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This happened several years ago. My grandson had just turned 3. His great grandpaw was in the hospital with cardiac problems. My daughter would normally visited him daily at the hospital but he was doing real good so she did not go that day and instead went to see her brother, his wife and my grandson. When she arrived they told her my grandson was taking an unusually long nap. Eventually he woke up and when he saw my daughter he told her to not go to the hospital because his grandpaw was not there anymore, that he was at God's house and God wanted him to stay there. He said his grandpaw had just told him that in his room. My daughter immediately called the hospital and was told they were trying to reach the family because his condition was now critical. He expired the next day.

I've had my lap band for 7.5 months and have lost 91 lbs. It has literally changed my life for the better. My cholesterol was over 300 and now is normal. I was taking three different blood pressure meds daily and now not needing any meds. Once adequate restriction was obtained, my appetite and amt. that I was eating drastically decreased. I feel soooooooo much better and my energy level has gone way up. I truly feel the lap band saved my life. I hope you have good results with it like I have. Just remember, it is a tool and you have to work with it...

Erin, don't get discouraged. Sometimes it takes a little time to adjust to life with the lapband but you can do it. Since your surgery, you have already made much improvement. Take one day at a time. I know you can do it...

I had the left shoulder pain for about 2 weeks..I found that a heating pad helped the best.

Its good to hear everyone is feeling better. I'm having minimal pain mostly at port site and under left ribs but I just feel sooooooooooo tired all the time. I'm following the diet well but having no appetite at all makes that easy to do. I think I've drunk more water in the last few weeks than I have in the past 2 years. I'm not sure I can keep up with 64 oz of fluids daily forever...

Wow, Wildfire, you really are doing great. The first few days post-op I had trouble getting between the bedroom and bathroom much less travel like you did to get home. Will you have trouble getting fills in Canada because of having surgery done in Mexico? I know in the states, sometimes people have trouble getting them.

Madison, I like your idea of increasing diet to pureeds and I'll do the same today. I feel absolutely no hunger but I know I'm not getting near enough calories to sustain life so maybe the extra food will help me feel better in general. The 6 lbs I gained while in hospital are gone now..I'm sure they were due to the IV fluids and hopefully the real wt loss can start now...I'm having trouble sleeping also.. I get 3-4 hrs of sleep then awaken mostly due to shoulder pain. I hope your improvement continues...sounds like your on the right path...

I'm 4 days post op and each day the shoulder and abdominal pain were a little less. Today I feel almost human again. Thank God for pain medication though..I doubt I could have made it without them.

I frequently have problems accessing the site also. Wish I knew what the problem is........

Hello, Feb 23 bandsters..I'd love to compare notes with everyone..How much pain are you having, what stage of the diet are you on now, have you lost weight post op? I still have a mod. amt of pain at the puncture sites and shoulder, I'm on full liquids but I've not been able to get the daily required amt. of fluids in, and to my shock, my 24 hr stay in hospital resulted in 6 lbs weight gain....Luckily I have NO appetite and have to force every oz of fluids down. Hope to hear from ya'll soon............

I think you only need to have it documented once each year. Don't forget to check hospital records if you had an ER visit or hospitalization during that time..they would have your weights documented also.

Geez, if giving up just one food makes you wonder if having lap band is right for you, then I doubt if the surgery is right for you either.

Emmage and Wildfire, its good knowing others starting their new life with me on the same day...I'm so afraid something will happen causing my surgery to not happen. I know this thought is not reasonable but its still there. Today I plan on clearing the freezer and pantry of my greatest temptations. I hope we all have great success with the lap band.