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Miss V    41

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Way to freak us out Jami.... :P

Yes I am tired of Soup too, but I was excited to eat this tonight! Yes, I never thought I would be so excited to eat mushy food! And I love refried Beans, I really love mexican!! And it is the little things, I just told a girlfriend the same things today!! The soup is pretty amazing, if you want the recipe I will send it to you! I am on soft/mushy's for 2 weeks starting Monday, and I just found out my first fill is March 25th...I am scared to death for the fill....lol

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TheNewMeTrini    26

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Girl me too!! I'm not good with needles!! I'm told that it won't hurt at all! (Fingers crossed) and yes please send me that recipe!! Sounds amazing! I'm on mushy/soft also for two weeks! I heard about this really yummy recipe with those freezer meatballs and spaghetti sauce.. Can't wait for goodness like that!

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Redesigned_Curves    312

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Ohhh... Boo.. Well do you think scar reducer stuff will help??

Eek, sry!

I doubt any scar reduced will help if its Keloid. Basically a keloid scar is a build up of collagen.< /p>

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Miss V    41

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You wanna message me your email and I will send it! And I dont do so hot with needles either, I am a baby, and yes everyone says it doesnt hurt and then you get those other cases where they talk about how horrible it was...I am terrified of being "one of those cases"

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Miss V    41

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LOL Jami! Its all good, we need to be aware of what to look for, and I was always worried about getting a keloid on my nose peircing (back in the day)

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Redesigned_Curves    312

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LOL Jami! Its all good' date=' we need to be aware of what to look for, and I was always worried about getting a keloid on my nose peircing (back in the day)[/quote']

I was hoping they could use my keloid scars as an incision site when I was banded and maybe it would not be keloid this time, but nope, they went all around it :-(

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Redesigned_Curves    312

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It's weird I find myself thinking, "man my scar is hurting." Then I think about where it's located and realize it's one from my gallbladder and not my band. It's weird

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OBNurse    10

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hey girls, I have been looking for someone to talk to who was banded around the time I was, I was banded on 2-12-13. It sounds like you are both doing great. I am doing well, just this gas pain--do you both ever still have any gas pains? I am still having it daily, not going to the shoulder like people describe, but just under diaphragm. Also, have some discomfort with hiccups and burps that I get in my left abdominal area. I do try to get active, have gone back to work, etc.--do you have any suggestions? I would appreciate and love to hear from you.

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TheNewMeTrini    26

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hey girls' date=' I have been looking for someone to talk to who was banded around the time I was, I was banded on 2-12-13. It sounds like you are both doing great. I am doing well, just this gas pain--do you both ever still have any gas pains? I am still having it daily, not going to the shoulder like people describe, but just under diaphragm. Also, have some discomfort with hiccups and burps that I get in my left abdominal area. I do try to get active, have gone back to work, etc.--do you have any suggestions? I would appreciate and love to hear from you.[/quote']

Hi OB Nurse!! I was banded 2/11 and I'm recovering.. It's a long process! I still have some gas pains in my back and shoulders but I notice everyday they start to be less. I have also had the hiccups and burping as well and I think that's normal. Must be some air that is getting trapped somewhere that we need to get out. I've only had one complication and that was a development of a blood clot in my arm.. :-/ It's being treated now but it was kind of scary. I feel like I'm sleeping better and feeling better everyday. I went back to work last Monday and it had been tiring! Want to fall asleep almost as soon as I get home- I'm hoping that this will get better also. I have also lost about 10 lbs since the surgery (total of 30 lbs all together) so I'm really enjoying seeing my numbers fall. Sounds like you are on the same track as me so let's keep in touch! Best wishes!

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OBNurse    10

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Hi OB Nurse!! I was banded 2/11 and I'm recovering.. It's a long process! I still have some gas pains in my back and shoulders but I notice everyday they start to be less. I have also had the hiccups and burping as well and I think that's normal. Must be some air that is getting trapped somewhere that we need to get out. I've only had one complication and that was a development of a blood clot in my arm.. :-/ It's being treated now but it was kind of scary. I feel like I'm sleeping better and feeling better everyday. I went back to work last Monday and it had been tiring! Want to fall asleep almost as soon as I get home- I'm hoping that this will get better also. I have also lost about 10 lbs since the surgery (total of 30 lbs all together) so I'm really enjoying seeing my numbers fall. Sounds like you are on the same track as me so let's keep in touch! Best wishes!

Kristin, sorry it took me so long to respond, life has been hectic... Wow, sorry to hear about the blood clot!! That had to be scary as heck. Yes, returning to work was exhausting and somewhat full of humor for me--my co-workers are aware of my band surgery and even though we are all nurses with medical knowledge, when I came back they all gave me the once over as if they were going to see instant changes--as if I had cosmetic surgery or something. They are funny! I wish I could sleep, seem to have some trouble sleeping well since going back to sleeping in my bed( slept in recliner at first), that and trouble having bowel movements are my main issues at this point. Since surgery I have lost only about 7 pounds, total since starting this journey almost one year ago has been 37 pounds. I would love to keep in touch, maybe if you can you can contact me via email, which is how I would see your messages quicker. Email is momof4pains46@sbcglobal.net. If not, I will attempt to keep in touch here.

Thanks again and glad to hear that so far things are going well for you, btw what diet does your MD have you on at this point?

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