Buffalo, NY Band 6-30-08 HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE!!!

[NoPBJ 0]

No..I never got a shot. I did have a patch behind my ear and they gave me Reglan (sp?) for nausea, but no matter what, the room just kept spinning and I kept heaving. I'm just so nervous about the fills now. I hear so many people talk about bad fills with lots of poking and prodding with VERY long needles! Don't know if I can do it!

[Kathy JB 0]

What a nightmare! I hope you are feeling better each day so that you can appreciate what the band can do for you.

I was lucky. I was banded 7/3 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. They gave me 3 different things to keep me from getting sick like you were. I even got a patch behind the ear that lasts for 24 hours. As a result, I've not had any problem.

For anyone who hasn't been banded yet, be sure to ask you doctor what he does in the way of preventative medicine regarding nausea. I was given a shot, a drink of something and the patch. And I have never had any problems with anethesia, but they still did it, and I'm glad.

I hope you are feeling better soon.

[Time4Me 0]

Can you describe to me what your "rough days" are like? What do you mean by this? Also, how many fils have you had? thanks!

My rough days, as I said earlier are all self inflicted. 8-). I usually have a rough day when I pick at food all day long and don 't give my body the opportunity to digest it before I put something else in, then I will typically eat dinner and it all comes back up. By the way, none of the foods I am talking about are considered the healthiest for me. On one of these days, i even threw up ice cream! I wouldn't recommend "learning" about your band this way. I would eat 3 small meals a day and maybe a fruit in between as needed and call it good!

I have had a fill about every 3-5 weeks since late October through late April. I have lost count of the number. I have a 13 cc band and have 9.2 cc's in currently and was REALLY tight for about 4 weeks after this last fill. (I could eat 2-3 bites and be done) Just as I was ready to go get a bit taken out it started to ease up a bit.

It really is easier than anything else I have ever done...and I have done it ALL! You will be fine, I am sorry you had a difficult surgery experience...it really shouldn't have been like that.

Here's to a speedy recovery!