SoccerMomma73

Just an FYI, I see a lot of people on here concerned about hair loss post-op and their new diet being responsible for it. While this is true in some cases, it's also really common to have hair loss for a few months following almost any surgical procedure. I had my band removed 5 weeks ago, am eating better than I have in 3 years and more protein than I've ever gotten and am shedding like its molting season!!!! Luckily I have enough hair to share :/

The only thing that saved me when I had allergy or sinus stuff with my band was sipping hot tea....seemed to relax thing enough that I didn't get dehydrated. Good luck!!!

Quick loss? Go on Protein shakes only and start walking 15 minutes twice a day and increase by 5 minutes weekly until you can do 60 minutes once a day then start pushing your speed. The shakes are low fat, low carb, low sodium, high protein and low cal as well...I think they're nasty as hell but when I really stick to them I lose 4-6 lbs a week and usually 10-12 the first week due to losing retained Fluid. Good luck!!!!

I told my son who was 5 at the time that I was having something done to my stomach to help me be healthy (later, post-op and older, we had more detailed discussion). Like someone else above said, he told me he loved me and I was perfect like I was and I told him thank you but I needed to lose weight so I could be healthier and be around to watch him raise his kids some day. Initially he was worried about me having surgery so we really down played what was happening. I didn't tell him the morning I was actually having it done because I was worried he'd be fretting all day. My dad picked him up from school that day and told him the doctor had decided to go ahead and do my surgery, it was the last day before school break and he got a GI bug and puked all night so really didn't have the time or energy to worry!

The Nuva ring, goes around your cervix, non uterine exploration and the patient removes it and puts in a new one. It's pretty good stuff!

I'm on an iPad but on my screen there's a button on the top right corner that does it, it's an arrow inside a box but no clue what the tech term is or if it's an iPad only thing. Sorry!!

Nothing special, totally different end of the plumbing. Shouldn't have any effect in the colonoscopy at all!

I'm a candidate for anything but another band but personally am just more comfortable with the bypass. Im a family practice physician assistant and fairly knowledgeable on both, just feel that the bypass is a better fit for me personally.