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You really need to try to walk around as much as you can stand to. The walking also helps expell the gas and helps get your bowels moving again! Also walking around will help prevent blood clots. It's hard I know, but try :confused: Good luck and congrats again :sneaky:

Nice work Dr!

Try some Gas X stips they really do help with the gas pains and all :w00t: Congrats!!!!!

Next time don't wait 3 days when you're vomiting! Call your surgeon...that's what they're there for :w00t: Good luck and I hope you feel better!

GET GAS-X STRIPS NOW!!! lol. Seriously I didn't have anymore gas pain after I started using those. Right after surgery it's normal to be dizzy because of the meds they used to put you out and keep you out. It takes a couple days to get that completely out of your system. Try the Gas-X strips...I got the cinnamon ones and they're not bad at all. It's good that you haven't had anything solid in 48 hours...my post-op diet was liquid only for like a week or something, then thicker liquids (creams), then mushies and then finally solids added in. Also as you add in broths and puddings you'll get bowels back. Some of the pain meds can cause constipation so you may need to take something to help with that. My surgeon also prescribed me an antinausea meds. It get's better. I think for me day 3 was the worst! You just had surgery and there's going to be pain. Try to stay up on your pain meds as directed. Don't wait until you're in pain...stay on top of it :w00t: Congrats and good luck...it will get better!

lol...guys and their fish stories...lol. Fun times :tt2:

I hope you don't mind, but I copied your post and pasted it into a new thread in the group that has 200 or more pounds to lose...I hope it helps :biggrin: Good like in your search

A man posted this in the general Lapband and no one was replying so I thought I would help him and post it in here... Hi I hope you don’t mind me posting like this, but I wondered if any of you might be able to help. To introduce myself, my name is Henry Austin and I am a North American Correspondent for Look magazine in the UK. Please see our website at www. Look.co.uk We are a large weekly women’s magazine, similar in style to People in North America and we pride ourselves on ensuring the welfare of people who are good enough to entrust us with their stories and experiences. My editors have asked me to find a young lady between the ages of 19 and 31 who has lost a large amount of weight after having a lap band. While maybe slightly unrealistic they asked for about 250lbs. We were hoping it might be possible to interview them and produce a feature for our magazine. Please rest assured that if someone decided to go ahead, everything would be treated with the utmost care and sensitivity. They would remain in control of the procedure throughout and I would not do anything without your prior agreement. As with everyone I write about, I would also guarantee to read everything back to you before publication to ensure both accuracy and your happiness with the piece. While I’m sure it is not a prime consideration, it is my duty to inform you that we do compensate everyone for their time in speaking with us or indeed make a donation to the charity of church of their choice. This is usually $1000, although this can rise at the editor’s discretion. If at any point you have any queries please by all means e-mail me at henry.austin@yahoo.ca and I will be happy to answe them for you. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and may I wish you all, all the best for the future. Kind regards Henry

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I think there is a thread of people looking to lose 200 plus...maybe check on there...good luck and thank you...

Hey there all! I'm a 22 year old mother of a 2 year old special needs/disabled son. My husband is stationed at Fort Lewis. I have no family or friends up here so it would be nice to connect with some other banders in this area...Anyone? lol Hope all is well with eveyone. I also have a whole lot of clothes that I'm getting rid of. Sizes 18-24/26. Shirts, Pants, suits, large bras...lol. All kinds of stuff. Take care!

I am never able to make it to the support group! I live in University Place so over an hour one way is just too much for me! lol

I wish that I could Help you. I'm 22, but I only have about 113.6 pounds to lose and I have only lost 53.6 since being banded. Sorry. Good luck in your search! I'm sure you'll find someone amazing!!!

I seriously feel like I just read a commercial script...My surgeon told me to take Flinstones vitamins. They have everything you need, you can chew em up, they're cheap and they don't taste too bad. I also do not have any problems with my vitamins now...Just wanted to share...everyone is different so do what works well for you!

I personally so far have only done some walking. I stay away from bread and rice. Also any veggies that are "stringy", like Asparagus (sp?) and broccoli. I don't touch any liquid with bubbles in it...I had a sip of sparkling cider on new years and I can say I will never ever do that again!!! I still use straws because my surgeon said that it was fine. I watch my calories a little and stay away from fast food as much as possible. I eat my protein first and try not to have salads for dinner. Stay away from liquid calories as much as possible. I haven't gotten stuck yet...knock on wood! I have a 2 year old special needs/disabled son so he keeps me on my toes...other than that so far I haven't worked out much! I'm in need of a fill, but have to wait until I have the money for gas to get to the clinic! :thumbup:. Good luck!

My surgeon's clinic offers both. If they cannot feel your port they'll do the flouroscope. I've only had them do a fill after pushing on my tummy to find my port. :thumbup:

My doctor told me that a lot of women have cysts, but usually they're too small to notice. My first one was larger than my uterus. It was seen on both the MRI and the ultra sound. The cysts are on my ovaries not my uterus.

Yeah...The first time I had a cyst large enough to hurt was about 3 days after my LapBand surgery! I was so scared it was something to do with my band...It's hard to function daily with one that painful.

I get them often and they get quite big and painful! I want it to stop. They burst every month or so, but that is painful too...I wish there was something that would stop this problem :thumbup:. It sucks lol

They just keep throwing pain killers at me. I keep telling them; I have a two year old special needs/disabled boy at home. I can't be all doped up and out of it!

lol...I said good bye to my iud about 2 months ago because of my ovariab cyst that I kept getting. I'm on the pill now and still having trouble with the cysts...I'm tired of it. What are my alternatives? I can't be on any of the hormone birth control methods. My doctor didn't even want to put me one the mini pill that I'm on...I guess my only option is to either have it all removed or tubes tied or just have a baby lmao...I wouldn't mind the baby idea...in a few months lol.

Just losing weight isn't success...the true success is keeping that weight off!

I understand that, but what I'm saying is your body gets used to what you are doing so while in the beginning you may lose weight, but if you don't change what you are doing and you just consistantly do what you were doing in the beginning you may stop losing and not be successful...that's all.

I don't think that is always the case. I have been consistent with programs before being banded with no success...sometimes it's not enough for your body or too repetative to have the results you're looking for. Some programs don't work for others...everyone is different! :cursing: