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Questions I forgot to ask my doctor today!

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Brooklynqueen77    0

Brooklynqueen77
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Help, I am a dope! I finally had a chance to meet my surgeon today, and I got my surgery date of 4/28 and there were questions I forgot to ask her.

How much pain will I be in after? Does someone need to take care of me afterwards? since I live alone!!! Will I be able to move at all on day 2 after I am released from hospital... Will I have diarreha? after surgery? Will I loose more weight, since she decided to use the smallest band? She said it was due to me being small.. 4'11/ 232 lbs. BMI 47.

I chose the date of 4/28 so that i can enjoy my favorite foods one last time and learn more from you other banders... sure I am scared too.. But this is my 3rd major surgery, so I am an old hand at this.. LOL!

Any info you can give would be great!:)

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tskelli    1

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All I can do is tell you my experiences. Everyone is different, and surgeons are different. You might want to give them a call and see if they can answer your questions, but here's my 2 cents:

How much pain will I be in after?

I was in pain the first few days. Mostly soreness, but it wasn't terrible pain. After 3 days, I didn't take any more pain meds.

Does someone need to take care of me afterwards? since I live alone!!!

My surgeon said that someone needed to be with me the 1st day (I spent the night in the hospital, so technically day 2) My husband stayed with me that day. (But I really think I would have been okay alone)

Will I be able to move at all on day 2 after I am released from hospital...

I was home alone day 2 after being released from the hospital. I was able to get around without any problems.

Will I have diarreha? after surgery?

I didn't.

Will I loose more weight, since she decided to use the smallest band?

I don't have any experience with that. Maybe someone else can help here.

Best wishes to you! I look forward to hearing about your progress!

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Texas_Mom_5573    0

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Help, I am a dope! I finally had a chance to meet my surgeon today, and I got my surgery date of 4/28 and there were questions I forgot to ask her.

How much pain will I be in after? It was bad but not bad enough that I wouldn't do it again in a heart beat! Does someone need to take care of me afterwards? since I live alone!!! I had my mother and husband to help with making sure I had my Water, meds, heating pad, ect. Will I be able to move at all on day 2 after I am released from hospital... I could move around but wanting to is another story. Will I have diarreha? after surgery? I didn't but I lost 15lbs in the first week mostly Water weight. Will I loose more weight, since she decided to use the smallest band? She said it was due to me being small.. 4'11/ 232 lbs. BMI 47. No its all up to sticking to the rules. Try your best not to cheat. I'm 5'7 started at 282 and now I'm 224 and haven't even hit my year mark yet!

I chose the date of 4/28 so that i can enjoy my favorite foods one last time I did the same thing and enjoy cause life as far as eating will NEVER be the same. but its worth it and learn more from you other banders...Ask lots of questions it will make you feel better sure I am scared too..I would say something may be wrong if you weren't scared a little But this is my 3rd major surgery, so I am an old hand at this.. LOL! Read lots on P-ing that is the worse part I think! Good Luck!

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Angie4b1g    1

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You'll probably need someone to drive you home, since you're not supposed to drive on narcotics. Once you get there, though, you'll probably be fine. The first 2 days I didn't get around so good, but all I could "eat" was liquids anyway, so I just kept a bottle of Isopure by the bed. LOL

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