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mauraclegg    29

mauraclegg
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When my pouch has had enough, it will give me 1 hiccup. That means stop I'm full. 2 which is rare really means I had enough.

That's after 4 1/2 yrs...

biggrin.gif what an awesome guideline.. I wish mine did that for me. I think I need to start listening to my band more....

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Peaches78    8

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1- whats with all the hiccups?

I didn't have hiccups..... can't comment on that one :)

2- how long should i keep sipping Water, when to take start taking small amount?

I only sipped Water for the first 2 days then I could drink it

3- when can i start sleeping on my sides?

I started sleeping on my side on about day 6 or 7 but still can't sleep on my tummy (and I'm really a tummy sleeper). However I didn't have stitches or staples my incisions were put back together with surgical glue (cool huh!).... its actually way better than the stitches or staples in my opinion as I've had both and the glue just comes off as the incisions heal!

4- why do i feel like their is a small ballon passing down my tummy?

I still have that feeling sometimes or feeling like my pants are too tight but they aren't (bloating I assume)... its probably because of the gas they use to inflate your stomach during surgery and since its not the normal kind it lingers for quite a bit.... I also had chest and left shoulder pains too

5- The most important one is how will i know that my body accepts the band or time will tell?

My best friend knows someone whose body rejected the band... it can happen but my surgeon tells me its rare. From what I know of the other persons experience you should know rather quickly.... within the first few months because it just never heals right if it isn't accepted.

Hope this helps :)

Faith

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NJGirl32    43

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I slept on my side from day 1- but couldn't sleep on my tummy for a few weeks. I didn't have any stitches, they closed me up with glue.

GLUE?:o I never heard of being closed up with glue-do you mean bandages? I thought for sure I would need stitches.

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54Shirley    105

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Mine was closed with Glue too... Where he put the Port, he stitched it from the inside, and closed the outside with Krazy Glue. They have another name for it, but when I asked him Krazy Glue? He said Ah ha !

Worked beautifully too.

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Jess55    97

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It's not krazy glue! It's a surgical grade glue called dermabond. They suture the muscle and fascia closed, ( I know in animals they usually so intradermal sutures, though i do not think I had any) then they glue the outside. Not uncommon at all. Ive never had sutures so I can't comment on the feeling, but the glue holds really well and after 1.5 weeks I was just scraping the glue outside the incision off.

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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. 
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      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
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