Kristine73

Yes, I use the multi-vitamin's that also include vit D. I also use the iron. Both are chewable. My surgeons office handed out a few samples at the nutrition class we had to take pre-op. You may want to ask your doc's office if they have any samples.:wink:

Have you had a lipid profile lately? Many people don't realize we need good 'fats.' Yes, loss of 'good lipids' can cause hair loss. I'd get some blood work done, really look at my diet and tweek a little hear and there before considering another surgery. There are more malnutrition worries w/the sleeve than w/the band. So, really look at your nutrition now. I know someone who has a sleeve and she swallows vitamins/supplements all day long.

Good luck! I have triare prime. I knew w/in a few days. I actually knew before the surgeons office called to tell me I'd been approved. I keep going to Tricare's site and logging in and looking at the 'referral' section, LOL! I was so excited when I saw the approval! Enjoy your vay-cay!

I had surgery 6/08. I arranged to take a week off. Now I'm working on week 2 off. I don't have pain from the surgery site. When the put in the band and port, the fill it (prime it) with saline to make sure there aren't any leaks. Well, my doc left some saline in. So when the swelling hit a certain point and with the 'partial fill' it completely closed up the stoma and I had a horrible night. They pulled out the saline the next day. However, that set my healing back a bit. If I were you I'd plan for 7-10 days off. But, if you feel like going back to work in 3 days, then go. But if you need more time you have it. As my hubs says, hope for the best, plan for the worst. I don't see my surgeon again until the 25th. Where I work, I need something from my doctor saying that I am 'fit for full duty' before I can go back to work. I am hoping my PCM will give me something tomorrow.

Yup, I get pain around the band site. When I feel air stuck in there, I lightly tape my chest above the band (gently, like burping a baby) and that will sometimes lessen the pain and help the burp along. I've also noticed that sitting, or laying in certain positions, I can feel the band. I love sleeping on my left side. I can't do it, not because of the port pain, but because a 'tugging' feeling w/my band then the gas begins. So it seems, for now, I can only sleep on my back and right side.

After I had a total hyst .... I gained 10 lbs from a 6 day stay in a hospital, 5 of those on iv fluids. I was devastated. I was explained to me that it was normal and anyone who read my chart and the amount of fluid pumped into me would understand. Please remember after surgery, we need to heal, not worry about the scale.

This is a tip I picked up somewhere, can't remmember where. But, when eating out, ask the waiter to have the chef cut the portion in half and put half on a plate to serve and the other in a 'to-go box.' This cuts down on temptaion and should cut down on people monitoring how much we eat. I just got my band last week, won't go out w/friends until about 6 weeks, at least to eat, LOL. But, I plan on using this method. And think about the upside, you get meals for the price on one!

I live a small town. I had wanted to keep my surgery to myself. I told hubs this. I guess it went in one ear and out the other. The 'story' was supposed to be hiatel hernia repair. Well, hubs told everyone who asked that I was having WLS. He didn't do it out of spite or malice. He just didn't 'think' when he answered .... grrrr but so far, everyone has been possitive But I do like lipstix64's suggegestion to "Tell them to shut the fuck up and mind their own business!"

Myndoc made it clear that I WILL gain back some weight between surgery and finding the 'sweet spot.' Between the swelling going down and not feeling quit as full, I will begin to change portion sizes. This is where the scale commes in, to keep portions consistant. Don't beat youeself up if you gain a couple of pounds. It will come off!

Call your doctors office. They should have an answering service. Let the answering service know what is going on. They'll relay the message to your doctor who should call in an anti-nausia med. In my packet, it lists vomiting under the "CALL IMMEDIATLY" section. Good luck and keep us posted

I was banded 6/08. I know how you feel. I think a lot of us have been, or will be, where you are. With the right toolsand a lot of passion/desire, a person can succeed at anything. I think w/the hoops you jumped through, you have the passion/desire. Just keep in mind the band is a tool and not a 'magic pill.' Give yourself some time to heal and learn to use this tool before you go down that road!

So, last night around 3 am, I woke up nausiated, burping and vomiting. I called the docs office and they saw me at 1 pm. Turns out when they put in the band they fill it to make sure there are no leaks. Well, they left in 1 cc. Between the swelling and the 1 cc fill, it basically blocked my stomach. The nurse practioner had to rough up my port incision to be able to hit the port w/o going through the incision site. Can I just say OUCH?!? On top of it all, I started running a faver. 101.6 when I realized something was wrong. I took some loritab, which has tylenol in it. Fever seems to be going down. I am just so frustrated. I know once this is all over (healing) I'll not think twice about my decision for this band. But right now, I'm worried that I may have made the wrong choice. The worst part, I was going to move mushies tomorrow and now I'm back to the diet day1, only Clear liquids :confused:

I was hoping to be back at work monday. I do not have a physically-demanding job. But surgeon can't see me for a couple more weeks fro my post op. Basically 3 weeks after the surgery for the 'one-week eval'! GRRRR .... In order to go back to work, I need a note from him saying I am capable of working. I can't afford to loose 3 weeks of pay, I don't have vacation pay or sick days. I'm stressed over the bills that won't be paid if I loose 3 weeks of work .... I have an apt with my PMC on tuesday the 16th. Hope he'll give me a note, but he may don't want to step on the surgeons toes. On top of it all, I have fibromyalgia. All I know is that my fibro decided to go into full on flare. I am having a hard time walking, but I AM doing it. Between the stress and the pain, I am beginning to develop post-op blues Sorry, I just needed to rant.:smile2: I'm in pain, frustrated, scared and in fibro-flare to top it all off. *Though the pain is getting better, though the port-site is a pain in, well a pain in my side. Normally I am NOT a big baby. I've had 3 bikini-cuts, (endrometriosis, pcos, and total hyst) plus removal of my galbladder in 2007 and my tonsils last year. Let me say, I don't regret the band, i'm just overloaded w/everything else taht is being flung my way.

do a Protein shake/drink. You can buy the powder and/or mixed drinkes at walmart. I had surgery on 6/08/09 and the shakes have been good. I was specifically warned to stay away from ice cream! I bought the myoplex Protein drinks at walmart. You can also get them at most CVS's or Walgreens Good luck

Ok, I know I made the right decision, but I hate the day before and the morning of surgery .... I wish I could sleep through all of this, LOL! I'm trying to keep busy, three loads of laundry down, kitchen scrubbed clean, as well as bathroom. I'm thinking of washing the car .... think I'll think more on the last one, LOL! Maybe I'll play another game of mahjong. Blah ....

Well, some men are sneaky little b*st*rds. They seems to think, "All I have to do is ram this in there before she figures out what I'm doing. Once it's in there, she'll look at me at say, "ohhh you big stud, thank you for showing me what I've been missing all my life!" :wub: As some have said, a woman needs to be relaxed and a willing participant! Just think of a woman putting on a strap on, sneaking up on your ass w/o your permission :crying: .... yeah now you know why I call it the "rear sneak attack" :drool:

Hi, my doc recommended prescriptfit, which you can find at: PrescriptFit, Medical Nutrition Therapy and Weight Loss Plan Figure 2 tubs/week. I'm a vegetarian so I didn't try the Soup. But, the shakes are very filling. I know with slimfast and such, I was hungry w/in a 1/2 hour after drinking them. The prescript fit shakes kept me full for 3 to 4 hours. I lost 10 pounds the first two weeks on the shake. And that included one meal out with friends to olive garden. Good luck

After gaining and losing over 100 lbs, twice, my boobs are no longer "perky." :thumbup: I'm afraid that after the surgery weight loss, my boobs will be like golf balls in saggy socks. So yes, i will save my pennies and have something done to make my boons resemble healthy 35 year old boobs. :party:

This may be a stupid question, but I've always wondered how you treat an yeast infection w/yogurt? Does one eat it or 'apply' it? If it's eating the yogurt, then it it would seem to lead back to Probiotics as many yogurts have acidophiles in them.

My surgeons office took a 'before' pic the other day. I hadn't thought of getting one for myself ... I run from the camera but maybe I'll have hubs take one later this week ... surgery scheduled for 6/08

My hubs tells me everyday he loves me. He kisses me good morning and good night. But I can't remember the last time he initiated sex. Shoot, I can't remember sex :cool: Last night he told me he could wait for me to get "all sexy," again .... huh Personally, that hurt. I love him and I have never said no to him, unless I was sick or hurting (endometriosis and PCOS). I've been up and down on the scales over our 16 years of marriage. He's always told me that he loves me no matter what and no matter the weight. But, when he made that comment last night, I got pissed. I begged, cried and bribed for sex .... rarely happens. I'd like to say that when I get 'all sexy' again, I won't be petty and push him away to show hom how it feels, but right now I can't say the thought hasn't crossed my mind.

I've tried it and didn't like it. I tried it relaxed and, nope. And I had an ex-who tried the rear sneak attack ... well I couldn't sit for a couple of days (or so it seemed) and he found himself out of the relationship. Trust is key with me. I'm married now, but when I was single I made it clear what my limits were before we hit the bed ... I don't have too many limits ... so it's not like a man was getting a 1/2 hour list ... more like 3 "Don't do this, I don't like it" things. If you can't trust someone in an intimate setting, then you can't trust them anytime ... so buh-bye! My hubs said his ex-wife liked it when she was preggers .... he's not into, for which I am thankful. He thinks it's a little too 'gay' for him. I have a lot of male friends and I'm not shy when it comes to discussing general sex stuff with people. When I've asked men who are into anal why they like it so much, there seem to be two top answers, 1) it's taboo and 2) it's tighter. I don't know too many women who like it. Or, maybe they are just embarrassed to say they do, lol. On a hygiene note, don't go from the anus to the vagina with out proper cleaning of the penis or device used, as you can introduce bacteria into the vagina and get a bacterial infection.

too funny! I think we need a sense of humor to deal with life! I have surgery June 8th, I'll have to watch out for the ankle slippage and port-in-the-ass entanglement! :cool:

I am scheduled to have my surgery June 8th. My doctor's office requires us to go through a 'nutrition class' that explains how our diet should change after the lap band and what to do to make the liver as healthy as possible before the surgery. I was told that there would be weight loss the first 10 - 14 days after surgery, due to swelling. However, once the swelling goes down, I was told to expect some weight gain and not to let it get me down. One the fills start, the weight gain will start to slow and weight loss will begin once restriction begins to be felt. I was also told I wouldn't feel as restricted via fills as I will from the swelling. They also made a point of telling us that we are responsible for our weight loss. The lap band won't negate the calories in pizza and ice cream, LOL! I'm not saying that your weigh gain is due to improper dieting. It's most likely from the swelling going away. Good luck and don't try to beat the numbers on the scale. I limit myself to one weigh a week. If I weigh myself more, I try to beat the scale and end up sabotaging myself ... not good.

No, I wasn't alone with the creep of a doctor during the exam, there was nurse there. They did an ultra-sound on my ovaries and it was when he came back into the room to go over the results with me. Every sense, I have demanded that my hubs be allowed in with me, when he's there, and I havn't had a problem. I had endometriosis and PCOS (though I was not dx'd for either until I was 21). My hubs would always go with me to important appointments. I know I am very lucky to have a supportive hubs. But, it took him about 6 months to become comfortable with this procedure. Moonbeam, you need to do what ever possible to ensure that you get the level of care you deserve. I've found it's better to send letters along with making phone calls. The higher-ups can ignore a phone call, they can't ignore a letter. Good luck