TracyW2

I just had a tummy tuck 4 weeks ago today. That first week was a bit hard. But to tell you the truth it wasnt near as bad as I was expecting it to be. I was on a lot of good drugs and I slept through about 3 days. My husband tells me I would wake and talk a bit and then fall back asleep mid sentence. I was finally more alert and remember things about a week after surgery. My biggest problem was the depression that hit. Its hard going from being extremely active to not being able to do to anything. Please go outside and sit for a bit. I wish I would have at least gone outside to get out of the house. Yep, you can take care of 'personal' needs. I even started my period 5 days after surgery, was that fun! I went back to mild cardio after 2 weeks and have been feeling great. I still have a few limitations, but definitely feel like myself again. Best of luck and yes it is worth it!

Right after being banded, all I wanted was a big ole greasey cheese burger and fries. You know the kind you would get at a bar/restaurant? And the first summer after being banded, I would have killed for a grilled burger with a huge piece of home grown tomato. I no longer eat anything fried or greasey. Its amazing how your system reacts to that type of food when it is not use to it.

2 or 3 times a week. Make sure to give yourself a day or two in between doing them. Believe me, you will want a day or two rest. Wow, they can hurt for days!

Yep, I have the same problems. Although if something is giving me issues, I immediately go and throw it up.

It is worth it! You will get through it and look back and not even remember it being that bad.

Buy some FroYo, its just as good. My biggest problem is ice cream too!

Surgery can do weird things to a body. I had surgery on the 10 and have had af twice in 2 weeks after that. That was after I just had it a week before surgery.

I try to get at least 100 grams a day. For muscle building purposes, you need 1 grams for every pound you weigh. So I really should be taking in 160 grams, but its hard to get that much in.

I would have to agree on having the baby first. However, I got pregnant 4 months after being banded. We had to do IUI for each of our kids due to male issues.

Its hard not to read the horror stories and they are going to be there no matter what you do. Stick with the positives and you can do this! I love my band and know I never would have accomplished this with out it. Yes it is just a tool and I used my tool to its fullest ability. I have changed my life style and my band helped me do that. I enjoy eating healthy, granted those cravings still come knocking. Dont be afraid to give in to cravings. You are human! And I love to exercise. Right now I am extremely passionate about weight lifting and toning everything up.

My total hospital stay was around 5/6 hours. That was from being there for prep and walking out the door. I just had a tummy tuck done and I was in the hospital for 9 hours. Again, that was being there for prep too.

My before and after is in my profile.

Yep breastfed till he was 18 months. I have never been one to count calories. I had to have a lot of Fluid removed while I was pregnant. I went very slow with my fills over the course of a year to insure I was getting plenty of calories. Make sure you are also getting in enough Water. I could always tell if I hadnt eaten enough, my supply would drop. My first fill was when he was 2 weeks old. I soley breastfed him till he was 6 months and then started some solids. At that point I was able to get another fill. You need up to 500 extra calories a day to breastfeed. And dont worry if you feel like you are hungry all the time. It really does take a lot for your body to heal, take care of daily life and provide the nutrition to a child. I wanted to add that this was my third child and first lap band baby. It was different trying to make sure I stayed up on enough calories. There were several times I could tell I hadnt eaten enough and my supply had dropped.

Wow the emotional roller coaster is an understatement!!! The end of week one was complete hell on me emotionally! Im doing better now, but still have my moments. Its hard trying to heal, but yet feeling good and wanting to do things and cant. My tummy is looking good except one side is quite a bit more swollen than the other. They pulled out a little Fluid last week and it is back to being puffy again. I plan on calling them in the morning.