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By BLAH, in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story

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BLAH    9

BLAH
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The only thing I'm missing from my checklist is the psych evaluation & one more support group I'm just so confused right now about doing the Lapband after attending a support group everyone was so negative about it I heard so many stories I was the only one their who was getting the Lapband before I was 110% sure I was getting the Lapband now I'm confused I feel like those other procedures are too much for me & my body won't be able to handle it I'm just wondering if any of you went through this I would love to please get some input & advice

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elcee    3,343

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Band bashing is a national sport, I'm surprised it wasn't at the Olympics. I am happy with my band and I know many others who are too. So long as you are well educated and go into the procedure with your eyes open about what the band does and does not do then I see no reason why you shouldn't be successful and happy too.

Yes there can be complications but the same is true with all the WLS. At least with the band most of the side effects are not life threatening.

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BLAH    9

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Thank you so much & I've been doing my research & getting educated about everything so I don't have anything catch me by surprise I was wondering did you get gas pain after surgery?

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Maddysgram    6,159

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Thank you so much & I've been doing my research & getting educated about everything so I don't have anything catch me by surprise I was wondering did you get gas pain after surgery?

The best thing you can do is research & educate yourself.

I haven't been banded yet, but yes I expect gas pain. I had a hysterectomy 15yrs ago and I remember walking up & down my driveway at 2am. Everyone will have gas pain but walk ,walk, walking will help.

PS I only had to do it one night

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BLAH    9

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Oh okay thank you I definitely will & did you get a date yet?

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elcee    3,343

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I had some pain but not gas pain and it wasn't anything that the pain meds couldn't take care of.

As for the hysterectomy that was fine until one of the dumb nurses made me take some laxative. The pain from that was so bad I was in agony, pacing up and down the ward with nothing helping - eventually they had to give me a sleeping pill to knock me out.

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BLAH    9

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Wow that's absurd knowing all that pain could of been prevented

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I had lap band on 8/20/12 and know it was the right choice for me. I had a friend that had it done in 08' and she lost 140 in the first 14 mths. she has kept it off as well. You will have to make alot of choices. But alot are things that should have done years ago. I have no regrets with my band. I am down 22 lbs so far. I was sore the first week. I never needed any pain meds after the first two days. It was sore, but I could live with it. After surgery the more you get up and walk the better. I got up inbetween commercials and walked around my dining room table until my show was back on. Then I started on my treadmill. Slow and when i started to get sore or super tired I got off. Usually about 10 mts to start at. Now I am up to 25 mts and I am walking faster then I started. I am also starting my Water aerobics class a week from tomorrow. I am super excited about it.

I have not know anyone that wished they would not have had the lap band. Good luck to you.

Vicky

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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