Hey everyone!! I recently got my insurance approval on Friday and will have my surgery scheduled for january sometime....I'm so incredibly scared. I've had the lap band before and had to have it removed last November so to go thru surgery again is nerve racking but I know soooooo worth it. Just looking for a friend to help me get thru this process and maybe answer the zillion questions I'll ask over and over.

Thanks!!!

Vicki <3

Vwilson- always here for you, as is everyone else on this forum....I will be keeping you in my thoughts & prayers along your journey.

Can you rack up a bunch of overtime before surgery? Never hurts to pile up cash.

Lol that's what I've been trying to do...BUT Christmas has away of dwindling that reserve :-)

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Do u all think a week out of work is enough time off? My biggest problem is that I'm n ER nurse & lately I've seen so many complications coming in. I will say though that I wrk at a military hospital now & maybe that is the reason because when I worked at a civilian hospital I RARELY saw any ppl with complications. Maybe military docs haven't been performing this procedure as long...? Idk just guessing. When I had my band I was only out 2 days...then just took it easy ( no lifting etc). I'm hoping this will be similar. The gas pain was the worse :-(

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I would say you need two weeks. When I did my band I went back after a week and just was not fully recovered. I work in a reference lab for a hospital and do 12 shifts. When I only took a week I was not on my game yet and as an ER nurse you know what that means. take care of yourself first.

So happy I finally have my sx date for jan 14th :-). Now the hard work begins!!

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Hey girl- There's alot of support here. I was sleeved 11/28 and also a nurse. I took 4 wks off. I had a stomach virus right after so it took a wk to recover from that but after another wk I felt good. I went back 12/31. The thing about working is its hard cause in the beginning u are not taking in that much and to expect to work- physical and mental in that state may be hard. Some people have a hard time with long shifts too. But everyone is different. Please don't rush it cause u are putting u First!!! Let me know if u have questions. Good luck !!

I hd surgery dec 5 down 25 pounds. I seem to have stalled. Any suggestions?

lissa ....i had my surgery dec 8 and have been stalled at 208 lbs for 2 weeks now...as a matter of fact ...tonight the scale said 210......i know i havent been drinkin much but takin in alotta protein per day ..just wanna see the scale drop !! but on a bright note .....in the past 2 weeks i musta lost inches bigtime cuz all my clothes are literally hanging on me !! no more 22's, 20's or 18's ...now wearing 16/18 !!!just in a 2 wk prd !!! LOL

I had a Lapband to Sleeve revision the end of June 2012. I loved my band but after 4 years, it's stopped restricting, even with 3.8cc in my 4cc band and the scale was slowly creeping up. So in June, i decided to just fix the up and down fight with a revision. I am an ICU Heart Monitor

Tech and also help out on the Surgical Suites, which are usually Bari patients. I have seen limited complications. After LB sx I took 2 days off. After my revision I took 3. My pain tolerance is extremely high so that part wasn't bad. However, i was nauseated and weak for at least 4-6 weeks but i was still as work and muddled through 5-6 days per week. It wasn't easy but I'm not used to being off and just couldn't do it. You'll be fine but if all possible, take at least a week. Feel free to message me if you have any questions.

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:-) my surgery is set for next Monday...I have one week off so let's see how it goes! I wish I could take more off but as the sole bread winner it's a lil difficult.

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U look awesome btw!!!

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:-) my surgery is set for next Monday...I have one week off so let's see how it goes! I wish I could take more off but as the sole bread winner it's a lil difficult.

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I had surgery on a Wednesday back at work on Tuesday. Just no heavy lifting and i was so tired at the end of the day.

I had surgery on a Wednesday back at work on Tuesday. Just no heavy lifting and i was so tired at the end of the day.

:-) great! Ill just take it super easy!

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Hey everyone!! I recently got my insurance approval on Friday and will have my surgery scheduled for january sometime....I'm so incredibly scared. I've had the lap band before and had to have it removed last November so to go thru surgery again is nerve racking but I know soooooo worth it. Just looking for a friend to help me get thru this process and maybe answer the zillion questions I'll ask over and over.

Thanks!!!

Vicki <3

Hey I to had lap band and had to have it removed due to erosion. I underwent the sleeve in Sept. I have lost 76 pounds and haven't had any complications. You will do great.

Amy

Hey I to had lap band and had to have it removed due to erosion. I underwent the sleeve in Sept. I have lost 76 pounds and haven't had any complications. You will do great.

Amy

Almost time....Monday is surgery day!! How was your recovery from sleeve versus band?

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