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I have good days and bad days still swallowing 5 weeks later after band removal. My doctor thinks that he may need to go back in-another surgery-and take out the stitches attached to my stomach. I dread another surgery and I wonder if I will ever be normal again. Thank you for thinking of me. Private Dancer7
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Hello I go for my first fill Oct 3rd and was banded Aug th I would have gone this week but my doctor is on vaca I lost 17 lbs right away and gain like 3 back. I am eating normal and now I just feel like I always feel and I can't wait to get filled. This past weekend I ate more then normal didn't follow my diet....I am hoping I didn't do anything to damage my band I will be so mad at myself. Have you ever ate more then you should? I just can't wait to go get this filled....I am afraid I will screw up. I want to get started on losing weight I am back on the right eating habits but really worried myself
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VSG? Feeling very scared that I made the wrong decision.
Delete profile posted a topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I was banded just two weeks ago on 1/26/11. Have had no complications, minimal pain, and a pretty easy time of things thus far. On mushy food diet. When I started investigating WLS I decided early on that RNY was not for me because I didn't like the idea of malabsorption and intestinal re-routing. I had never heard of VSG prior to surgery, and saw only one brief mention of it in literature in my surgeon's office. I asked about it but was told that it wasn't available on the east coast and still considered experimental. I did no research on it. I did a significant amount of research on the Lap-Band prior to surgery. Now, of course, as I continue to troll the blogs and forums, I'm reading more about VSG and am deeply concerned that I've made a mistake. VSG sounds as though it offers all of the benefits of RNY without the challenges of intestinal rerouting. Does anyone have any thoughts? My big concern is that I read someone's post today who said that her surgeon told her that LapBand is on the way out, as VSG is a better surgery with better results. Comments would be really, really helpful to me. Any information that anyone has would be appreciated. Thanks. -
Saw my surgeon last week and he wants me to progress to normal foods. He didn't have to tell me twice! So, I packed up my family and we went to my favorite pizza place. They all shared a pizza....I had one slice of thin crust veggie pizza. ONE SLICE, not four. And I was satisfied. I chewed it to oblivion and ate super slowly. But the fact that I was able to sit there and eat a single slice and be completely fine with is was amazing to me. It was also my first real "this really ISNT a diet" moment! So happy!!!!
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Post op Day 6- stomach pain! Is this normal?
TexasFire replied to Dandy Andi's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
YES! I had the same issue right after surgery. The Gas-X didn't help, nothing seemed to help except for very cold sugar free JELLO, and only while I was eating it. I ate it very very slowly to make the coolness last, and eventually it subsided. Also, sleeping in the recliner that first week helped quite a bit so that I wasn't laying flat and allowing the acids to creep up. Try sticking to jello or anything cold and salt free or at least low in salt. If you have irritation, this will help. Good luck and let us know how you get along! -
I'm also a 2-25 surgery date. I have lost 18 pounds and the scales have not budged for close to a week. I get my first fill on the third.
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:crying:I was banded in 2005 had the band removed in 2008 due to a problem with the fills and then a few months later had another band put in. At that point i had a bunch of complications, had to have the port removed. I now have a port and had a fill about 4 weeks ago. My problem is that I seem to have forgotten the basicis. I have pretty good restriction, cannot seem to get my head to follow my stomach. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
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My first fruit was banana and then I moved onto cantaloupe with no issues. My first veggie was zucchini and I had no issues. Veggies were very touch and go up until a couple of weeks ago.
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Need Lap Band Buddy / Mentor someone to help and encourage through this journey!
wannabthinagain replied to wannabthinagain's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
what a difference a day makes. Yesterday i did great. i was sticking to my shakes. i went to curves. I got a pedometor in the mail from my insurance. I put it on about half way of my day. a friend asked if i wanted to go walk/run with her in the evening. i decided i should eat something if i was going to run later, so i had TUNA FISH. we did 2 3/4 miles and i RAN almost HALF OF IT!! I was SOOOO proud of myself! she was too! she has been in this running club for over a year and has been doing this program for a few weeks after a break from running and i kept up with her! i can remember not being able to run to the end of our driveway to catch one of the little ones from going into the street and now i'm running MILES....ok, not all at once (the longest distance we ran all together was 1/4 of a mile) but it was much much farther than the end of my DRIVEWAY! the bonus....this morning i was 140! EVEN. an OUNCE and i'm OUT OF THE 140's!!! I'm using that as MOTIVATION and i WILL stay on track today! I tracked over 14000 steps and i didn't even have the pedometor on for the first half of the day! -
Am I the only one who CAN NOT STAND Unjury unflavored protein powder?? I want to like it soooo bad. I've tried it in a very strong flavor of Crystal Light, and it was gross. So I tried it in some warm (less than 130 degree) chicken broth. Yuck. I couldn't even stand the smell!! I am only a week post-op, and I am able to get my protein in with chocolate powder, but I was hoping for some more options!! I know there are a lot of people on here who swear by it.....what's wrong with me??!!!!
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Yes, bathroom scales vary. My old Jenny Craig scale was not showing a weight loss for over a week but the one at my gym showed 2.5 lbs. I then bought a new digital one for home. I can get on and off it and back on and change my weight by .5 lbs! So who knows what is the exact weight!?! As long as it is going down and my clothes are loose I knew I am losing.
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Ouch, you poor thing, it's an awful experience, it's happened to me twice in three months, first time on broccoli, it hurt and I felt it go through too and what a relief. Second time was on spaghetti, swallowed before chewing properly because I was in a hurry to answer the phone. That one was a pb and it put me off any sort of Pasta and I remember I had no desire for food for a good two days. You'll be fine in a day or so just stick to soft foods and remember CHEW, CHEW, CHEW! Lol. I think someone needs to come up with a jingle about chew, chew, chew so we can get it stuck in our heads!
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I went for my pre surgical VSG appointment today and everything is all set for March 29 (Good Friday) I'm excited but now that I know it's a week away I am getting nervous!! What liquids are your new best friends now that the pre surgery liquid diet has begun?? Lol
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Need Lap Band Buddy / Mentor someone to help and encourage through this journey!
wannabthinagain replied to wannabthinagain's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I've been having some things going on that i'm convinced have been affecting the band. my period has been here or trying to start again for more of the month than NOT. I'm on right now and i've been having trouble with even drinking! Not that i couldn't drink, but that it gave me that stuck feeling most of the time. even in the evenings. I was starting to get reflux at night, and even in the daytime if i wasn't upright for at least 3-4 hours after drinking or eating. at first i thought maybe it was from getting stuck and not sticking to liquids or mushies long enough, or not chewing or sipping carefully, but when making sure i did things right, let the band have some time off (liquids and mushies) and it didn't feel any different, i called for an appointment. I went in this morning. The Dr. and i talked and he thought 1 cc out would be good. THAT scared me. i was hoping for HALF of that at the most. He was concerned that since i've lost a significant amount of weight in this amount of time that it could have slipped due to the band not having as much fat under it. he told me to try this amount for 2 weeks. if i still have trouble, we will UNFILL the entire thing and go from there! YIKES! He was hopeful that i would have INSTANT relief and that when things settle down, if i needed a little more (if i'm eating too much/not losing) that i can go in for a little bit (i'm thinking .5 cc since the 1 has been tight for a while). i didn't drink my coffee this morning before the appointment because even my coffee was giving me trouble the last couple of days! I came home after my appointment, made coffee, and AAAAHHHHHHHHH.....it's GOING DOWN FINE!!!! NO stuck feeling, no reflux.... now, i hope i still have restriction when it comes to eating...and i don't go overboard if i don't!!! i'm SOOOO close to where i want to be...i don't want to go backwards!!! -
Need Lap Band Buddy / Mentor someone to help and encourage through this journey!
wannabthinagain replied to wannabthinagain's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Hi ladies...i have not been good about coming on here and posting...shame on me! I have not done very good over this Easter break either! I bought NO candy, but everyone else made up for that! ARGH! everyday i told myself i would NOT get into the candy, and i did anyhow! i threw all of it away yesterday! if i couldn't get the willpower to stay away, i was taking it out of the house! I have slacked with my Water because i wasn't doing good with everything else either! It's only been a month and i'm slacking? that's NOT RIGHT! I HAVE to get back on track! holidays/going out of town didn't help me at all! i am up 2 pounds from my lowest because of my slacking! I called yesterday because i'm not feeling restricion and i wanted to make an appointment so i can have a day to look forward to get a fill. I can't go the week that would make four weeks from my last one, so they made it for next Thursday. April 23. i don't go in until 2 because the Dr. does surgery's in the morning. I will try to do liquids that morning and then liquids for 2 days, mushies 2(instead of liquids one mushies one like they told me the last time). I was wondering if anyone would want to be an email buddy? we could email what we ate, if we had enough water, if we exercised...etc. it's much easier for me to keep my email open and reply to that than it is to come here (remember, no one besides my hubby, mom and my Band Dr. know yet...don't want to leave this open and have my teenager find this and wonder what it is). if you are interested, send me a private message and i will send you my email address. i want to or i should say, NEED to be accountable for what i eat, and why...i know i'm eating out of BORDOM often, and i HAVE to stop that!!! -
A very rough day...but ALAS a solution
Unforgettable replied to formerfatchick's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I know there are many on this forum that are anti-NSAIDS like Motrin, but when they are taken just on occasion they really can work wonders with the swelling and inflammation! My doctor also recommended the liquid motrin and I found relief my first week post op. Nice to hear you are feeling better! -
Well I am 2 weeks out today too. And I had the same thing for dinner. You probably got it from www.theworldaccordingtoeggface.com. That's where I got it. Unfortunately when taking it out of my oven I spilled half of it all over my oven. Looks like I am going to learn how to clean my oven tomorrow....lol. Today was my first day of mushies. It felt good to actually eat something. I lost like 9 lbs the first week and the second I went up .5 lbs it is bumming me. I am hoping this week the scale will move again
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Hi there! I am scheduled for the 11th as well. I'm on the 2 week 1200 calorie pre-op diet. I did my pre-admission today and only have my stress test left before the surgery. It has been a long 6 month journey for me. I'm ready to get it done. How are you doing on your pre-op diet? HB
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2nd fill: works daytime, but not at night
evesta replied to Maire's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I had the exact same issue after my second fill too. Good restriction all day but by evening the band felt almost non-existent. My doctor wanted me to wait a few weeks before I got another fill. They suggested I add a high Protein late afternoon snack, which did help. After a few weeks restriction was becoming less during the rest of the day and I finally got another fill. Now I can definately eat more comfortably during the evening but get full very quickly. -
Fills take me about 5 minutes. Usually you wait at least 4 weeks between fills, but there is no standard maximum time between them. Some people don't have a fill for up to a year after surgery, but most want the first one about 6 weeks out. After that, you might never need another fill or might need one in two weeks. There can be swelling of the stomach after a fill, so many doctors want you to go back on liquids for 24-72 hours. Sometimes a fill seems to take a while to "take" so that is why it is good to wait a few weeks after a fill before getting another. My husband and I were banded the same day in October. He has had 3 fills and has less restriction than I do, and I've only had two. It is a very individual thing.
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Hi I am a little over a week out of surgery. I started mushies yesterdat and everytime I try to eat them I get a side ache in my left side that lasts for an hour or so. Has anyone else had this or know what it is? :biggrin:
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Family histrory of obesity, need advice
JENNIFER7375 replied to staplegater's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
i definitely understand where you are coming from. im 33 and have spent most of my life fighting my weight. my highest weight was 225. and my goal is 150. my family history played a major role in my decision to get the band, my mother died morbidly obese at the age of 52. my older sister died from a heart attack 2 weeks after her 40th birthday. ive spent the last few years struggling with my weight terrified of ending up like my mom an my sister. my other siblings are ovewrweight as wekk. im actually the smallest adult in my family. for me it was a decision based more on the weight i could end up as opposed to the weight i was currently at. it is a hard decision but so far its a decision im very happy with. i dont expect to be thin over night but even in the 4 weeks since my band was placed i already feel so much better. not just physically but mentally as well -
:thumbup:Thanks I just got banned 2 weeks ago so all of this is new to me.
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3rd Fill Yesterday - Maybe a little tight
dfox3325 replied to BDS_Geologist's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I had a fill on Monday, 5ml total now. Water went down fine with minimal burping. This is the third day now and I can drink and sip thick liquids and ate 1/4 cup of cottage cheese with a little burping. I feel very tight. I tried to eat more solid food, even chewing a lot but got a lot of heavy chest pain. Not real comfortable, I'm hoping it will calm down in a couple of days, if not by next week or I'm getting 1 ml taken out. -
I am new to this and would like a mentor/buddy?
rtchaires replied to wasamkins's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
Hello ladies! My name is Rachel and I am getting banded this coming Friday. I'm super excited and super nervous. I don't know anyone else who is going through this and was hoping to find someone to go through it together. I read your posts and thought I should try to reach out. Anyway, my dr only has me on the pre-op liquid diet for two days (which adds to my nervousness because most posts I have come across say 2 weeks. Interestingly, I havent even had the surgery yet and I have split reactions from my friends and co-workers. I feel like I am being negatively judged, like people think this is an easy way out... It's quite frustrating and disheartening and makes me second guess the decision. However, I am doing this. I am tired of struggling and beating myself up for failure after failure. I am really excited about this new chapter and hope that I can find a support system that understands my situation. (my husband is very supportive, but at his worst was 10, maybe 15 lbs overweight. But he just gets on a treadmill for a couple weeks, and it falls off no problem). Ok, guess I should stop rambling and see what happens. Good luck to us all!
