losingjusme

not sure, maybe call your surgeon's office and ask them. Hope you are feeling better soon.

welcome to LBT Courtney!

my doc initially said 1 night in the hospital, but due to my extremely low BP and higher than wanted temp, i stayed an extra night. SOOOOO glad i did.

so i've been completely unfilled for about a month now (and feel very unfilled!! hungry, making not so good choices, etc...) i KNOW i need the fill, but why am i so hesitant to get one? its like im looking for excuses to cancel my appointment today.... im still sore/swollen from plastics, she wont be able to find my port... oh, i drank 3 hours 45 mins before my fill, i have to cancel ... you name it... i cant figure out what im afraid of ... grrrrrrrr....

yeah, i agree. Mark will probably take it... and whats with waiting for the elimination next episode ... grrr :huh2:

WOOO HOOO!!! :huh2:

Steph, congrats on being approved. hope you can get the date you want!! :thumbup:

start with sips... i could take regular drinks after a few weeks, but you have to be careful after fills too. congrats on your band date.

hi, welcome to LBT. the lap band was the best decision i've made in ages... possibly ever. started at 402.5 and am now about 238ish. i still have a way to go, but im happy, healthy and ACTIVE now... read as much as you can here, lots of great information. good luck

Karey, i am so sorry you are going through this. this is not an easy journey to begin with and having this stress is not helping matters. you can try and give it time and just concentrate on your DDs wedding (even with the shower planned by your friend)... you have enough to do. be friendly, but maybe dont make the initial contact. if she calls, great, maybe do coffee or movie or something... take a few weeks / months apart. i think she is really quite jealous (especially after the snide comment about your new girls) and may just need to cool off.. but .... she has been this way since she's been banded... im concerned that it means the friendship has changed dynamics and may not be as close as it once was ... :thumbup: but you never knokw what time will tell im so sorry you are going thru this. C

glad you are doing well. :wink: i, too, was on my 2nd day back to work (1/2 days) today was much tougher than yesterday. we were unpacking our office and i am SOOOOO swollen. my co-worker even noticed and told me ... gee, thanks :thumbup: ummm, the sex question... my doc suggested waiting 2-3 weeks for physical activity and sex was lumped under that. DH and I didnt exactly make it that long. i had surgery on Friday the 29th and we were intimate the following Sunday am (3/9) with no issues whatsoever and last night, but i was a tad swollen and sore on my left side this morning ... ??? but 3 weeks out you should be ok. take it really easy (i think that was our problem last night) sooo, that was kinda embarrassing... :thumbup:

I'm so glad you found a good one!!

yay laurend!!! soo glad you found someone! :tongue:

sounds really good... yum. thanks for the tip.

but then i have to take the garment off to tinkle ... :tongue: i've been wearing a 'wife beater' t shirt under it and that seems to help a bit... undies over the garment (has a hole from front to rear so i dont have to maneuver out of this contraption to go)...

im staying on plan today cause even though im swollen and full of fluid, i want to lose more fat.

neal - such a hottie!!! wooo hooo!! :tongue: i guess i had high hopes that my appetite would be zilch after surgery... it was after LB. oh well... hopefully they will do a fill tomorrow... hopefully i wont be so swollen and they'll be able to find my port!!!!!! crap this stinks!!

Ginger Rayne... i like it! :tongue:

Harley, i've been pretty good with having DH take pics, i just havent had the energy to really compare.. the good news is that my new garment is really helping with the swelling!! bad news is i think im allergic to the fabric and its making me really red around the incision line. i am wearing a t shirt under it today so hopefully that will help. i find the more active i am the more swollen i get, but it goes away over night. i am sleeping pretty much on my sides now, sometimes my back, but its just so difficult to stay on my back. i know its not great for swelling to be on my side... so i try at least.

OMG Nina, thats amazing! great job! (and no need to apologize for anything!!!) im SORE today... my left side / tummy, damn it really hurts like a *#&*$ !!!!! dunno what i did, but wow. (ok ok ... i know what i did, i wont be doing it again for a little bit more) im going in for a fill tomorrow after work, hopefully i'll get half way decent restriction. yeah, like thats going to happen on a 'first fill' :tongue: eating is planned for the day so im going to call it 'under control'... all i gotta do is follow my plan. which i will cause the scales didnt go down this morning. take care everyone!

Karey, of course you asked for this insanity ... we all did! :thumbup::eek::smile: i was literally climbing the walls here, my half day was kinda boring as well, but at least i got to see people :blushing: glad you are up and about more. yesterday was the first day i didnt take a nap, today i took one when i got home ... its a grueling process this surgery ... recovery is going to take awhile. we'll make it.

ewww... ME ME ME ... today was the food day from hell.... me being unfilled SUCKS. double burger, fries, pie... M&Ms ... Cookies ... make you feel any better?? i feel like garbage... :blushing:

welcome to LBT. can you sip Water throughout the day? what are you drinking? are you getting your Protein in? congrats on being banded!

wheetsin, sent ya a PM, but this is great news (about the news part...)... i still woulda kicked the doc in the shins on the way out. im so happy for you! C

best of luck to you!