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January 2011 Bandsters !!!

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happygirl65    5

happygirl65
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Six days to go for me...excited...nervouse....releived....all at the same time. :) Hope you are all doing great!

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amberakamom    13

amberakamom
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1 more week!

I hope everyone is doing well!

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Metime    2

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Day 5 done of pre op diet. Some hours are better than others. Had my pre testing done (what a pain, wait for an hour for 10 minutes of questions and a 5 min ekg) then met with my surgeon who gave me some more reading material and we talked about the surgery. Tuesday next week. 1:30. Getting nervous and excited.

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MaybeBanding26    5

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I'm feeling ya on this one. Banded on the 18th. Just got home from the hospital today. I find the gas pains to be just as bad as the incision sites. OH, and I figured out really quick my stomach IS only the size of a shot glass. I'm on a full liquid diet and it said I could have blended Soups, so I prepared a cups worth after having 1/2 c of chicken broth. I've violated the law of 30's already. I won't do that again!

Good luck to you all.

i was banded on the same day as you....but they ended up letting me go home that evening. the incisions dont really hurt for me, unless i poke them or soething. its all about the this gassy bloated feeling. it BLOWS. and *TMI ALERT! TMI ALERT! TMI ALERT!*

ive realized that its much less painful to pass gas than it is to belch. i dont know why that is. but lets just say, i am opting for the rear exit as much as possible! :lol:

whats the law of 30s? im definitely not hydrating enough...im trying though. im on clears til at least friday....i may stay on longer. i have no appetite but currently im having difficulty distinguishing pain from hunger.

im sad though...i didnt get weighed on surgery day so i dont know how much i lost during the two-week torture! AND my scale's batteries are dead so i cant even see if ive met my first goal of being not too fat for my scale...

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Betttyboop    0

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Congrats! as your new journeybegins :-)..... I was banded Jan. 7, 2011. I am feeling good but boy was I full of questions on my 1st day post op. So if I could be of any help pls feel free to ask..... Good luck !

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amberakamom    13

amberakamom
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I keep having dreams that I am post-op and have absolutely NO PAIN! lol

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2girlsMom    0

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Had mine on the 14th so just to update everyone...one week banded. Port area is stll sore. I've heard that can last weeks or even months. I went to work Thursday and I think everything would have been ok except the electricity was out and I had to walk up 5 flights to my office. Then I sweat for an hour in a freezing office. I ended up a liitle dehydrated. I'd been running a low grade temp the prior days so who knows if it was just one thing. Didn't go to work Friday...but my 3 year old was sick so I used that as an excuse. My hubby stayed home and took care of us...ok so this lap band is my BIG SECRET but I've lost 20 or so pounds since I started the pre op Jan 31. My mom kept saying not to be too concerned if no one notices before I lose 40 or 50. BUT I had a couple of people ask me if I was OK or if I was out for medical reasons. I want to let out my secret but I don't want the judgement and gossip that goes along with that. I tested the waters gently during the whole evaluation process by asking questions to co workers like, "I've heard weight loss surgery is very safe these days" when there talking about yet another diet or pill that a friend is talking. It's like it's ok to take drugs to lose weight (been there)

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lparker420    0

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I was banded on january 3rd so i am at my three weeks on Monday. I have lost 35 pounds since i started the preop diet. down from 290 5 weeks ago and now im 255!!! i lost a lot in the begininng but its definetly slowing down. I also feel that i can eat more now as well which isn't good for the weight loss. I get my first fill on my birthday of course... feb 2 so i am hoping that the fill helps! i dont want to eat a lot! haha! my doc told me that if i am hungry, then eat... but dont snack! snacking is the hard part for me!

really want to go to a support group on monday and hopefully i can get my motivation back to eat well. i haven't been excercising as much as i should either. i have a gym memborship but i am dreading going there for the first time in months!

i know once i go once, it wont be so bad, but i just hate all the skinny and in shape people. i feel huge and stupid!

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ravendays    2

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I go for my testing on Friday (29th) and banded on Saturday (30th). Oh I hope Im one of the lucky ones that has an easy recovery, out same day, and home laughing about all my nerves a few days post-op....oh please please please, be me! hahaha

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Lorilovesflowers    1

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Anyone else with surgery this past week wish to check in? Hope all is well in your worlds! I'm doing alright, each day is better than the last.

Hi ,

I had surgery 1/14/11 and doing great, have lost 25llbs. Wish everyone the best!!!:rolleyes:

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Lorilovesflowers    1

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...continue sorry...

but it's not ok for WLS?"

Anyway, doing well. Up and around. Hope everyone is doing well.

Hi, we both had the same surgery date 1/14, glad to hear you are doing well. I am feeling good over all, just a little tender on my stomach. Wish you the best!!:rolleyes:

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Rediscovering Erin    0

Rediscovering Erin
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Well, it happened. I was banded on Friday the 21st! I dunno. It hurts. Most in my chest and in my left shoulder. Finding a comfy sleeping position is tough. I am glad I took a week off of work because I think I'll need it to be 100%. But honestly, it isn't so bad or I wouldn't be up typing this message.

It is really strange because, between the gas and the pain, I could not be less hungry. In a few days I went from being the always hungry girl to the girl who has to be reminded to drink something other than Water.< /p>

Here's hoping that continues. And best of luck to those of you being banded next week.

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    • Aunty Mamo

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      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
      I live on the island of Oʻahu and spend a lot of time in the water- for exercise, for play,  and for spiritual & mental health. The day I had my month out appointment with my surgeon, I packed all my gear in my truck, anticipating his permission to get back in the ocean. The minute I walked out of that hospital I drove straight to the shore and got in that water. Hallelujah! My appointment was at 10 am. I didn't get home until after 5 pm. 
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      My general disposition lately is hopeful and motivated. The only thing that bugs me on a daily basis still is the way those supplements make my house smell. So stink! But I just bought a smell proof bag online that other people use to put their pot in. My house doesn't stink anymore. 
       
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
      A looong story short, is that an assistant surgeon that was in the process of accepting money from my insurance company touched me while I was under anesthesia. That is what the bill was for. But hey, guess what? Some federal legislation was enacted last year to help patients out when they cannot consent to being touched by someone out of their insurance network. These types of bills fall under something called, "surprise billing," and you don't have to put up with it.
      https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises
      I had to make a lot of phone calls to both the surgeon's office and the insurance company and explain my rights and what the maximum out of pocket costs were that I could be liable for. Also had to remind them that it isn't my place to be taking care of all of this and that I was going to escalate things if they could not play nice with one another.
      Quick ending is that I don't have to pay that $7,000+. Advocate, advocate, advocate for yourself no matter how long it takes and learn more about this law if you are ever hit with a surprise bill.
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Some days I feel like an infiltrator... I'm participating in society as a "thin" person. They have no idea that I haven't always been one of them! 🤣
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    • ChunkCat

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      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
      I haven't been able to advance my diet past purees. Everything I eat other than tofu makes me choke and feels like trying to swallow rocks. They warned me it would get worse before it gets better, so lets hope this is all normal. I have my follow up on Monday so we'll see. Living on shakes and soup again is not fun. I had enough of them the first time!! LOL 
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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