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Had my band installed by dr. K in Denver thurs. No gas pains or anything,but my stomach sounds like a freight train.I've been drinking tons of Fluid actually gained 4 lbs. Am I supossed to be able to drink as much as I want? Also did anybody see how much sodium is in broth? That can't be good for you!!! any feedback would help. thanks Terry r

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Your stomach needs to adjust to your diet. It will get better as you progress. As you reintroduce foods, it will "rebel".

Not uncommon to gain weight for a few days. It'll come off soon. The broth is only for awhile. Don't worry too much about the sodium. It won't be long before you're on real food.< /p>

Stand Strong Brothers!!

Bruce

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Had my band installed by dr. K in Denver thurs. No gas pains or anything,but my stomach sounds like a freight train.I've been drinking tons of Fluid actually gained 4 lbs. Am I supossed to be able to drink as much as I want? Also did anybody see how much sodium is in broth? That can't be good for you!!! any feedback would help. thanks Terry r

My stomach was also very vocal so I wouldnt worry about that. As far as being able to drink large amounts, yes. When the band is put in, there is no restriction at all, other than any swelling that occurs due to the band. So until you get that first fill, your restriction will be zero. I also could drink whatever amount I wanted without problem, until that first fill. In fact, the way that my doc tested me afterwards was to have me drink a small dixie cup of Water quickly in the waiting room. I felt it build up to the point that it felt like I could vomit, but then several seconds later it was gone. That meant I finally had some restriction, but not enough to keep fluids from draining quick. Hope this helps!

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Just had my surgery on 03/29/07. Did anyone have post op swelling in your stomach that made it look and feel bigger than pre-surgery.

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of course this will happen, i dont know why but weird things are happening all the time with this surgery....if ur so worried, call ur Dr. good luck. kdf

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My stomach is still slightly swollen almost 2 weeks after the surgery. It goes down a little every day

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It's good to see men care about their health and lose this burden called weight. I'm wesboo from atlanta, Ga and it's my pleasure to share this journey with you all. We need support too and I'm tired of buying pants with elastic or pleats for comfort.

I feel good about my progress and have most of what I need for approval. My wife is on point with helping me tie up any loose ends and so after my seminar on april 14 2007 I should get an appointment.

I'll check back fellas - be blessed

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Welcome wesboo! Hope that you have a great experience at the seminar and get your date soon. Keep us posted....

Being banded is changing my life every day!

Bruce

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anyone else experience this?

before surgery and weightloss i could pretty much let anything just roll off my back. since then i can't seem to let anything go and will steam about things that upset me untill i'm ready to pull my hair out.

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Hey Big Jakes Dad,

I had Dr. Malley as well on 2/27. He is awesome. Good luck.

:biggrin1: Hey everybody. Five days post op and wanted to say thanks for all the good information I recieved before surgery, it has made the last couple days much more manageable. Everything is going great, but like everybody I can't wait to have to chew on something.

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so for long timeers is there any regrets about having the lap band

nope, just the fact that i did not do it sooner. Plus it is far better then Gastric Bypass because of all the options concerning adjustments & its much less invasive. I've never felt better & feel that if i hadnt done this, id be a gonner in no time! :)

260 start

179 today & still going

Dr. Choi Danbury Hosp in CN.

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Hi Guys,

My name is Pat and I'm from NJ. I was banded on 4/3/07 and it's been a journey Anyone else just banded? any suggestions? and of course I would love to help otherswaiting to be banded. I do have a question, how long did everyone take off of work? and how long did everyone wait to resume or start exercise?

Thanks,

Pat

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Fellas - I'm scheduled to get my first fill in 4 weeks. Is there a huge difference in what you can eat, how you eat, how much you can eat, etc. after the fill?

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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