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Home from my banding yesterday by Dr. Valin at St. Rapheal's in New Haven, Connecticut. I feel pretty good although I had two bouts of nausua last night including some dry heaving. I was worried about a slip...but my Doc said today that I would have to have chronic vomiting to cause a slip. He sends everyone home with an anti-nausua prescription just in case.

I'm on my way. Thanks again for all the support and information.

Jack

New Haven, CT

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:cocktail: Here's to you July Bandsters...

I'm a June Bandster and I totally appreciate the only form of pizza and cake I can have now!!!! :yield: to the food battle!

:welcomeB: to bandster land

:cheer2: All of the Junesters are there for you

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how long did the little steri strips stay on you guys that had them? mine itch but dr said they would come off on their own

I still have steristrips on two of my incisions. Mine itch also, but I think it's part of the healing process. I did take my steri strips off yesterday, only the port still has them on. I don't want to take those off because it looks kind of bloody in there. I was banded on July 11, so one week post-op today.

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Hi everyone...it's so fun to see everyone pass over to the "other side". My journey has been really good so far. I had shoulder pain that lasted until day 7 but other than that it's been quite uneventful. Time2Live and I had a blast with the whole experience! I lost 11 lbs. the first week and have been at a bit of a standstill since then. Constipation could be the culprit. I have gone, but not as much as I like. We are on the liquids phase, such as runny cream of wheat and creamy Soups, popsicles, and pudding and Jello. I am so excited to have my first bite of Protein. My strips fell off around day 7, and my bruising is doing well so are my incision sites.

Well, I am sending well wishes to all who are yet to go this month! You'll do great!! I am loving hearing from everyone who are newbies to "BandLand". It's so wonderful to have so many others going through the same things we are right now.

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It's so exciting seeing that some of us are moving on to mushie foods.

Congrats on that!

I was banded on the 5th and i'm still on liquids and ff low sodium cream Soups when hungary.

I've been very surprised that i haven't been that hungary. Today the hunger started to hit a little so I'm sure tomorrow i might be starving but i'm trying to hold out.

I see my doctor Friday and he'll let me know then if i can move on. I wouldn't see why not. I've been doing fine on liquids and i haven't had any complaints so far.

Sounds like everyone is doing great.

Keep up the good work.

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KMO

Your tooo funny!!! Thats my name... LMo we will be seeing you soon .......

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Morning all!! I threw around some cake and pizza in the june board. LOL The war continues. I read through their thread, and it is so nice to see what we will be facing. They all seem like a great group, and are close like the this group.

 

I lost a pound!! LOL I am down to 317. I am frustrated that everyone around me is losing, but me. But I am ok. I will wait till I get filled, then worry about my weight loss. I talked to my fill doctor yesterday and she wants me to come in for a fill in 3.5 weeks. It will be done under flouro, so that she can make sure it is perfect. If, within the first two weeks of the fill, it is not perfect she will adjust it for free. That is good since it will be 700 for me to have it done to begin with. 350 for the flouro and 350 for the the fill. Anytime after that outside of the 2 weeks is just 350.

 

My scabs are starting to come off, so i put some neosporin on them so the open sores don't get infected, and i have bandaids on them. I am so afraid of infection. LOL But my bruising is looking really good. mostly yellow now, with just a little purple here and there. DH still teases me that I look like a stabbing victim.

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how long did the little steri strips stay on you guys that had them? mine itch but dr said they would come off on their own

 

MY steristrips are STILL ON 3 of my incisions after 2 weeks and not looking to come off soon! ahhhh i just want to see my battlewounds but i am waiting until they just fall off.

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My steristrips took about a week to come off. There was one little bugger that was holding on by a thread that I had to help a little. I felt much better when they came off!

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Morning all!! I threw around some cake and pizza in the june board. LOL The war continues. I read through their thread, and it is so nice to see what we will be facing. They all seem like a great group, and are close like the this group.

LOL Good job.... LOL those were cute little pics. I was reading theres and alot of us are going down the same road.. So we need to look for them for inspiration.. (But while were there it won't hurt to throw some food around)lol

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One week and one day post op and my port site feels quite tender, even sore when I push gently on it or brush against something. It also feels a little "warm". Is this normal or am I just being paranoid about infections?

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One week and one day post op and my port site feels quite tender, even sore when I push gently on it or brush against something. It also feels a little "warm". Is this normal or am I just being paranoid about infections?

Not banded Anaed2, but did have surgery, hmmmmmmmmm, I remember stitch sites being warm, I thought it was that they were healing. Don't get paranoid, but do phone or ask your doctor.

I am under the knife in 2 days and pooping my pants for lack of better description. So scared, not of the surgery but of the unknown.

Glad I have all of you to bounce my head games off.

On my way to the big city of Vancouver tomorrow morning.

hugs to all who went before me and those to follow.

Where is the scared smilie? :phanvan

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Yesterday I started getting a pain in my neck, and it has continues today. Feels like tight muscles, but I know it is pain from my diaphram. Problem is, I don't have gas LOL My diaphram is irritated for some reason. I get this pain when i breathe in deeply. So it is definitely my diaphram. Not sure what to do about it.

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