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blyndass52003

By blyndass52003, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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Froggi    4

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GOOD LUCK WVNASCARFAN!!! I hope everything goes smoothly! Let us know how you're doing when you get home!

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BethFromVA    5

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I'm so sorry if this has been answered before (and likely it has). I got to page 2 of this thread and noticed a lot of mention of a 6-month pre-op monitoring. Is that typical, or does that depend on insurance or doctor? I guess I'll find out when I go to my seminar on Wednesday, but don't want to have too many surprises when I go there, I guess...

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Froggi    4

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Froggi, is your WV group just for kaplan bandsters?

Not the WV group no...the Kaplan group yes...the WV bandster group is for all people in WV.

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Saundra    0

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OK, I apologize up front if this sounds crazy but I have to ask since I haven't seen anyone mention it any where. I was told I could never drink through a straw again, nor could i gulp when I drink. My nutritionalist recommended a sippee cup until I get used to slow drinking. So for the last almost 2 months I've been walking around with my Ariel sippee, except in public. Has anyone else read, been told of this?

Saundra

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Froggi    4

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Yes...Saundra I was told to not use straws ever again too. It causes more air to go down into your pouch and can cause discomfort and gas. I was told it just wasn't very pleasant. So what you're doing isn't stupid nor asking this question was...tis a good question.

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Saundra    0

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Thanks froggi, I had looked for it and not seen anyone post on it. I do have to admit I feel silly with my sippee cup but I have major trouble burping now and for some I'm told it gets much harder after. I'm not big on drinking anything, in fact until I was told not to drink with meals I could of settled for only when taking my meds. .........I just looked at the clock and if everything went as scheduled WVNASCARFAN should be in recivery, sleeping right now, or maybe even waking some.........sorry totally sidetracked there. Someday thats going to be me :cool2:

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Froggi    4

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It'll be me the first or 2nd week of November :cool2: I am getting uber excited. I sure hope Nascar's surgery went smoothly!

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kdlee    0

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Saundra- I do not drink out of a straw. I too was told not to because of the extra air you swallow. I can, however, drink more than a sip at a time. In fact, I haven't yet noticed a difference in the amount I can drink in one 'gulp'. It is a good idea though to practice taking smaller drinks. It will work well with good restriction. Good questions. :cool2:

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Elizabethdb    0

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I have been drinking out of a straw since day one. I havent had any problems. They even gave me a straw in the hospital.

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WVU-FAN    0

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kdlee - I noticed the info re: your fills. What is fluoro?

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kdlee    0

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kdlee - I noticed the info re: your fills. What is fluoro?

It's a fill done in radiology. It's done like a normal fill, but they are able to take a live xray and see your port on a screen while accessing it. Dr. Kaplan could not get the needle to go into my port on the 2nd fill so I had to have it done in radiology to make access easier. It was really neat and super easy!

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WVU-FAN    0

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That sounds neat. I would like to be able to see what it looks like.

How much do fills cost? And is insurance pretty good about paying for those?

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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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        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.

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        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.

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