kurby

has anyone gone through pregnancy being banded and going to a midwife? are they ok with having the band? i've lost about 40lb since AUG and am NOT looking forward to gaining any weight. I lost 35 through morning sickness with dd but gained it all back and then some after about 6 months. can having the band help keep weight gain to an absolute minimum or do they want you to gain like everyone else? i don't even want to step on a scale anymore.

i haven't heard the term fluro fill. apparently there is a new device that when during the op he can measure the optimum fill. Another person who was banded the morning of me got 6.5cc's

Hi Laura, I did get a call this morning and yes i did have the hernia op and i did get 7cc's. it was confirmed with the op nurses hand written notes. I'm actually self pay as Canadian's aren't covered for this. i also do know the diff between carbs and Protein i just don't have knowledge of food in general. no there wasn't a preop course but i am seeing the dietitian week after next and will continue to see her until i'm comfortable with my food knowledge (which could be years) my choices over the adult life has sucked - or i wouldn't be in this mess i have a HUGE sweet tooth and even sore i'm craving sweets like chocolate and Snacks like chips - those were and i guess still are my down fall. i do have a lot to learn.

i just got off the phone with the post op lady. i told her i've very concerned about the mix up in paperwork with what i have re: hernia vs what she has in her computer. she tried to call the or nurse but she had already left and said she would call tomorrow morning and get back to me. she said may have just been an error in the quick notes the or nurse typed after surgery and that her official hand written notes taken during would have all the details. that still concerns me though. my fist appointment is with the dietitian - i don't think i see the dr again. i'm seeing the dietitian on the 31st in the afternoon. i could have done it on the phone but i think i need to see her face to face - i have zero willpower and knowledge of food since we live in the basement apartment of my parents house mom and dh cook all the meals. i couldn't tell you carbs from protein (ok i could but you know what i mean)

good afternoon all. i'm 5 days post op and starting to feel better. my post op care coordinator did call me back and now i'm confused about other things. she did tell me that i could swim this weekend as long as my cuts were healed over which they are now. but she said "oh good thing you didn't have a hernia" this is the confusing thing. i received a paper that stated that i did indeed have one and that he repaired a med. size one. but her info in the computer states i didn't have one. did i receive someone else's paper work? when she told me i have 7cc's is that correct or do i have 4 or 5?? i don't like the mix up in information and i don't know how i can know if i did have the hernia or not is the dr really going to remember 4 days later what he did? how do i know if i really have 7cc's? agrrrr -

Hi Renee, there are more then a few of us who where scared of the actual surgery, self included. you'll be fine. i'm 5 days post op and starting to feel myself. chin up and we'll see you on the other side

i was banded on aug 12 - too soon to be thinking about getting pg. infact i've told dh not to come near mean until jan - he's none too pleased i'm already 42 and running out of time for a second child. dd is going to be 5 in october and we have wanted a sibling for her since 6 months after she was born. those who have been pg on the band, did morning sickness effect the band? i had morning sickness from 6 weeks to the day dd was born every day. if i had that much morning sickness while banded would that shift the band or cause problems?

how is the band effected with morning sickness? i was just banded on thursday partly because i can't lose weight to get pg with our second child. however i had morning sickness from 6 weeks to the day dd was born every day. would that much throwing up shift the band?

I just found out today that i have 7cc's in a 10cc band. It sounds like a lot but the dr told me he's been filling them with help from something to get as close to the "sweet spot" right from the start rather then the multi fills and unfills that have been done in the past he said he's been doing it this way for months now and has a lot of success. what i'm wondering is what is your total fill. i know when you lose a lot of weight then you may need to have it adjusted but lets go with 6 months. what was your total fill for the first 6-12 months?

i just got off the phone with the post op care coordinater and i'm a little surprised to find out that my dr had put 7cc's in my band. he told me that he helped design or found a company who designed (sorry i was a little nervous to remember which one) that could tell the "sweet spot" of the fills and he had been filling them right from the start. 7 sounds a lot doesn't it?? i guess we'll have to see how much i can eat when i get to that stage.

i've got a couple of questions for post op care but i can't get them to call me back. i left a message on saturday which hasn't been returned i know they were closed but i did expect a call some time this morning. i left another message for the head of post op care around 10.30ish but still no call. so i'm going to ask you guys my questions. 1 - how long does it take until the gas pains stop? i don't have them often but when i do - boy they hurt. 2 - my breathing still hasn't returned to normal and yawning or taking a deap breath is very difficult (as is sneezing) is there anything i can do to speed up this recovery? 3 - and a very important one. - we have a swimming pool - how long until i can go in again? 4 - it's very hard to get comfortable - moving is hard and i'm assuming thats the case with most surgeries but how long does it last? i'm not getting much sleep at night and i'm exhausted because i'm waking up a lot at night to move, twitch and or shift.

what are you guys allowed to have during your clear liquid phase? my mother is freaking out on me because i added some crystal light or koolaid stuff to water. it's the first time i've done it i've had chicken soup broth jello water apple juice cranberry juice what have you been told you can have?

what are you guys allowed to have during your clear liquid phase? my mother is freaking out on me because i added some crystal light or koolaid stuff to water. it's the first time i've done it i've had chicken soup broth jello water apple juice cranberry juice what have you been told you can have?