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im always here to help! best wishes! amy

thanks! so far so good wooohooo!!!

hi rabbitt, I am a stay at home mom with a 19 month old son to care for during the day. My husband took a week off when i had my surgery, and i have to say it wasn't enough for me. i still cant lift the baby, and have alot of fatigue. i do notice i do feel much better ie.. lightheadedness gone. i would say two weeks should be fine so long as u don't have to do anything too strenuous. But everyone heals differently, you could be great in a few days! I wish u lots of luck, if u need any questions answered feel free to ask away!! amy

alot of people feel no restriction before they get fills. it is totally normal. i happen to have restriction without having had a fill. i am 2 weeks post op and i can only eat 1/2 cup of food at a time, if i eat more i feel ill. don't worry once u get ur fill (or a few fills) you'll have the restriction you'll need. good luck, amy

good luck on ur journeY !!!

im on the mushies phase and i eat whatever, as long as i can throw it into thw magic bullet. things look a little gross, but everything tastes good! i also can only eat 1/2 cup of food at a time, so eating probably won't be the focus for this years easter. good luck! amy

i didn't feel restriction so much with the liquids, but now im on mushies i have quite a bit of restriction. I can eat 1/2 cup of food and be satisfied, but i tried to eat 3/4 cup and i felt ill, i was way too full. i had to walk until the gross feeling passed. i eat every 2-3 hours and i feel good now, the lightheadedness finally has gone away!! amy

my pain wasn't bad at all. i had moments where pain was a little more , but most pain was from sudden movements, bending or trying to pick something up that I shouldn't. my port is still a little bit sore (just a tiny bit) and i am 2 weeks out from surgery. my biggest issue wasn't pain, it was fatigue. i was so exhausted all the time, and still am much more tired than normal, but little by little im getting my stamina back. Just remember that everyone heals at different rates, has different pain tolerances. it definitly was not bad at all. i wish u lost of luck! amy

cigna was a nightmare for me... they too kept giving me and the surgens office the run around... my surgens office sent the same info to them at least half a dozen times.. the kept "not receiving" things ... finally i called and talked to a manager, and basically called every few days until i got approved. it was the biggest pain in the ass ever!!!! good luck with everything and stay on top of cigna!!!

hi ive had reflux problems for years... way before the band. I was given prevacid it is a life saver. talk to ur doc. good luck

im so glad u started this thread, i was curious about the same thing. I am 2 weeks out and lost 11lbs. I can't wait to read more posts from others!!

I had to literally had to call every few days, ask to speak to a manager. it was a nightmare dealing with my insurance co. good luck!

ive been banded only 2 weeks and I have 72 pounds to lose! congrats to u and your DH!

I am totally with u bek!!!!

i have a 19 month old, luckily my husband took a week off after my surgery, i would not have been able to lift my baby the first week. I am 2 weeks out of surgery and can barely lift him. I let him take naps on the couch that he is able to climb up on himself. Luckily my husband or daughter pick him in and out of the crib in the morning and evening. If its possible i would try to find someone to help u the first week or two if possible. i know physically i would not have been able to do it without help. good luck, and if have any other questions please feel fee to ask me! amy

wow my doc didn't even mention anything about a fatty liver, he didn't ever require a pre-op diet. I decided to do one myself tho to jump start everything!

i was not bashing. if u read my original thread i simply stated to agree to diagree, gadgetlady obviously didn't like that i simply didn't take a stand with her, and verbalized that in her next thread aimed at me in a less than compassionate way. I don't appreciate being patronised and simply rebuted what she wrote. I, in my first thread, didn't even give my opinion whether i agreed or disagreed I said that we live in a country that allows legal abortion. Last i knew argueing about it wasn't really going to change anything. she has made it obvious that she is not interrested in a difference of opinion, shes looking for a fight, or at least to convert people to her pt of view. I also was not the one waging any personal attacks via this post. I was responding, just as you responded to my post. trying to kick someone off a thread seems a bit hostile to me. So i guess your having a bad day also. actually i had a good day, i just won't sit and let someone try to talk down to me.

gadgetlady, hummm.... judgemental? that is exactly what u are.

hi my name is amy... i was banded on march 20th, and i have to say i was also very frightened before the surgery. I also had never had any surgery before. when u get in the hospital and they put an iv in request a seditive. it was a life saver for me, i relaxed emmidiatly! the surgery itself was really not bad at all. they give u great meds, and if u can stay overnight i would recommend it, just so if anything comes up someone is always there to releive any fears u may have. the pain i had wasnot terrible at all. you have moments of pain, but usually it has to do with trying to get out of bed or something. i am almost two weeks out of surg and i can honestly say that i only have a tiny bit of soreness at the port site and really thats all. i found the real challenge the liquid diet LOL u do get hungry, but it's not terrible, just annoying more than anything! Im telling u you'll do just fine!! try not to worry. if u have any specific questions feel free to write me! amy

gadgetlady, obviously u r one of those crazies who stand on the sidewalk with pics of abourted babies without having any humanity at all. no humanity for those women who had abortions out of necessity for some cruelty having played out in their lives... whether it be a brutal rape, or incest or who knows what. You sit there and condem women for a choice, the whether u like it or not is legal. You have more compassion for cells of an unborn "being" more than u have for the living. you are NOT judge any jury, u are NOT G*D. U don't have any right to treat people the way u do because of an opionion u have. why don't u find something else to preach about that isn't so hateful and ignorant. Yes u are ignorant if u think you have the right to make woman feel like shit because you are on some high horse trying to play G*D. I really hope that none of the women close to u ever get raped and pregnant... you are a woman of no compassion for the living... just for something that doesn't exsist.

honestly if your doctor (the one who did ur band) says u should wait on the pani i would wait. what i have been told about plastic surgury of any kind (reguarding wls) is that u wait 1-2 years after u reach goal UNLESS you have an issue with rashes or something like that. you dont want to go through all that to realize in two years u have to do it again. best wishes, amy

hi want so bad, its like you read my mind! i just ate and feel really full and all i could think was " gee i hope i didn't stretch out my pouch!" im just on mushies, but 3/4 cup of food is ALOT of food now!!! good luck with everything! amy

hi bignbeautiful, dont worry about gaining weight right now as this is reaaly a time for ur body to heal. u may gain when u start eating regular foods again. Don't panic... make goof food choices, drink lots of water and the weight well eventually start coming off again(should u gain a tad) good luck!! amy

i have not yet gotten to the "stuck" point since im only 13 days out of surg, but i will definitly keep that in mind! thanks for the tip!!!!

this is a debate that has been going on for years! Being hostile to one another to try and prove your point of view it rediculous. i have my views and no matter what amount of presuasion or anger or scripture is ever going to change my ideology on this particular subject. nor will it change anybody elses... do u really think that bitching on a post is going to make someone say "hummmm ive been wrong all along". Hell no! agree to disagree. the fact is that in the united states of america abortion is legal, so right now reguardless of anybodys feelings or thoughts woman have the legal right have to an abortion.