corinne211

Hun count your blessings!!!!!!!!!!!! It will happen and it will happen HARD! I stopped my BC pills in late oct and didnt really have much of a period since. I had my Sugery on 1/5 and on monday was crippled with heavy flow and horrendous cramping. My doc said it is a side effect of the Heprin blood thinner they shoot you up with in the hospital. I'm telling you now. Get a heating pad and stock up on children's liquid motrin. You will need it. I cannot wait to get the A-ok to go back on the pill.

My nutrionist told me to add 2 Tbs of essential oils to my diet. That can be fish oil, oilve oil, 2 evening primrose oil caps, ect. Your body needs fat to operate. If you are not getting enough fat this can lead to hairloss as well. Even when i was on WW 2 servings of essential oils were on our to do list on a daily basis. I dont see why you cant add it to your regime. I take evening primorse oil because it ALSO regulates female hormones, which help with the Kamakazi periods we get from our weightloss effecting our hormones.

Everyone gets it. Its trapped gas in your body from them inflating you. Gas floats up, so unfortunatly you will feel it in your upper body. It sucks bad but walking and stretching upper body helps.

I am not a smoker, but a friend of mine is and 3 weeks post op developed bronchitus that then turned into pneumonia. Doc Said it was because she started smoking 2 weeks post op and her lungs still had Fluid from surgery. She has yet to be back to work and she was banded a month ago. Please be careful.

I call my fiance's penis MINE. lol. He calls it Time Warner. Because it is as big as a cable remote. LOL. TMI I know. lol

I'm in! I am 220 at 15 days post op. would love to be in Onederland by April @ 199 pounds. are you making an chart? Google has a great share excel app onine.

Any itching I had was from the Pain killers I got thru IV in the hospital. I was itching for days. Then also once the Heprin starts leaving your system you itch. They the pain killers you take home leave your system you itch. Its common for opiate withdrawl.

Everyone's intake cals are different because we are all at diff BMI's. I know you have ALL been on WW. So think of it as how many point you get in a day. I used to be allowed 26. My mom 22. A GF 28. Wen you BMI goes down your body will require less food to keep your motabalism going. I am choosing to stay between 1100-1300 cals a day and I am losing about 2lbs a week.

My advice... Take that $26K and go get it done in Mexico! It will be a 1/3 of the cost and then save that other money for fills and a tummy tuck. :biggrin:

ok I had this as well but was lucky that I was covered by insurance for both. My surgeon told me that all they do is give you 2 extra stitches. That is it. They just pull down the hernia back where the part of your stomach or stoma needs to be and stitch it. thats it. Sooo, I seriously doubt its going to cost you an arm and a leg. Mine was soooo tiny and sliding that they almost decided to just leave it alone. lol.

Everything went perfect. My nutritionist said I am following the recovery diet perfectly and that I am doing so well she is letting me jump to week 4 foods although I am only 15 days post op! I want a salad so BAD! I am soooo having one for dinner! hehe. My Doc said that I am healing very quickly and that I need to get a fill sooner then I was scheduled to. I had an appt for mid feb (6 week post op) and now I am getting it on 2/5 on my 1 month bandaversary. She said my stoma is healing fast and the more it heals the hungier I will feel. She said 4 weeks will be fine for my tummy and will keep me from pure torture. I am thrilled!! Also, I found out what this sore & shooting pain is in my lower left abdomin. She poked and patted around my abs and my doc said it is part of the route my band took to get in and I was pinched, cauterized, and jabbed all around there to get the port up. She said I wil have the pain a few more weeks and to keep wearing my tummy binder another week to help with pain. Also, I got a HORRENDOUS visit fom Aunt Flo as of yesterday thanks the the HEPERIN shots I received in the Hospital. Ladies Beware!!!! The pain is intense and so is the bleeding! It is worse then the Gas pain! They heavy flo is due to the blood thinner and our hormones going all out of wack from surgery and weight loss. Adding Evening primrose oil to your vits will help balance you out and is an natural anti-anflamatory and essential oil, so it will help with hair loss and dry skin as well. I never cramp! I feel like i am hemorraging and falling apart. Going in today I was at my wits end because I was told no Nsaids. I am sooooo Greatful my doc told me I could use children's motrin in liquid form for my cramps. She said a few days use once a month isnt gonna cause me an ulcer, ect. So I am taking 4tsp every 6-8 hrs.

Ok you need to talk to your nutrionist and surgeon. The adult human body goes into starvation mode below 1000 cals. Your metabolism slows and you start eating away at muscles. That is not healthy or how to lose weight to keep off. So u are basically starving yourself then burning a lot of cals. Your body needs a basic number of cals to keep it going. Starvation mode redirects needed body fuctions to best optimize the little cals you are getting. I know it sounds crazy but you need to make better food choices and get in more calories to actually start losing again. From the daily diet you described it sounds like you are eating the wrong foods. Where is your protien?? You have starch in every meal. Potato & pringles?? That is not gonna give you nutrition nor keep you full. You need to eat protien 1st every meal, then veggies or fruit. Starchy carbs should be an after thought. Please talk to your support team and you will find you will lose if you change your diet. Good Luck. I am 14 days post op and have lost 8 lbs. My 2nd week I stayed between 11-1300 cals and I lost 2lbs. I am not even filled yet. You can DO IT!

help! I went on BC in Oct and have not had a period in several months. Technically since I have been in BC pills since 1999 I havent really ovulated since. Today I was hit with EXTREME cramps. OMG like WOW. I have seen a few posts here and there about a very heavy period after being banded. Is this your experience? I want to know what i am in for. I'm at work right now and my cramps feel worse then the post op gas pain. I wish I had my left over vics with me today. lol.

I am thrilled! The 1st week I was down 6 lbs. 2nd week I lost 2. I am fully aware that most of the 6 lbs was prob Water, but I feel great! I am wondering if I even need a fill. It would just to make the hunger go away right? I personally dont want to lose more then 2 lbs a week. So the idea of more a week kinda scares me. I dont want a ton of loose skin.

Yes I named my band about a week after I was banded. I named it SNOOKIE after the short little over tanned chic from The show JERSEY SHORE. lol. My band is little, loud and obnoxious and can take a hit. lol My Fiance asks me, so how is snookie behaving today? LOL

OMG ME TOO! I had to get a tummy binder to help with the pain i have in the lower left ab area. It feels like somthing wants to fall out or somthing. I get it when walking, sitting, laying down. So basically no relief. It started hurting like 7 day post op. Tylonol doesnt help.

My nutritionist told me to take 2 Tbs of extra virgin olive oil a day. Whether i just down it or put in in some food, it is an essential oil and doesnt give you the fish burps that Fish oil gives.

I say when in doubt call your nutritionist or go to a support group meeting. I have mine on FB and email. LOL Well are you at least getting your 65 grams of protien a day? a cal range of 1200-1500 is ideal for weightloss for a smaller person. your nutritionist can give you a range approp for your BMI.

Hope this helps. Most of us had hernias that were fixed in surgey. its a couple of extra sutchers. prolapse - Google Search

ask your doc to perscribe you a anti-nausea patch. They last 2 days. I was given one before sugery and took it off day after I got home. Wasnt nausious once.

If warter is working for you perhaps you need a few more days of clears. That what my doc suggests. Stick with what works until u feel better. Go get some broth and sip. My doc said saltines can me used to help nausea, u just have to let them get mushy in your mouth.

Gladware now has these TINY 1/2 cup portioned re-usable containers. Its like 8 for $3. they are PERFECT for bringing lunch and Breakfast to work and also having ready made portioned food to grab in the fridge. Last weekend I cooked are realized wow I have SOOOO much left overs now that i can't eat very much. I picked these up and scooped all my left overs and put half in a bin in the fridge and the other half in the freezer. All week on my way out the door I grabbed a breakfast and a lunch cup and thru in my purse. I ended up buying another 8 last night. lol. gonna start making my own pudding cups with added protien and Fiber. Screw those $5 SF/FF Pudding packs. lol

I Swear by MetRX protien. I get mine at Trader Joes or Vitamin Shop. vanilla is great. it is a poweder ro u can control thicknes. It tastes like the ice cream porttion of a 50/50 popcicle.

You are not allowed to use Nsaids. Motrin is a no no, especially while in recovery mode. Talk to ur doc about an alt if u can.

WTH?? How on earth did you get charged that much money? is your band made of gold? Did you have hernia repairs??? Is that US Dollars? No insurance company would approve that claim. Even the most expensive places cost like 11k. you can go to Mexico for 4500. That is rediculous! Are you sure they didnt quote you for brain or heart surgery? lol Its only a 30-45 min procedure.