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OK I GET FAT IN MY TUMMY AREA. WELL I TRIED JOGGING. WELL IT FELT LIKE I WAS TEARING MY BAND LOOSE FROM THE MOVEMENT. HAVE ANY OF YOU HAD THIS PROBLEM. AM I SUPPOSE TO BE LIMITED ON WHAT EXERCISE I CAN DO?

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I haven't, but being a guy, I probably don't have the same movement issues a woman would have.

I'd say call your surgeon and ask if jogging is safe for you at this point. if you're cleared for it, try wearing a Spanx type shirt that restricts midsection movement and holds things in. Did they give you a midsection binder after your surgery? If so, try wearing that and see if it helps.

And if even that is too much, maybe try just walking for now, and jogging after you've lost more weight.

Good luck!

Dave

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i never heard of a midsection binder what is that?

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When I had my surgery, they wrapped this binder around my midsection. It was about a foot tall, and long enough to wrap all the way around me, like a girdle. It had velcro along the two ends, so it "zipped" up to hold everything in place. I found it very easy to wear, since it reinforced things and allowed me to move more easily. I wore it for a couple of weeks.

I thought everyone got one of those, but now that I think of it, it may have been due to the complex surgery I had. Not only was I banded, but they repaired a hiatal hernia and a ventral hernia at the same time. (My idea - I figured as long as they were under the hood, they may as well do a full tune up. :)) The ventral hernia repair was pretty involved - they had to cut through stomach muscles, insert a mesh across the front of my lower stomach, and then stitch everything back into place. It was all laparascopic, but where most band patients end up with five or six incision sites, I have thirteen. Yikes! :)

Dave

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Dave is right, a surgical binder just might do the trick. You can purchase one at CVS Pharmacy or probably any pharmacy. My ortho gave me a back brace yesterday because I have been increasing my power walks and having back pain (back surgery 2004), and it was great support when I walked yesterday afternoon and this morning. Hope it helps.

~Fran

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THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO GUYS :D

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You can find them under "abdominal binders" Good luck!!!

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I just wear compression exercise gear. UnderArmor is a famous brand, but there are others.

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Wow! 13 incisions??? Why didn't they just make one big one, lol.

I haven't done a lot of jogging, just a little bit in one of the fitness classes that I do but I know what you mean. Those binders sound great and I'm going to look for one!

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