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I came home last night. Doing well. Pai isn't too bad. Incisions don't hurt except the port a bit. broth, popsicles and Jello are going down well. Gas bubbly under my port is big. No gas in shoulder yet. Walking a lot does help.

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Glad it's going well Dave!

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Hello my name is Stacie and I was banded on Aug 9th. I am not looking forward to meeting with my surgeon today because I weigh more now then before surgery. I have been walking and following his diet. I get discouraged fast. I am hoping it is all the fluids that were given pre and post op. I was on LR @ 125/hr for 25 hours.

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I am like you Stacie I get discouraged very fast. I'm feeling better today, but I am still not getting in all Protein and liquids. I keep having all these negative thoughts. I have not weighed myself, I am to afraid!!

Hello my name is Stacie and I was banded on Aug 9th. I am not looking forward to meeting with my surgeon today because I weigh more now then before surgery. I have been walking and following his diet. I get discouraged fast. I am hoping it is all the fluids that were given pre and post op. I was on LR @ 125/hr for 25 hours.

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Hey August bandsters ! My name is Marni. I get banded tomorrow (August 17th) ! I am 19 yrs old. My starting weight is 272. I'm so relieved that I dont have to feel trapped in this weight anymore! Anyone going away to college with the lap band?

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I'm Melissa. I was banded on Aug. 12th. I was 297 the week before my surgery and today 286. I've been married for 5 yrs and have a 3 1/2 yr old son. I'm off work for 2 wks due to the amount of lifting and pulling I have to do. I also have had alot of gas pains I guess and pains in my shoulder.

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How do you post photos?

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Question of the day! If you are post op, share a pic of your scars!

These are totally gross!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The tops 3

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The bottom one by my belly button

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And a bonus picture of my kids making pillow mountains. No the little one isn't naked. She's wearing underwears, lol.

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Hey our bellies look just alike...lol! My port site feels like a pulled muscle now...is that how everyone elses feel?

Ps...ur kids our just adorable!!!!!

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Thanks! Where is your port?? I thought it was going to be on the right but right now my left rib area is killing me! I can get up for awhile and do some things and then I have to lay down and stretch out so there's zero pressure on it!

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hello I am Tanisha i will be banded on Friday 8/19 .. im excitedly-nervous-anxious but in a good way! i will keep you all postedrolleyes.gif

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Good luck Tanisha!!! Definitly check in when you can, I'm 5 days post op and feel great! Best of Luck!!!!

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Hi All,My name is Erinn, I'm 33, single, no kids, starting weight at my clinic was 272 about a size 20-22. I was banded yesterday and I though I was doing well untill about 6ish tonight. I think it's gas pain, but hard to describe. More like bloating and then pressure on my incisions, also it's like my neck muscles were over worked and they are killing me, making my ears hurt. I don't know but it sucks. I was allowed to take 1-2 perks at a time and was only taking 1, but I have increased to 2 for tonight. I'd like to get a decent nights sleep. I'll check back in tomorrow. I also think I need to walk a bit more during the day.

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Good luck Tanisha and hello Erinn!

Anyone post op get this heartburn-y, spasm, weird and painful feeling that starts in the stomach, makes it's way up like a burp but instead stops mid-neck and like, feels like it expands and hurts for a second and then go away? That was my best scientific explanation of what it is! I'm tired of it, it's all damn day every day! And it hurts!

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The dr told me since I was hungry that was a sign of my stomach healing..the swelling has went down. That's why I can move onto the mushee stage and mac & cheese is on the list. Anything u can smush w/ a fork!

Oh I see. I went to a surgeon who's done more surgeries than any bariatric surgeon, (I have so much trust in him! :) ) and he said that they learned 3 week liquid is key. I understand all doctors are different. :) He just said this is making the foundations of a great journey, and I shouldn't eat until those 3 weeks are up. Wouldn't want to shake the "foundations", because he said it won't slip now....but in a year it could if i didn't do it right. So that just caught me off guard is all! I wish you the best! I bet that helped those hunger pangs :D I've been on my liquid diet a week. I've lost 12lbs!

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I'm liquid for 2 weeks. Thin liquids the first 3 days, then thicker liquids until day 14, then pureed, then diced/mushies.

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