:-S

Well. There's nothing like waiting until the last minute! I JUST got

approval from my insurance company for my surgery in the morning.

arghhhhhhh!

It's not enough to be nervous about surgery itself, but you gotta be

on pins and needles about whether insurance is gonna pay too?

So, tommorrow morning I have an EGD and surgery to repair my band

slippage. I asked the doc about putting in at least half the fill

that I had when they un-filled it and he said no. :-( He reasoned

that since I had already had the slippage, he didn't want to set the

stage for it to happen again before proper healing time. I guess

that's reasonable, but Dr. Maese was the one who suggested it.

I'm not looking forward to this, but I am ready to get back on track

losing the rest of this weight.

Wish me luck, send good thoughts, pray! I need all the help I can

get!

Leatha

250/193/??

Banded 5/29/03

Dr. Wetter/San Francisco

Slippage Repair 07/16/04

:nervous :nervous :nervous

Hiya Leatha,

I had the same problem... was muscle spasms in my case and the Dr. gave me a script for a muscle relaxant when I told him about it at my 1st post-op appointment. The pain medication really didn't help with that particular type of pain in my case, but the Flexeril worked wonders! I still have the the spasms in the rib cage area now and then but they have decreased day by day. I also slept on the couch for the first week post-op ... still do once in awhile. I hope that today is a better day for you and maybe you could ask your M.D. about trying a muscle relaxant??? I know I learned VERY quickly how to use other muscles to get up from the couch or bed!

Get better soon!

Darcy

Hope you are feeling better. I am new at this. Let meknow how you do.

Sissyfaye

Buna, Tx.

Thanks SissyFaye! I reckon I'm doing as well as can be expected. Right now, I still have alot of pain in my largest incision. It's still a challenge to get on and off the bed/couch when trying to lay down, but it is getting better.

I hope today is a better day. Yesterday was a sort of down day. I was sleepy and uncomfortable wherever I was. Sitting too long or laying too long anywhere wasn't working and I was so sore walking wasn't pleasant either. lol, although, we all know walking is supposed to be the key.

Seems to me I felt better than this the first time around. :sick

One good thing - the scale says I've lost 3 lbs, so I guess that's what it's all about.

Good luck to you also!

Leatha

Leatha, I'm sure this dr. had to do a lot of "digging around" that you didn't have done the first time. Do you have a recliner? That was a lifesaver for me. You won't have to pull up from a completely flat position. When do you go back to your surgeon? Please take care and give everything time to heal so you don't have to do this again. Best of luck to you!

I guess this is a sick way of looking at it, and I truly don't mean it wrong, but at least you are only sore and you still have the ability to have that band. That is so great. I am happy to hear that you have lost 3 lbs. Sometimes that is the motivation that keeps us going. This soreness will pass, I know it is hard right now though. I am going for my endoscopy in the morning and I am asking for you all to say a small prayer that I get to keep my band. I am so worried they are going to tell me that it is eroding and that is why I am having the pain. But if it is, it just is and I won't be able to do anything about it. I hope you all don't expect me to be a rock like Donali was.... I admire her.... but I am afraid I will just fall apart. So I am praying for an ulcer or something else to be wrong. I will tell you all as soon as I know something.

Good luck Terry! I truly hope they find absolutely nothing wrong!

I'll keep you in my prayers!

Leatha

Leatha, damn, sorry I wasn't here sooner. My work computer is down, but to make up for it, I'm home now, sitting naked at my computer, looking at the clock, knowing I'm very late, but still posting my wishes anyway!

Hey, I lost quite a bit of weight before having my first fill. The band alone, plus the surgery swelling and all will give you enough restriction to get back on track immediately... because I said so!

Far out, you're all fixed! But the black eye? My doctor would say it could have been a table injury. I saw my primary doctor after my band placement and she said people get flopped around like a dead fish in surgery, and many people end up with "table injuries." Maybe they dropped a tank on your head. I like the story of the stabbings & black eye... there's no changing the situation, so may as well have fun with it!

HAHAHA, thanks for the visual, Lisa..

I'm sure my black eye was a 'table injury'. makes you wonder what they do AFTER they've strapped you down and put you to sleep? I recall vividly being strapped down. and they werent' doing surgery on my backside.. ???

I hope you made it to work on time.

thanks!

Leatha

Terry - you are definitely in my thoughts and prayers.

I won't even say anything else. Just let us know what happens, and we'll go from there!!!!

(((((((((((Terry))))))))))))))))

thank you Donali. Getting to wordy just bums me anyway... I like what you said.... I will let everyone know on Wed afternoon or Thurs...Thanks again.

Leatha, hope you start feeling better soon! Hey, we're not terribly far away from each other, ya know?

Sascijo, I am sending good thoughts you way!

Just noticed you were from Denton, Tx.....I am from Buna, Tx......nice to see some texans on board!

Yep. Looks like we definitely have the state of Texas represented here.

Is it me, or is it getting difficult to keep up with corrective surgeries?

"The eyes of Texas are upon you..."