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Band out 7/27/17, Sleeve in 1/17/18!
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Hi all!
I'm scheduled to have the sleeve on January 17. I'm very excited but also very nervous. I'm having it in Mexico, where I got my band, which I was VERY happy with. I needed to have it removed for reasons unrelated to the band itself. I'm very hopeful but worried -- I have to spend so much more time down there after the surgery -- four extra days! I know that's for my own good, with the barium swallow to check for leaks, et al. Any wise words of encouragement from those who have gone before? Should I bring an abdominal binder? That was so helpful after the band.
Thank you!
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(pics are before lap band surgery, August 2012. and me in September of this year -- before I put on an additional 15 pounds!)