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Well!!!!!!! Im Banded! 5 days out.. Feelin Great' date=' now that the gas in my left shoulder is pretty much gone. I can get up and down by myself, but need help getting up from lying position on the couch. Bummer, but funny. I go back to work tomorrow,, I think things will be pretty smooth. I heard of someone having to take shots of heparin in the belly after surgery,., i thought this was a little abnormal.. Any input would be great. Im now eating oatmeal, and applesauce aling with shakes. I try to drink drink drink. Im not very hungry, which is a true miracle in itself... Things are good.. Thank you for all of your support within the lapband talk site... wonderful.. How is everyone else feeling. Any questions??[/quote']

They may of had a pre existing issue. If I wasn't already on a blood thinner, I would of had to do belly shots of Lovenox for a week, which is the same thing... All because I had one pulmonary embolism in my past.

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Well!!!!!!! Im Banded! 5 days out.. Feelin Great' date=' now that the gas in my left shoulder is pretty much gone. I can get up and down by myself, but need help getting up from lying position on the couch. Bummer, but funny. I go back to work tomorrow,, I think things will be pretty smooth. I heard of someone having to take shots of heparin in the belly after surgery,., i thought this was a little abnormal.. Any input would be great. Im now eating oatmeal, and applesauce aling with shakes. I try to drink drink drink. Im not very hungry, which is a true miracle in itself... Things are good.. Thank you for all of your support within the lapband talk site... wonderful.. How is everyone else feeling. Any questions??[/quote']

They gave me a shot of heparin before I went into surgery, i was banded 10-12 and my stomach is still bruised from where they gave me the shot.

I think going back to work has helped me a lot because on the days that i'm not working all I want to do is sleep all day. I try to get stuff done around the house but it seems I sure do like taking a lot of naps, lol.

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I had to have two small shots of heparin post surgery. The shots were not at all painful but one left a gigantic bruise on my thigh.

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I had to have two small shots of heparin post surgery. The shots were not at all painful but one left a gigantic bruise on my thigh.

What is this shot for?

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What is this shot for?

It's to prevent blood clots as you are less mobile after surgery. I stayed overnight, I don't know is they would give a shot if you were going home. I also had those compression wraps around my lower legs, for the same purpose of preventing blood clots.

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They may of had a pre existing issue. If I wasn't already on a blood thinner, I would of had to do belly shots of Lovenox for a week, which is the same thing... All because I had one pulmonary embolism in my past.

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I have not pre existing clothing issues, but I am on Lovenox shots for the 2 weeks following my procedure. I never had an embolism or any serious issues of the sort. I think as a precaution my surgeon prescribes it to all his patients. I just dislike giving myself shots. the worse.

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I just loaded myfitnesspal onto my phone so if you want to add me mbyrd73 . Hope everyone is having an awesome day :)

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Hey LB fam... I'm a little nervous! My surgery is tomorrow morning at 7:30am, I'm excited. BUT my head has been pounding for the last two days, my blood pressure is elevated way too high! I'm scared that my doc will cancel my surgery because of my blood pressure... and if they don't cancel it, is it safe to perform surgery if my blood pressure is not normal?!?! I'm so SKEERED (way pass scared, lol)

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Hey LB fam... I'm a little nervous! My surgery is tomorrow morning at 7:30am' date=' I'm excited. BUT my head has been pounding for the last two days, my blood pressure is elevated way too high! I'm scared that my doc will cancel my surgery because of my blood pressure... and if they don't cancel it, is it safe to perform surgery if my blood pressure is not normal?!?! I'm so SKEERED (way pass scared, lol)[/quote']

Take a deep breath... Relax... They can give you stuff to make you relax which in turn will make the BP go down... I was pretty nervous as well but I think most of it was not knowing what to expect, but I started reading all these posts and they explain pretty much what to expect ... The gas pains is what hurt so bad with me ... But you will do fine!

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I got the call. I go in for 9am! I'm freaking out. Heart is skipping beats and adrenalin is flowing hard! I'm having all the doubts and second thoughts. But I know I need this. Thoughts and prayers to all on their band journey!

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I have not pre existing clothing issues' date=' but I am on Lovenox shots for the 2 weeks following my procedure. I never had an embolism or any serious issues of the sort. I think as a precaution my surgeon prescribes it to all his patients. I just dislike giving myself shots. the worse.[/quote']

Yeah, Lovenox isn't fun. I was on them plus my Coumadin for the 2 weeks following my clot and my whole stomach was a giant bruise. BUT, I guarantee that you would much rather do those than get a clot.

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Yeah' date=' Lovenox isn't fun. I was on them plus my Coumadin for the 2 weeks following my clot and my whole stomach was a giant bruise. BUT, I guarantee that you would much rather do those than get a clot.

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Take out trash, what are men suppose to do that?lol

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Well, I am home.. feeling a bit miserable but nothing to compare of the pain I thought I'd be in. I know it's only the first day lol. Breathing in my nose out my mouth has helped a lot. I feel the gas in my tummy, back and shoulder but it's not unbearable.. at times i moan out.. ****.. or gosh damn.. but thats about it. My surgeon was awesome and they said everything went very great!! They also repaired the hiatal hernia. Hard to sip Water, because I get so bloated and uncomfortable when I take a few sips.. my tummy is very soar and get occasional pains.. All normal ?? I am waiting for another 40mins to take some more meds! When I fall asleep I dont feel a thing till I wake up. Thank you all for having faith in us.. you all have been such a help and inspiration and knowing we have all of you on this journey today is amazing in itself. <3 ya guys!....... ( ouch ) lol .. pain pain go awaaay!

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Well' date=' I am home.. feeling a bit miserable but nothing to compare of the pain I thought I'd be in. I know it's only the first day lol. Breathing in my nose out my mouth has helped a lot. I feel the gas in my tummy, back and shoulder but it's not unbearable.. at times i moan out.. ****.. or gosh damn.. but thats about it. My surgeon was awesome and they said everything went very great!! They also repaired the hiatal hernia. Hard to sip Water, because I get so bloated and uncomfortable when I take a few sips.. my tummy is very soar and get occasional pains.. All normal ?? I am waiting for another 40mins to take some more meds! When I fall asleep I dont feel a thing till I wake up. Thank you all for having faith in us.. you all have been such a help and inspiration and knowing we have all of you on this journey today is amazing in itself. <3 ya guys!....... ( ouch ) lol .. pain pain go awaaay![/quote']

Get an abdominal binder. It helped my bloating big time. (I had my period the day of surgery... Bloat times 2. Lol)

Best advice I got before surgery, figure I should pass it on!

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Well' date=' I am home.. feeling a bit miserable but nothing to compare of the pain I thought I'd be in. I know it's only the first day lol. Breathing in my nose out my mouth has helped a lot. I feel the gas in my tummy, back and shoulder but it's not unbearable.. at times i moan out.. ****.. or gosh damn.. but thats about it. My surgeon was awesome and they said everything went very great!! They also repaired the hiatal hernia. Hard to sip Water, because I get so bloated and uncomfortable when I take a few sips.. my tummy is very soar and get occasional pains.. All normal ?? I am waiting for another 40mins to take some more meds! When I fall asleep I dont feel a thing till I wake up. Thank you all for having faith in us.. you all have been such a help and inspiration and knowing we have all of you on this journey today is amazing in itself. <3 ya guys!....... ( ouch ) lol .. pain pain go awaaay![/quote']

Congratulations! Yep its all normal. You sound like me 1wk ago. You'll be good in no time.

You've heard this before walk, walk,walk.

Sip,sip sip

Get better quickly!

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