AlienBandit

ok, so this may seem like a strange question but has anyone flown somewhere far on a plane after getting one or a few fills? I will be traveling on a plane in a few months and the flight will be 17-20 hours long. I have read that for some people it might be hard to eat and/or drink while you are in the air. There is no way I can not drink ( eating is no big deal but I need Water while flying!). So before I fly should I have some of my fill removed just so I can survive the two flights 17-20 hours each within a 2 week span? I have not gotten a fill yet but I am just wondering if it is something I should discuss with my doctor before I get one.

So I am one week post-op from being banded. Everything is fine now except I always feel like my throat is being choked ( or that I was choked recently). The spot its right at the bottom of my neck where it meets my collar bone. I dont have this feeling when I am eating but in the middle of the night and through the day none stop I have this feeling. Sometimes it is hard to take a deep breathe because it feels uncomfortable. At first I thought it had to do with the gas because I had a lot of problems with the gas but shouldnt it be gone by now? Is this because there was a tube stuck down my throat for surgery?

I had my surgery on a Saturday afternoon and went back to work on Monday. Though it was a bit uncomfortable with, I survived.

well I contacted my doctor and he doesnt seem too concerned says it can happen sometimes. I am going in on Sunday to see him to get some of my stitches out and he will look at the spot then. It has gotten lighter in colour. Now it just looks like a big birthmark. I just dont understand how it formed so far ( in less then an hour). At least it doesnt hurt. I am debating on taking a photo of it and emailing it to him as I live 2 hours from where he works and unless it is a big emergency I cant see him until the weekend. Has this happened to anyone else? Maybe I was pushing myself too hard as I had the surgery on a Saturday and went back to work on Monday.

Hey everyone so two days ago I got the lapband surgery and went home the next day. Today 2 days later I went back to work. I work as a teacher and dont have to move much the whole day. While sitting in one of my classes my belly button ( which has stitches going up it on the inside of it on either side of it, if that makes sense) felt a little pain. After class I looked and there was some blood on my bandage and I think i broke a stitch. An hour later after sitting down again I looked it again without taking the band aid off and all of the sudden there was a dark reddish area about half the size of of a dollar bill under my belly button. It doesn't hurt and it doesnt look like a bruise really but it wasnt there an hour ago. Any advice or ideas of what this is just let me know. Thanks

I cant seem to find much info for shakes online. It is not something common here unless it had kimchi in it (hahaha). I hope this surgery works I am so nervous and I wonder if it will help with my PCOS symptoms. I wonder if it will work at all with PCOS :S

Hi everyone, Well I am going to get the surgery in 2 days on Saturday in South Korea. Eating will be a challenge because it is very hard to come by Protein shakes etc that can be eaten after the surgery. Any advice would be great as there is somewhat of a language barrier here. I was not told to do any pre-surgery diet or anything. Hopefully everything goes well. I am not taking any ime off work so hope I can make it on Monday or there might be trouble. BTW I am 5 feet 6 inches tall with a starting weight of 93kg about 200lbs I believe. Wish me luck :wink2: