Busybee424

I am only 7 weeks wow its early for me then, but i do know that i will have to have another one later on. I just hope i pass, i do not need the added MD visits. I had Dr. Krahn in SB as my surgeon.

Hey all I was banded about 13 months ago, now i am pregnant. I had gestational diabetes with my daughter 4 years ago so of course i am at risk this time around, however i am significantly lighter now so i am hoping i am in the clear. My question is has anyone had to have this test while banded? I am afraid of the slight carbonation the drink i have to drink for the test has. I am probably going to call the surgeons office but the test is tomorrow and basically there is no way out of it, i have to do it for the safety of myself and my baby. Just wondering if anyone has had it and how they were with it. :ohmy::confused:

So I had an appointment with the surgeon yesterday, along with getting another small fill he informed me that my scars have formed keloids. Very unusual for someone with as fair of a complexion as mine, he joked that I must be "black irish" :thumbup: So has anyone else developed keloids,and what if anything have you done to treat them. I am going to see if I can get in with a Derm maybe I can get some kenalog injections. But in case that doesn't fly with my MD what else can I do?

I had surgery on a Thursday I went back to work on Tuesday. I was supposed to go back on Monday but I wanted another day off. I was just a little sore, nothing unbearable. I too have a desk job so I definatley think that helped going back sooner.

Well I have pretty thick hair to begin with, and I am a blonde so I have always shed a lot of hair. BUT since my surgery in March my hair has seemed to thinned out a bit, nothing drastic. I mean I am not missing huge chunks of hair anywhere. But there has been a notice in the thickness of my ponytail and stuff. I eat plenty of protein, I drink protein bullets and focus strictly on my proteins. I take my vitamins most of the time as well. Some people say that its actually an effect from the anesthesia, rather than a vitamin or mineral deficiency. I don't know which to believe. I was told that whatever loss may happen, does grow back.

Since surgery on 3/19 I have lost a total of 27 lbs, but total since starting this journey in December its 48 lbs. I had my first fill on 4/28 and since then I have lost about 9 lbs. These past 2 weeks I have been staying pretty much within a 2-3 lb range going up and down. I am not liking that fact that I think I am plateauing so early on. I also do no thing I am eating enough protein, so I am trying to boost that up hoping that will make a difference in my losses. I really want/need to hit the 50 lbs mark to feel a sense of accomplishment.

As unbelievable as it sounds even to me I am down 23 lbs for "Cinco De Mayo" when I thought 15 was going to be hard to do. I am so happy. Of course I also just had a fill on Tuesday so my restriction is great.:ohmy: I hope this momentum stays with me :thumbup:

I think I need to just chalk it all up to the inflammation caused by the fill. I have been pretty much Ok since that first day of nausea.

Well I have been on liquids since my fill, today is the first day i can do mushies and its not lunch time yet. I am going to have some tuna for lunch so I guess that will be the test then. I have some compazine left from surgery I was thinking of using it just in case.

I had my first fill on 4/28 and the MD had to take out 1/2 cc so I could actually swallow the water. At that point he felt I had good restriction and I would actually feel full. So I had a total of 3 cc's in this fill and 2 were already in the band. Now my question is yesterday late afternoon I had a stomach ache and I felt like I had a huge gas bubble in the upper part of my back that wouldn't move. Eventually it went away and I also took Pepcid AC. Now this morning I am trying to drink my protein shake and its like its not agreeing with my stomach, it feels like its upsetting my stomach. Could this be just irritation from being filled? I wouldn't think it was too tight since I don't have problems swallowing. What does anyone think???

Hey I had my first fill yesterday boy that was a different type of experience :thumbup: I had 2 cc's in from surgery and they gave me another 3 cc's yesterday. I am on liquids right now but I really think this is going to do the trick for me for a while. I am keeping my fingers crossed that I may be lucky. :ohmy:

Ok so after being stuck for what seemed like forever :w00t:, 2 weeks actually I am finally down 1 more lb not a huge change but at least its in the right direction.

I am stuck, my weight is at a plateau and I don't feel good today. My head is pounding just on the right side, my stomach isn't feeling that great and I have no idea why. Tylenol isn't taking the headache away either. I just want to whine today :thumbup: Thats my complaint for the day :tounge_smile: I can't wait to go away to Vegas!!!!