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Kerey - sounds like everything went very well. Cant wait to see the results

Karey - glad to hear from you. glad everything went so well. Hope you have a quick recovery.

Looking great!

I am right there with you. I am very happy with my results, but she told me when she saw my the next day that it looked like I was going to have a dogear on my right side. Sure enough I do. She said she could take care of it in the office under local. Has anyone had this done? Do you know if they charge for it or is it part of their service to do minor revisions? Just curious. I would much rather have a little dog ear than the huge flap I had before though LOL

Sorry, stretch marks should not effect it, I don't believe. I have plenty of them and didn't have any problems.

Hope all went well today.

Your looking great!!! It will get better day by day. So happy for you and your results :biggrin:

Karey - hope all is going well. Can't wait to hear from ya and know it went well.

Nina- I posted elsewhere but just wanted say again how great you look.

Karey - thinking about you and sending best wished your way

Nina, my TT twin! You look so great! So happy for you :thumbup:

you home now? Glad you still doing well

Hang in there. I don't know much about lifting as I have been overweight and obese for as long as I can remenber. The band has been a life saver. I just completed a year at my goal weight and abdominoplasty to rid myself of the excess skin. I couldn't be happier. My only regret is that I didn't do it earlier. Best of luck to you.

Another Texan here. I am in the Dallas area. Was banded almost 2 years ago.

I thought I would post a different kind of before and after. I posted the first picture in the scar stages thread a week after I was banded. I am almost 2 years post op from being banded. I had an abdominoplasty 3 weeks ago in the second picure. I am still very swollen from the surgery, but thought it was very cool to see how my band scars and moles have moved after my PS. The port scar was about 5 inches above my belley button. Now it is right next to it. (My one pic was done in the mirror, so it looks likes its on the opposite side)

Glad your continuing to do well. I wish I had my lap-top at the hospital. I got real bored in there for 4 days. The swelling is all over. It gets better, I promise :eek: I hadn't seen you post over on makemeheal. i hope its ok, I told them things went well and you would post when you were up to it. I posted in the February thread.

I thought I would post comparison pics. I post the second picture in this thread a week after I was banded. I am almost 2 years post op from being banded. I had an abdominoplasty 3 weeks. I am still very swollen from the surgery, but thought it was very cool to see how my band scars and moles have moved after my PS. The port scare was about 5 inches above my belley button. Now it is right next to it. (My one pic was done in the mirror, so it looks likes its on the opposite side)

Ok, some updated pics: Here is an old pic that I found a week post op from my lapband surgery. I took it for the scar thread on LBT. Notice how my belly hangs over the sink and where my scars are compared to where they are now.

Wow, you look increadible!!!!. I can't tell you how happy I am for you. I had the exact same pain pump because I have the same black bag with that logo :eek:

Hang in there. I had the exact same thing - low grade fever and low BP. They kept me 2 extra nights, but it was nothing bad. Sounds like you doing well.

What meds did you get? I was given liquid Hydrocodone, a muscle relaxer, and a liquid antibiotic.

Good luck. I have to agree, the MR was much worse than the inscission pain. It felt like I did a million sit ups. Best of luck.

Hey Amy, I am a little slow lol. I have been following your progress on makemeheal.com and it never occured to me this was you. Like I said, I am a little slow. I posted over their how great you look and wanted to second that here. Great results. Good to know there are other Lap Banders over there. I know there is me, Nina, LJM and you. Congrats

Glad things went well! So happy and proud of you! Let the medication be your friend and I speak from experience that the pain will subside soon enough. Take care and rest.

Great to hear! Mine came out yesterday and your right - its such a relief. Congrats. Glad all is healing well for ya :confused: