuff? (often tylenol works as well or better) Also do you have something not too strenuous that you enjoy that you can do? Anything that will take your mind away from the band. It is a BIG deal and you've worked long and hard to get it, but you need a break. Watch a comedy movie you like, read, phone a friend, do something to make you laugh (that will help your innards, too, aside from the endorphin and psychological good effects!). Lastly be nice to yourself. Give yourself a break, and give yourself a chance. You had surgery, you are only a few days post op, you feel like manure, and it is probably all a little bleak, if not downright frightening. You will NOT feel this way for 3 months; you won't feel this way for one month. I don't mean to be a Pollyanna; you may decide you hate the band and want it out. That's the point, though; you are still in total control. It may seem like you've made horrible choices because you feel bad, but that will pass. If you can go get a massage, or have a friend rub your neck (someone with good strong hands) that will help. Gas X strips MAY help. Just do what you need to. It will get better.

Make an appt and go back to your doctor. You're too tight. Life with the band is supposed to be LIFE, not hell. Per the chart in my doc's office the goal is to be able to eat anything but in MUCH smaller amounts. Anytime you can't drink water you put yourself at great risk.

Jayna just remember you'll probably have a lifting restriction (depends on your surgeon) so if your two kids are still at a "pick up" age, you might have issues. Be sure to discuss with your doctor. And I had surgery on Friday and was back in school on the next tues., but as a student. Your schedule is really full, though, and aside from healing you'll not be eating much the first two weeks, so get as much time off as you can. :biggrin:

That's a great link from TQuad64 the quick answer is go to the "forum tab" select the forum that best describes the context or "gist" of the thread you want to post, and click on it it will open all threads related to that topic. at the upper left will be a "new thread" tab. Click that...and post your new thread.

You should ask your doctor about this. Depending on how high etc he will give you guidance on what to change.

My doc's post fill diet depends on how aggressive he thinks it is and how restricted we are. The more restriction, the longer the post fill diet.

This is something he should see his primary care doctor about. It could be band related in that he is losing weight, or it could be something else.

I do that but the food isn't falling "THROUGH" the stoma...it just moves along a little. It happens to me when I take too large a bite. I don't think that's why you aren't losing....more likely Margaritas and so on! :thumbdown: Since it doesn't really have too much to do with how filled you are, I don't think getting tighter will make it go away. Try chewing really really well, small bites, etc. That other thing is uncomfortable but you aren't cheating the band when it moves, you just think you are. You are getting cheated though...because you think you have restriction and it is just too big bites.

that's a little long but delayed urination isn't uncommon. You should go "like normal" now.

L12 you're such a good case in point! This board is great but in the end, for many of the issues here we're safest if we just ask our surgeons! All the docs are SO different on the pre and post care, etc. Even the "band rules" vary from surgeon to surgeon. I'm so glad you got the go-ahead (as I did from my surgeon!)

I agree, pick another surgeon.

gabi311b...I think it's really your call. Not all docs require the x ray, not all require it before AND after, etc. I felt that if I swallowed water post op and it went down fine I didn't need an xray but my doc wanted it. I am not a doc or a surgeon (as I may have said LOL) BUT I trust my surgeon. Let me put it this way...if you're going to trust your surgeon and his team to knock you out, cut you open and place the band around your stomach, then close you back up and bring you back to consciousness, if he doesn't think you need an x ray on top of the endoscopy, why are you nervous? Are you really just uncomfortable about the place/doctor? Or do you feel he isn't thorough? Or do you just want it because others get it? That sounds silly LOL and I don't mean it that way. My point is only you know if it is that important or not. I say if you feel you need it, and he isn't doing it, ask yourself why, and if you need to switch surgeons.