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I jumped on the BAND wagon today! Surgery complete....

divaofsongs

By divaofsongs, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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divaofsongs    42

divaofsongs
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OMG, I am really in pain, more so in my back than in my incisions. I was lying on my back for hours and I have sciatic nerve damage so the back pain is excrutiating, otherwise, for the first time in my life, I am not even thinking about food.< /p>

I will write more later when I am feeling better, have a great night all.

By the way, a few people asked me about Dr. Kirshenbaum in Denver, Co. which is who I used. I think he is incredible and I could not have made a better choice. He and his staff are great and I did some probing when I got to Denver, asking around and many people know who he is. Appearantly he has done over 10,000 laproscopic procedures and started doing them in 1981. He has done close to 300 Lap-Bands now and I would suggest him to anyone who is looking for an alternative to Mexico. This will probably be the best $9950 I have ever spent.

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munchkin392    1

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Yeah, Miss Mona, you did it!! You're going to hurt like heck for the next few days, but I promise, it gets a little better every day! Take your pain meds and rest, that is what helped me the most! Let me know if you have any questions. And I second what you said about Dr.K, he is great. I was extremely impressed with him and also very, very impressed with the surgery center (and I am a nurse, so I have high standards)!

CONGRATS Miss Mona! You go girl!

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divaofsongs    42

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Yeah, Miss Mona, you did it!! You're going to hurt like heck for the next few days, but I promise, it gets a little better every day! Take your pain meds and rest, that is what helped me the most! Let me know if you have any questions. And I second what you said about Dr.K, he is great. I was extremely impressed with him and also very, very impressed with the surgery center (and I am a nurse, so I have high standards)!

CONGRATS Miss Mona! You go girl!

Thanks so much, I am feeling better today than I was yesterday. I am very suprised at how little incision pain I have, I am really only having pain in my back which is also going away. Dr. K is a gentle doc, I am so glad I chose him.

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adorkbl    156

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Congrats! I am interested to see how your drive back is. I am driving up from Tucson next month and am trying to decide if I should fly instead.

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Daisalana    33

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Welcome to bandland!! I had the sciatic nerve problems too, and 2 months post-op all my major back woes were GONE FOR GOOD!!!

Now, take it easy and TAKE YOUR PAIN MEDS!! I pulled a muscle not doing that, and believe you me, that's not something you want right now.

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Iluvcarbs    0

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Mona congrats! My advice to you is walk walk walk. Get that gas out girl! You will feel sooo much better. Keep positive, one day at a time.

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divaofsongs    42

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I am feeling much better todat (day 2) than I was yesterday. The back pain is gone and the incisions are not nearly as bad as I thought they would be.

I am walking, walking, walking! I got up and have walked about 7 laps down the hall so far in the past 3 hours. I feel a lot better now, I will be leaving and heading back home tomorrow and be back in Phoenix by Sunday.

Thanks for all the congrats.

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